SQL Server Performance

http://sql-articles.com/articles/dba/performance-data-collector-part-1

http://sql-articles.com/articles/dba/performance-data-collector-part-2

SQL Server Cluster Offline

Registry replication in Microsoft Cluster Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174070

How to change SQL Server parameters in a clustered environment when SQL Server is not online

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953504

server-side protocol initialization error codes

ERROR STATE DESCRIPTION

0x03 Error starting shared memory support

0x04 All protocols disabled

0x0A Unable to initialize the TCP/IP listener

0x1C Server configured to listen on a specific IP address in a cluster environment

0x1E Duplicate IP address detected in network

0x35 Error starting named pipe support

0x36 Error starting VIA support

0x38 Error obtaining or using the Certificate for SSL

0x3A Unable to initialize the communication listeners

0x40 Unable to initialize the Shared Memory listener

0x50 Unable to initialize the Named Pipe listener

0x60 Unable to initialize the VIA listener

0x70 Unable to initialize the HTTP listenerhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

0x80 Unable to initialize SSL support

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http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sql_protocols/archive/2006/01/10/511330.aspx

SQL Server Resources goes to Failed state

Help on :- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883732
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or

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlserverfaq/archive/2009/0http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif1/13/sql-server-2005-resource-fails-to-come-online-on-cluster-after-changing-the-san-drive-to-add-more-disk-space.aspx

1. Change these settings on both Nodes
2. Change this for SQL Server and Agent under the cluster resources with the respective GUID of SQL Server.
3. Bring SQL online.
4. Reboot the boxes SQL has to be switched over.
5. If not Check the regedit for the settings.
6. If values are missing then go for checkpoint of cluster from CMD mode before this take a backup of registry.

More help on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912397

For a default instance of SQL Server, run the following command:
cluster res "SQL Server (Instancename)" /addcheck: "Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.x\MSSQLSERVER"


cluster . resource "SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER)/addcheckpoints:”HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftMicrosoft SQL Server\SQLServerAgent”

Some Cluster Issues

Event ID 1135 — Cluster Service Startup

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd353973(WS.10).aspx



Event ID 1069 — Clustered Service or Application Availability

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd353893(WS.10).aspx



Event ID 1177 — Quorum and Connectivity Needed for Quorum


http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd353872(WS.10).aspx



Event ID 4201 — TCP/IP Network Interface Connectivity

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd392958(WS.10).aspx

Some Cluster Issues

Event ID 1135 — Cluster Service Startup

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd353973(WS.10).aspx



Event ID 1069 — Clustered Service or Application Availability

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd353893(WS.10).aspx



Event ID 1177 — Quorum and Connectivity Needed for Quorum


http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd353872(WS.10).aspx



Event ID 4201 — TCP/IP Network Interface Connectivity

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd392958(WS.10).aspx

Cluster Failover Alert, When SQL Agent Restarts

USE [msdb]
GO

BEGIN TRANSACTION
DECLARE @ReturnCode INT
SELECT @ReturnCode = 0

IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.syscategories WHERE name=N'Administrative Job: Custom' AND category_class=1)
BEGIN
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_category @class=N'JOB', @type=N'LOCAL', @name=N'Administrative Job: Custom'
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback

END

DECLARE @jobId BINARY(16)
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_name=N'Service_Restart_Notification',
@enabled=1,
@notify_level_eventlog=0,
@notify_level_email=0,
@notify_level_netsend=0,
@notify_level_page=0,
@delete_level=0,
@description=N'Notify key users of services restart',
@category_name=N'Administrative Job: Custom',
@owner_login_name=N'Sa', @job_id = @jobId OUTPUT
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback

EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id=@jobId, @step_name=N'Send Email Alerts',
@step_id=1,
@cmdexec_success_code=0,
@on_success_action=1,
@on_success_step_id=0,
@on_fail_action=2,
@on_fail_step_id=0,
@retry_attempts=0,
@retry_interval=0,
@os_run_priority=0, @subsystem=N'TSQL',
@command=N'EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
@profile_name = ''DBA'',
@body = ''This is an informational message only: SQL services possibly restarted on INDBLRSQL. Please restart any dependent application services after verifying status of Databases.'',
@subject = ''SQL Services Restarted '' ;
',
@database_name=N'master',
@flags=4
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_id = @jobId, @start_step_id = 1
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobschedule @job_id=@jobId, @name=N'On Startup',
@enabled=1,
@freq_type=64,
@freq_interval=0,
@freq_subday_type=0,
@freq_subday_interval=0,
@freq_relative_interval=0,
@freq_recurrence_factor=0,
@active_start_date=20110405,
@active_end_date=99991231,
@active_start_time=0,
@active_end_time=235959
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_id = @jobId, @server_name = N'(local)'
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GOTO EndSave
QuitWithRollback:
IF (@@TRANCOUNT > 0) ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
EndSave: