Log file shrunking
Hi All,This is a urgent request. we have sqlserver 2000 its old database. the log and data files filled the drive completely. what is the possible way .Should i shrunk the log file and what are the...
View ArticleLog file backup
Hi All,My database have active connections. Do i need to keep it in offline in order to take logfile backup.another question is what is the use of transaction log backup. Please help me.Regards,Venkat.
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Memory clerk misleading info?
I am trying to reconcile memory usage on my servers as some of em have memory issues...Its been 2 days and going through numerous articles including Salvo/bobward, i created below code to see all...
View ArticleBest Practice to maintain data
Hi All,Am new to sqlserver DBA. What is the best practice as a DBA for maintaining data. All my databases are in production. Am slightly confused how to manage data in databases, the recovery models...
View ArticleLog Restrict
Hi All,Is it good practice to keep log file in restricted mode to 2 GB.what happens if the log file reaches to 2GB.please reply, Appreciate ur help.Regards,Venkat.
View ArticleLog file truncation
Hi Gurus,What is the need for truncating the log file. I have a log file which is of 41 GB its filling the disk. I dont have any other drive. I am taking the backup of transaction log. Do i have to...
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sp_who2 v.s dm_os_waiting_tasks... session missing in dmv.
Hi,If a task is in a runnable state, should not it be available to be seen in dm_os_waiting_tasks? My understanding is anything thats waiting for a resource should be in this dmv. Since a task is...
View ArticleSQL Server will not start
SQL Server will not Start. We have attempted several times. I have 4 other instances running fine on the same machine. in the application error log, i get the followingEvent Type: Error Event...
View ArticleQuestion on Online Restores.
Greetings. I'm trying to get up the learning curve on Online restores, as it's been a few years since Ive done anything like this. I'm looking at this doc, and thinking its either inaccurate, or Im...
View ArticleShrinking database
HI all,Does shrinking of database is same as shrinking log file.Regards,Venkat.
View ArticleRestore performance... backup 5 mins v/s restore 25 mins.
Hello,Is there guideline on how much time should it take to restore X amount of data. I have a database that take less than 5 minutes to backup (total time for all the required filegroups).The restore...
View ArticleBackups
Hi All,I wanted to know what exactly is the difference between full backup and transaction log backup. When a database full backup is taken it contains log backup also. Then what is the purpose of...
View ArticleExecuting a store procedure shutting down the sql server instance.
I’m executing a stored procedure from a C# program on SQL server 2008 r1.In my stored procedure, I’m connecting to a linked DB2/A400 database and inserting some data to a db2 table.When I run this...
View Articlesql server x64 access x86 COM object
I want to transfer a database from SQL Server 2000 x86 to SQL Server 2008 R2 x64 but it uses a x86 COM object that I have no inside knowledge of. I know there are some articles out there about the same...
View ArticleCPU usgae was 90%
Hi TEam,I have checked in windows task manager dsamain .exe cpu usage was very high could you please let me know what actions we have to take.subu
View ArticleUpgrade from SQL 2008 to 2008R2
We have a SQL 2008 installation on a Windows 2008 machine. We are planning on upgrading to SQL 2008 R2. Would the installation be in place - meaning - the upgrade will not disturb any of the services...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Express: Azure storage-Can this 2012 Express do Windows Azure...
Hi all,I just saw "Azure Storage" in the "Connect" tag of SQL Server 2012 Express. Can this SQL Server 2012 Express do Windows Azure/Cloud Computing? I am very curious about this new, powerful IT...
View Articlesql full text search shows up on blocked process report
Ran the following SQL full text search on one of our larger repos.Select F.[KEY] AS KEYWORD, F.[RANK] AS KEYRANK FROM CONTAINSTABLE(O2545, FileText, @FileText, 50) F50 rows returned in two minutes 38...
View ArticleTrigger Inserted and Updated Table
Hi Team,I have a vendor application where a table with 1 million rows get updated without a where condition (all rows). This table is having an update/insert/delete trigger.Inside the trigger there is...
View Articlerenaming a system object
hi all,i have a user table that has been promoted to a system table a while back. In the property, I see that the table System Object = True.I tried looking for a way to revert this table back to a...
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