Performance difference 1 large drive with 8 data files vs. 8 drives 1 file each
Either direction would be utilizing a 3PAR SAN. I am curious if anyone has any thoughts on it. the configuration they are using now is all data files on 1 large drive 2.5TB, and log on another. The SAN...
View ArticleService Pack Installation Problem on SQL Server 2008 R2 with multiple instances
Our production environment is running sql 2008 r2 rtm in a 3 node cluster (in active, passive, passive mode) - we have tried installing sp1 on it before but due to some legacy installation on the...
View Articletables are deleted but database size does not change in sql server 2008r2
Hi All,20GB Tables are deleted in my database but database size does not change and disk size showing same size.
View ArticleSQL 2012 SP1 Install fails
Hello Everyone,I am trying to install SQL 2012 SP1 as part of my SCDPM install via an rdp session. Installing SQL is the first step. I am logged in with an account that has admin privileges and I use...
View Articledomain admins by default a sysadmin ?
By default in MSSQL 2005 or 2008 is the AD "domain admins" group automatically a sysadmin in a SQL Server instancet? Or not necessarily? Reason I ask is we queried sys.syslogins (logged in via windows...
View ArticleBuilding a new SQL server
OK, I am in charge of specifying our new SQL server, our server now is 5 years old and we are seeing some performance issues. We are a small company and I am as close to a DBA as we have so bear with...
View ArticleProper way to install updates to SQL Server
Hi everyone, When applying new service pack or updates, what should be the best practice? I used to stop all SQL services before running the setup program. This practice seemed to do the job so far...
View ArticleWhat fields are in the AdventureWorks records?
As a newbie, I have a question which I hope isn’t too stupid:In SSMS, I know I can view information about a database viaObject Explorer | Database Engine instance | database (right-click) |...
View ArticleWrong exit code after SQL Server installation.
HiDuring automated installation of SQL Server 2012 Express SP1 with command SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe /ACTION=INSTALL /Q /HIDECONSOLE /FEATURES=SQL /SECURITYMODE=SQL /SAPWD="P@ssw0rd" /TCPENABLED=1...
View ArticleSQL BPA 2000 and 2005
Does anyone know if older version of SQL Server BPA (for 2000 and 2005 installations) do any checks on backups/no recent backups, as the newer BPA's (2008 and 2012) do?
View ArticleSQL 2012 doesn't restart anymore
Sorry everyone, I'm in trouble. I have in my local PC an evalutation Version of SQL 2012 who expires on July 2013. I'm studing a lot using this version. Today I launched a query with a while using...
View ArticleUPGRADE MSSQL 2005 standard to MSSQL 2008 standard
HiI'm in the process of porting data from MSSQL 2005 server machine to MSSQL 2008 server machine.MSSQL 2008 server installation is went well , copied all user databases from 2005 server to ew 2008...
View ArticleRe: Installation Failed with Errors
Hi there,I'm Getting the error installing with errors while insatlling SQL server 2008(64 bit) on Windows 7 ultimate.Before starting i cleared all the files which are in program files folder with the...
View ArticleClustered index - re-indexing with SQL Server enterprise edition
How often do the clustered indexes in a SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition need to be rebuilt \ re-organized? Please give me your opinion / suggestion.I am of the opinion that since the data resides...
View ArticleApply SQL server 2012 standards Edition license to the SQL server 2012...
Dear All,can you kindly tell me is that possible to apply SQL server 2012 standards Edition license to the SQL server 2012 enterprise edition trial version without reinstalling. Thanks,robb
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 Enterprise Installation on Windows 7 SP 1 System
Hello,I have been trying to install SQL Server 2008 Enterprise trial version on my Windows 7 SP1 64 bit system, but could not install.First it was giving error of .NET Framework 3.5, which with some...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 SP4
We recently had a 3rd party audit of a SQL server systems, they raised a "high" risk issue in that some of the older MSSQL 2005 instances weren't at Service Pack 4 for 2005? Can anyone elaborate on...
View Articlei can not install sql server managment studio?
i have visual studio 2010 + visual studio 2012 , i try to inastall sql server managment studio but at it is stop any help , thank u
View Articlesysadmin - what can they do
We recently had a security audit done and one of the issues they found was on a mixed mode MSSQL 2005 instance a SQL account with sysadmin privileges had a weak corresponding password. I am not a DBA...
View ArticleDatabase mail
Hi gurusI need your help once again, as you can tell by my post I am very new to sql server, so go easy on me as alwaysI am trying to set database mail feature on my sql 2008 server.1) I created a...
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