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Question The TRUSTWORTHY setting can be rather dangerous if you aren’t careful and except for specific circumstances the recommendation is to keep it turned off. However by default the MSDB database has TRUSTWORHTY set ON by default. I’m curious why? I’ve read this entry in … [Read More]

Question I cannot restore a Microsoft SQL Server database due to lack of hard drive space. The original database was 1.6TB and approximately 1.4TB was deleted from it and a backup was taken without shrinking the database. The backup file is only 168GB and was … [Read More]

Question I recently inherited a SQL Cluster (2008R2) which for the most part behaves itself impeccably. The windows cluster is made up of two nodes running Active/Passive, Node1 and Node2 are dedicated blades in two different data centers. There are 3 SQL instances all running … [Read More]

Question I have Native SSRS configured on a 2012 instance (11.0.2100). I have two reports with images that act as buttons to toggle between the chart report and the detail report. I want to configure the action URLs to dynamically pass in parameters when switching … [Read More]

Question I am trying to restore a .bak file (backup taken on SQL Server 2008 R2, compatibility level 100). I am restoring the backup on SQL Server 2012 edition. I get the below error. Unfortunately the original DB from where the DB was backed up … [Read More]

Question I need a quick clarification on copy-only backup vs full backup as it pertains to transaction log numbering and restore if required. I have SQL Server 2012 setup with always on for multiple databases. The availability groups are setup with preferred backup on replica. … [Read More]