SQL Svr 2005 limit use of tempdb
I have a 2005 SP2 server that is getting hit by reports that regularly use over 150GB of tempdb. Even though I am using the free cache and sproc functions to recover space, it rarely works and I end up...
View ArticleSelect @@Servername shows incorrect entry
Hello,i migrated all databases from a SQL Server 2008r2 Cluster (Name: Cluster01) to a SQL Server 2012 Cluster (Name: Cluster08). After the migration I renamed the 2008r2 Cluster to ClusterOL and the...
View ArticleWhy decrease MAXDOP?
Hi All,I'm doing research on WHY decreasing MAXDOP for my SQL Server (2 sockets x 6 cores + HT = 24 logical cpus) would benefit my system? According to one of my previous posts here and based on MSFT...
View ArticleSQL Server Jobs are extremily slow
SQL Server 2012 with the latest SP on one of the sites. Have several SQL Jobs - each step takes forever to execute. The same steps executed in SQL Server Management Studio do not take time at all. Not...
View ArticleDoes MS SQL Server support ISO 10646 standard?
Hi All,Because I need to select a SQL Server to be my system database engine.For my research, MS SQL Server support Unicode since SQL Server 2000 Standard.But I cannot search the further information...
View Articletruncate_only' is not a recognized BACKUP option
Hello All,I am able to run the below command in sql 2005 but in 2008 getting error : truncate_only' is not a recognized BACKUP option.Back Up Log [DBName] with Truncate_Only dbcc...
View Articlesql server 2008 r2 ram usage
hello guys im just wondering about ram usage of sqlserver is stock even theres no transaction open. sample without transaction ram usage in task manager is 1gb , now i open may localhost site and view...
View ArticleUnable to start SQL Server Agent/Instance Service
Hi,Hi,HiI am not able to start the SQL Server Agent and SQL server services. I am on version SQL server 2008 R2 10.5 on Windows 2008 R2 machine.Below is the error message. SQL Server Agent service...
View ArticleMonitor ressource governor workload group fails as data collection ?
Hi all, I set up ressource governor in sql 2008 r2. Am able to monitor cpu usage % per workload group live. When I add "\SQLServer:Workload Group Stats (*)\CPU usage %" into a data collection no data...
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Our tape backup system won't backup sql server (2000) DB's in full recover...
Here is a message I received from the I.T. dept (I am just the lowly DBA guy) -- my question is if this is a valid message and if proceeding with the recommendation of setting the DB's to simple...
View ArticleSQL Installation
Hello this is the error that i encountered while trying to install SQL 2008 R2. Anyone with an idea pleaseOverall summary: Final result: SQL Server installation failed. To continue,...
View ArticleSAC utlity on named instance (Clustered)
Hi All, I need to run a command similar to below on a named instance on a Clustered server: sac out outputfile –S servername -I Instance2\Instance2But I get an error saying:Instance2\Instance2...
View ArticleSQL Server background processes..??
Hi All,What are the background processes that run when we start SQL Server ??Thanks in Advance.Regards,Hunt
View ArticleReg Differential database restoration
Greetings,I am new to SQL Server, I am performing a differential database restoration, I need to know how to find out what are the backup files that needs to be restored before or after with a...
View ArticleTracing how and from where a backup is occuring.
I know this may seem strange or even newbish. But I can not for the life of me track down what is backing up our databases. It shows in teh SQL Server log they get backed up at 11:15pm, however the...
View ArticleConnection issue with Sql Server...!!!
Hi All,I am getting connection error while connecting to SQL SErver , can someone tell me where should I check for the errors..??Thanks,Hunt
View ArticleHow to Remove a space in SQL Server?
Hi Folks-I,m trying to remove the space while selecting a particular problemSELECT RTRIM(LTRIM(Column1) from Table1 but this query is not removing any whitespace or tabPlease help me on this
View Articlesqlps warning spam
Hi everyone.SQL10.50.2500 I start sql server powershell console (Right click on Object explorer server node:Start Powershell) "sqlps.exe". When it initialize, and when i try to execute any command, i...
View ArticleIssue in single quoted text in sql server 2008 R2
Hello,I am using SQL Server 2008 R2 and migrating my database from Oracle to SQL Server. It has a concatenation code which contains single quoted text which contains dot due to which it is throwing an...
View ArticlePage row compression in tlog backup
please let me know if page compression set on whole db tables will also be page compressed in t log backups.e.g. i have PAGA 1 table page compressed and another ROWB row compressed. if i take tlog...
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