SQL 2000 - unable to shrink file
I have an MDF file on a SQL 2000 SP4 server that simply will not shrink. Its 29g in size. SSMS (yes I'm using SSMS not EM to look at things) shows the file can be shrunk by 79% to 6g. Every time I try...
View ArticleMSSQL instance port number was changed unexpectedly
Hi Experts,Our server host is running on Windows 2008 cluster, there are 10 active SQL instances are runnning using dynamic ports.We rebooted node 1, all instances are failover to node2, however, we...
View ArticleSQL server SSIS 2012 CDC update operation code problem
HiHas anyone tried CDC on SQL server 2012 The operation code for update is created as 1 and 2 but it should be 3 and 4Any guessAshish Shevale http://in.linkedin.com/in/ashishshevale
View ArticleWhat happens if a differential backup executes at the same time as full backup?
What happens if a differential backup executes at the same time as full backup?The reason is the full backup starts after an ETL job completes, which is not a set time.Mr Shaw
View ArticleCan I do my restoration in part or in fix size
WhenI am restoring the 500 GB database on sql server 2008 server of 12 GB ram then the server is getting hang and crashed and unexpected restart are happening.Can I do my restoration in part or fix...
View ArticleRemove File Button has not removed file - help!
Hi.We had some disk space problems last week with our tempdb database - as a fix, we created an additional "Rows Data" file on a seperate drive.I have since managed to shrink the first file back down...
View ArticleAll the 9 archives of sql server agent error logs got deleted
Hi, Today when i execute EXEC sp_cycle_sqlagent_errorlog, got the below error and each time i execute this one of the log file gets deleted. It was in maintainance plan and because of this our routine...
View ArticleGreat Question indeed
I have a head blocker process and I identified the stored procedure that was being run under that process. The question is is there any way I can identify the parameters passed to the stored...
View ArticleNeed help with 10-process deadlock
Deadlocks similar to this one have now happened 7 times, and it seems to be causing problems with the app, so I need to figure this out. Its a SQL 2008 Server Standard virtualized server running on...
View ArticlePartition Problem with Data Types and File Group
Q1) I have created Partition function on DateTime data type on A column, which belongs to 50 tables only, 10 tables have to DateTime but its B Column. So Can I Create the Partition on B Column for...
View Articledatabase schema
this is the discussion we are having between me and senior DBA , "Can you add the “division” or do you want to setup a meeting to discuss it? I don’t have a Database schema, so if you could provide...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between "allow remote acess" under sys.sysconfigures...
Hi, I know the meaning of "remote access" under sp_configure but not sure about "allow remote access" under master.sys.sysconfigures. I didn't get much information about it while searching on BING....
View Articlecheck Degree of parallelism for a currently running process
How can i check the degree of parallelism of a currently running long running spid? I know what it should be but I would like to verify.
View ArticleLinkeserver issue
HI Team,we have 2 servers, those two servers located in different DATA CENTER can we possible to create a LINKED server.if yes,how we can configured ...........
View ArticleCreate databse failed while creating from VB.net Custom Action with MSI
Hello,I have a setup file which which has the VB.net windows project. I have added a vb.net exe to custom action whihc will create database and login while installing MSI.By using SQLCmd and command...
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Hi,What is contained database, difference between normal database and contained database?
View ArticleMonitoring
Hi,Can anyone pls tell how to monitor all servers with out using any third party tool?
View ArticleRegarding division of database.
One of my senior DBA has asked me " can u add division?" so now my questio is that is he refering to add division to a database or anything else? if it is to add division to database,how to do that can...
View Articledatabase schema
my senior DBA is telling me that he don't have database schema, but my question is that database schemas,we can get them from SSMS, but why he is informing me to send them again? is it that same schema...
View ArticleCREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX - never completes
I'm creating a non clustered index on SQL Server 2008 and it seems to never complete. USE [Live_TheName] GO CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [iVersion] ON [dbo].[TheName] ([Version] ASC )WITH...
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