Downgrade from SQL SERVER 2012 to 2005
Hi,We are planning for upgrade from sql server 2005 to sql server 2012, used sql server upgrade advisor and it shows no issues to upgrade. On the applications side, development team is also telling...
View ArticleRecover database after break in log chain
HiI had taken a full backup of database, after 10 days transaction logs were truncated usingBACKUP LOG with TRUNCATE_ONLY; command without taking backup of transaction log.then after few days one of...
View ArticleReplaying SQL Trace using RML utilities
Hi,I have a captured activities on Production into a trace file and I would like to replay them on Test server using RML utilityMy question is, will there be any updates happening in the test/prod...
View Articlehow to quit a job if some condition is not satisfied in a job step?
How to quit a job if some condition is not satisfied in a job step?I have multiple steps in a job and each step is individual and has one condition true or false. I wanted to add "xp_sendmail" end of...
View ArticleSQL SERVR 2008 Ent. | Application logs missing because of drive letter change
Hi,In our setup we are using SQL cluster active and passive and all of our cluster drives are on the SAN.We are using SAN "E" drive for our application logs.Last week, we were adding new drives to the...
View ArticleTempdb datafile initial size
Hi, I have tempdb datafile initial size setup for 30GB. That consumed lot of disk space. I am receiing out of disk space issue. I want to reduce initial size to 500mb. 98% free space available in this...
View ArticleIs it possible to run ssis package from stored procedure by non sysadmin user...
Is it possible to run ssis package from stored procedure by non sysadmin user using concept of proxy account?proxy account created with non sysadmin use rthen we can run sp with ssis?
View ArticleConnection explanation in sp_who2
Hi All,Hope this is a simple dumb question.. in sp_who2 i'm trying to get the correct explanation of what is seen say in the following instances:1) 1 row for 1 SPID = this means one connection from a...
View ArticleBlob data pages have a lot of unused space.
I have a table with blob data that has a truckload of unused space that I can't get rid of. SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats (DB_ID(N'Test_dbname'), OBJECT_ID(N'tableName'), NULL, NULL...
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Performance Investigation and Potential Fix/Solution
OS: Windows 2008 R2SQL Server: 2008 R2 SP2OS Memory: 16 GBSQL Server Max Memory: 12 GBDatabase is in SIMPLE recovery mode.1. I saw some blocking on executing sp_who2 and ran Paul Randal's Where it...
View ArticleFull text indexing in C# code?
Happy New Year all :)I want to Index the content of email attachments like Word docs and Excel spreadsheets.I understand that for this process I should store the content in a varbinary field, the file...
View ArticlePoint in Time restore falls in between the start and finish of the...
Recently we discovered a problem with the GUI when trying to restore a database to a point in time. The time happens to fall in between the start and end time of a differential backup. To make it...
View ArticleData Collection Reports
On SQL Server 2008, I just installed data collection. When I look at Disk Usage, right click choose Reports, I only have the choice of Custom. Why don't I get the two other choices of Historical and...
View Articletempdb and different disks speeds, how to optimize?
Hi,I want to know if there is options available to force SQL Server to use first some tempdb files before some others?I have SSD drives, SAS and SATA drives.the SSD is the better, but the smaller. for...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Standard Edition Maximum Memory
Hi,I would just like to know if the 64GB maximum memory limit for the SQL 2012 Standard Edition DB Engine is for all the SQL Engines or is it PER SQL Engine?
View ArticleExecute Oracle procedure from SQL Server via linked server...
Hello, folks. I'm hoping someone can provide a clear answer to execute an Oracle procedure from SQL Server via a linked server. I've seen related posts that are all over the place. I have a simple...
View Articlememory sql 2008
Hi All,Recently, i am going through the memory concepts of sql server 2008 and i need some clarifications from expericenced folks to get better clarity on below terms and objects. What is Memory object...
View ArticleProblem with the folder given
Hi, This statement is working fine and also the image file goes to the table in its original format. update dbo.user_master set photo_file=(SELECT BulkColumn FROM OPENROWSET(BULK N'C:\t93.jpg',...
View Articlesql server memory 32bit systems
Hi All,Can anyone share their expericences which one is good and bad about below configurations on 32 bit systems and sql server 2005. On what factors we can choose either of the below and which one...
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