Month: February 2015

--To see if default trace is enabled
SELECT* FROM sys.configurations WHERE configuration_id = 1568


--To enable default trace
sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
sp_configure 'default trace enabled', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO


--To query contents of default trace file
SELECT TE.*
     , T.*
  FROM sys.fn_trace_gettable(CONVERT(VARCHAR(150)

       , ( SELECT TOP 1 f.[value]
             FROM sys.fn_trace_getinfo(NULL) f
            WHERE f.property = 2)), DEFAULT) T
  JOIN sys.trace_events TE 
    ON T.EventClass = TE.trace_event_id

More info:

http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/a-few-cool-things-you-can-identify-using-the-default-trace.html

https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/the-default-trace-in-sql-server---the-power-of-performance-and-security-auditing/

Setting up an instance of SQL Server 2008 R2 64bit Standard, got this error when trying to connect from off the server.

Still working to determine the cause, in the meantime was able to temporarily remedy by disabling names pipes and setting service account to “LocalSystem”.

.instance
(local)instance
127.0.0.1instance – loopback
servernameinstance
ipinstance
ip,port
tcp:servernameinstance – tcp/ip
lpc:servernameinstance – shared memory
np:servernameinstance – named pipes

You can set up SQL Server aliases on a Windows Server or PC using the Network Client Utility even if they don’t have the SQL Server Client tools installed.

The trick is to keep in mind that there are two different SQL Server Network Client Utility runtimes on a 64-bit machine.

If you are running a 32-bit Operating System, you will have only 32 bit drivers installed.

If you are using a 64 bit machine, the default utility will be for 64-bit data sources.

If you have a 64bit OS and are trying to access an alias in your 32bit application and receive the error check to see if you have an alias configured for the architecture of your application ( 32-bit / 64-bit ).

Use this utility to Review 64-Bit aliases and protocols
c:\windows\system32\cliconfg.exe

Use this utility to Review 32-bit aliases and protocols
c:\windows\sysWOW64\cliconfg.exe

Additional info:
http://geekswithblogs.net/twickers/archive/2009/12/08/136830.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/01/22/creating-a-sql-server-alias-using-the-sql-server-client-network-utility.aspx

http://www.sharepointassist.com/2010/02/02/configure-a-sql-server-alias-for-sharepoint-sql-server-2008/