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mike_walsh
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Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:02 AM
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Comments posted to this topic are about the item
Troubleshooting
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Mike Walsh
SQL Server DBA
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Anipaul
Anipaul
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:52 AM
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Good one from a new author. Keep it up.
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Jack Corbett
Jack Corbett
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:03 AM
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Nice job Mike. Sometimes we think we are doing things in order, but it really is a shotgun approach. This can help us have a plan.
Jack Corbett
Applications Developer
Don't let the good be the enemy of the best. --
Paul Fleming
Check out these links on how to get faster and more accurate answers:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
Need an Answer? Actually, No ... You Need a Question
How to Post Performance Problems
Crosstabs and Pivots or How to turn rows into columns Part 1
Crosstabs and Pivots or How to turn rows into columns Part 2
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jcrawf02
jcrawf02
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:09 AM
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Great article, this is perhaps the worst offense I see in day to day work, a missing or unclear plan that results in misguided or no actual progress.
Thanks!
Jon
---------------------------------------------------------
How best to post your question
How to post performance problems
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop
"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
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ALZDBA
ALZDBA
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:12 AM
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Nice approach list
The
"Remain Calm / Keep your head cool / Keep on breathing"
should actually be put after every major point.
In case of urgency, that is vital !
Last point to add:
Lose the stress / have a pint / enter the cool down area
Johan
Jul 13
Don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly ...
but keeping both feet on the ground won't get you anywhere
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How to post Performance Problems
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How to post data/code to get the best help
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How to prevent a sore throat after hours of presenting ppt ?
"press F1 for solution", "press
shift
+F1 for urgent solution"
Need a bit of Powershell? How about
this
Who am I ?
Sometimes this is me
but
most of the time this is me
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Carol Wickenheiser
Carol Wickenheiser
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:49 AM
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Great article, thanks very much!
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mike_walsh
mike_walsh
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:15 AM
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Thanks for the comments thus far :) I have to admit I got scared (but remained calm and handled it in an orderly fahsion
) when I saw all of the comment alerts pop up on the phone's mail client.
To the comments about the importance of remaining calm, a great piece of advice I received and neglected to put into the article fits here. It was a Paramedic class instructor and he said that paramedics need to be like ducks. If you ever watch the duck on the water, they are in control, just sitting there calmly and slowly moving where they need to. Look under the water and they are paddling feverishly. In other words, don't be slow but don't be hustled and rush either. Sometimes when we troubleshoot an issue we need to move quickly but quickly doesn't mean so fast that we lose all control and all appearance of control and start doing stupid things.
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SeñorDBA
SeñorDBA
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:46 AM
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Fantastic article. All too often we find ourselves thrown into panic mode when a major event happens, especially when it's the busiest part of the day. This is usually exacerbated by the CIO spewing "We're losing 10,000 dollars a minute while this is down!" or something similar, trying to shock the DBA into fast action. I wish more tech managers/leaders understood the point Mike is making with this article.
One minor grammatical bug: "You arrive on seen" should read: "You arrive on scene".
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CoetzeeW
CoetzeeW
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:48 AM
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Great Article, Since most DBA's responsiblity is supporting\troubleshooting such a complex product like SQL server you have highlighted a good methodology and approach to problem solving, Thanks !
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Andy Leonard
Andy Leonard
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:51 AM
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Excellent article Mike!
I really like your writing style, and you have some cool things to say. Troubleshooting is about as scientific as our jobs get and I appreciate your application of the scientific method.
:{> Andy
Andy Leonard
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