SSRS Key Mangement Options

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn>RSKeyMgmt /?
Microsoft (R) Reporting Services Key Manager
Version 11.0.2100.60 x86

Performs key management operations on a local report server.

  -e  extract           Extracts a key from a report server instance
  -a  apply             Applies a key to a report server instance
  -s  reencrypt         Generates a new key and reencrypts all encrypted
                        content
  -d  delete content    Deletes all encrypted content from a report server
                        database
  -l  list              Lists the report servers announced in the report server
                        database
  -r  installation ID   Remove the key for the specified installation ID
  -j  join              Join a remote instance of report server to the
                        scale-out deployment of the local instance
  -i  instance          Server instance to which operation is applied;
                        default is MSSQLSERVER
  -f  file              Full path and file name to read/write key.
  -p  password          Password used to encrypt or decrypt key.
  -m  machine name      Name of the remote machine to join to the
                        scale-out deployment
  -n  instance name     Name of the remote machine instance to join to the
                        scale-out deployment
  -u  user name         User name of an administrator on the machine to join to
                        the scale-out deployment.  If not supplied, the current
                        user is used.
  -v  password          Password of an administrator on the machine to join to
                        the scale-out deployment
  -t  trace             Include trace information in error message

To create a back-up copy of the report server encryption key:
RSKeyMgmt -e [-i <instance name>] -f  -p 

To restore a back-up copy of the report server encryption key:
RSKeyMgmt -a [-i <instance name>] -f  -p 

To reencrypt secure information using a new key:
RSKeyMgmt -s [-i <instance name>]

To reset the report server encryption key and delete all encrypted content:
RSKeyMgmt -d [-i <instance name>]

To list the announced report servers in the report server database:
RSKeyMgmt -l [-i <instance name>]

To remove a specific installation from a scale-out deployment:
RSKeyMgmt -r <installation ID> [-i <instance name>]

To join a remote machine to the same scale-out deployment as the local machine:
RSKeyMgmt -j [-i <local instance name>] -m <remote machine name>
          [-n <remote instance name>] [-u <user name> -v ]

SQL Server Cluster Uninstall Failed- rule instance removal failed

We recently faced this issue, as the server was migrated to virtual and accidentally windows cluster was removed as part of decommission. Box is left out with SQL Server Installation while uninstalling we hit the below error, once the node name was removed it went successful.

Resolution:

1. Remove the entry from regedit.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\Cluster:ClusterName

2. Re-run the uninstall from control panel.

The EXECUTE permission was denied on the object 'xp_regread', database 'mssqlsystemresource', schema 'sys'.

Receiving 'xp_regread' error as soon as connected to SQL Server Management Studio.

OR

Execution of SSIS packages from SQL jobs fails with error: The EXECUTE permission was denied on the object 'xp_regread', database 'mssqlsystemresource', schema 'sys'

Solution:

To connect and to view the SQL Server Agent:

USE [master]
GO
GRANT EXECUTE ON xp_regread TO [public]
GO


To Execute Job:


-->

USE [master]

GO

GRANT EXECUTE ON xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs TO [public]

GO

Expanding VM HDD Size - Oracle VM Box

1. Open the command Prompt
2. CD C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox
3. VBoxmanage modifyhd D:\Linux\Windows\Wind.vhd --resize 30000
4. Exit from command prompt
5. Boot the VM and expand the HDD

SQL Server 2017 On Linux- RHEL

sql-server-linux-setup

Install SQL Server On Linux

How To Automate SQL Server Trace

How to automate SQL Server Trace:

============================

• Start SQL Profiler and select File > New Trace. Specify the events, columns, and filters you want in your trace.
• Start the trace and then stop it.
• Export the definition. Click File > Export > Script Trace Definition > For SQL Server 2005. ...
• Save the trace file.
• Open the file and create a stored procedure.
• Add below lines to sp to create trace with date and time

 declare @TrcFileName nvarchar(300) 

set @TrcFileName = N'C:\STARTTrace'+CAST(DATEPART(d,GETDATE()) AS varchar(2))+
CAST(DATEPART(M,GETDATE()) AS varchar(2))+CAST(DATEPART(YYYY,GETDATE()) AS varchar(4))
+CAST(DATEPART(HH,GETDATE()) AS varchar(2))+CAST(DATEPART(MI,GETDATE()) AS varchar(2)) 

exec @rc = sp_trace_create @TraceID output, 0, @TrcFileName, @maxfilesize, NULL 

• To make SP to start when sql server restarts:

USE MASTER
GO
EXEC SP_PROCOPTION SPNAME, 'STARTUP', 'ON'
GO

• To check SP which are running at start up:

SELECT ROUTINE_NAME
FROM MASTER.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(ROUTINE_NAME),'ExecIsStartup') = 1

--see if trace is running

select * from sys.traces
--Mark Trace Store Proc startup option True
EXEC sp_procoption 'StoreProcName', 'startup', 'true';
--Verify start option value is 1
USE MASTER
GO
SELECT VALUE, VALUE_IN_USE, DESCRIPTION
FROM SYS.CONFIGURATIONS
WHERE NAME = 'scan for startup procs'
GO

Msg 19069, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_trace_create, Line 1 The trace file name is not valid because it contains a rollover file number (NNN in C:\file_NNN) while the trace rollover option is enabled.

In this case remove the _ (underscore) at the end of the filename.

To rollover files manually use 2 as a parameter in the script.


Lot of thanks to sources :
http://www.techbrothersit.com/search?q=sql+server+profiler
https://dbamohsin.wordpress.com/tag/file-rollover/

SQL Server 2005 - Insufficient memory or maximum allowed connections

Error:

The client was unable to establish a connection because of an error during connection initialization process before login. Possible causes include the following: the client tried to connect to an unsupported version of SQL Server; the server was too busy to accept new connections; or there was a resource limitation (insufficient memory or maximum allowed connections) on the server. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.)

Solution:

SQL Services was in hung state and it was not allowing any connections to SQL Server

Restarted SQL Server Instance and issue resolved.