Top SQL Server Solutions from Microsoft Support

Top SQL Server Solutions from Microsoft Supporthttp://support.microsoft.com/ph/14917The latest support information about SQL Server Solutions from Microsoft Product Support Services. SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 clustering FAQ’shttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlserverfaq/archive/2010/04/30/sql-server-2008-sql-server-2008-r2-clustering-faq-s.aspx#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade Use Pssdiag/Sqldiag Manager to collect troubleshooting datahttp://diagmanager.codeplex.com/#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Use SQLNexus to identify the root cause of SQL Server performance issueshttp://sqlnexus.codeplex.com/#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Description of the Replay Markup Language (RML) Utilities for SQL Serverhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/944837#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Performance Dashboard Reportshttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29063#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2008http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd672789(v=SQL.100).aspx#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Search the SQL Server Performance blog for solutions to top performance issueshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/tags/performance#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server SQL Server I/O Basics, Chapter 2http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/cc917726#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Recommendations and Guidelines for 'max degree of parallelism' configuration optionhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2023536#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Working with tempdb in SQL Server 2005http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/7/a/47a548b9-249e-484c-abd7-29f31282b04d/WorkingWithTempDB.doc#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Deadlock Troubleshooting, Part 1http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bartd/archive/2006/09/09/deadlock-troubleshooting_2c00_-part-1.aspx#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - server Using SQL Server in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 environmentshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade How to restore the missing Windows Installer cache files and resolve problems that occur during a SQL Server updatehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/969052#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade On a computer that has a multicore processor, you may be unable to install SQL Server 2005http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954835#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade You may encounter problems when installing SQL Server on a domain controllerhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2032911#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade Access to the installation media for SQL Server 2008 R2 may be required when you install SQL Server 2008 side by side with a SQL Server 2008 R2 instancehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2561774#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade SQL Server 2005 setup fails if MSXML Core Services 6.0 is installedhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/968749#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade How to identify SQL Server 2008 setup issues in the setup log fileshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/955396#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade Search the SQL Server Setup and Upgrade blog for solutions to top Setup and Upgrade issueshttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/threads#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade The installation process of SQL Server 2008 or of SQL Server 2008 R2 may fail if the server alias is defined in the Client Network Utilityhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/955829/EN-US#phrssSetup\Stand-alone - Setup or upgrade Using SQL Server in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 environmentshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade How to restore the missing Windows Installer cache files and resolve problems that occur during a SQL Server updatehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/969052#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade On a computer that has a multicore processor, you may be unable to install SQL Server 2005http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954835#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade SQL Server 2008 failover cluster rolling patch and service pack processhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/958734#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade You may encounter problems when installing SQL Server on a domain controllerhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2032911#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade How to change SQL Server parameters in a clustered environment when SQL Server is not onlinehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/953504#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade Access to the installation media for SQL Server 2008 R2 may be required when you install SQL Server 2008 side by side with a SQL Server 2008 R2 instancehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2561774#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade Video: Clustering Setup and Troubleshootinghttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/video/gg545011#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade How to determine the version and edition of SQL Server and its componentshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/321185/EN-US#phrssSetup\Cluster - Setup or upgrade View and manipulate SQL Server Database Engine query plans to improve query performance.http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190610(v=sql.105).aspx#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific query Tutorial: Database Engine Tuning Advisorhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms166575(v=sql.110).aspx#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific query Graphically Displaying the Execution Plan Using SQL Query Analyzerhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa178423(v=sql.80).aspx#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific query Statistics Used by the Query Optimizer in Microsoft SQL Server 2008http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd535534%28v=SQL.100%29.aspx#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific query Using Statistics to Improve Query Performancehttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190397(v=SQL.105).aspx#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific query Search the Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS) SQL Support blog for solutions to top performance query issueshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/tags/performance/#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific query Learn more about query processing, query execution, and query plans in SQL Server on Craig Freedman's SQL Server Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/craigfr/#http://blogs.msdn.com/b/craigfr/#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific query Conor Cunningham’s blog on SQL Server, data-driven applications, and pretty much whatever other random stuff he decides to posthttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/conor_cunningham_msft/#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific queryDuring a logon process to SQL server the following error may appear: "Login failed for user 'username'. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18452)". Tips, Tricks, and Advice from the SQL Server Query Optimization Teamhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/queryoptteam/#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Performance - specific queryThis step-by-step article describes how to troubleshoot the most typical sources of the "Cannot generate SSPI context" error message. You may receive this error message under the following conditions: a) You are connecting to SQL Server, b) You are using Integrated Security, or c) Kerberos is used to perform the security delegation. How to troubleshoot SQL Server database consistency errorshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2152734/EN-US#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Crashes and exceptionsThis article describes the steps that you must follow when the transaction logs expand to an unacceptable limit. SQL Server reports errors for exceptions, assertions, and hang conditionshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028589#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Crashes and exceptionsThis article describes how to uninstall a stand-alone instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 manually. How to choose antivirus software to run on computers that are running SQL Serverhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/309422#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Crashes and exceptionsWhen you try to connect to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 from a remote computer, you may receive an error message. This error could be displayed from several different programs, if they are program to connect to SQL Server. The use of third-party detours or similar techniques is not supported in SQL Serverhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/920925#phrssDatabase Engine Server\Crashes and exceptionsThis article describes how to troubleshoot issues installing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 by using SQL Server 2008 log files.