SQL Server – Logical Disk Read Bytes/sec and disk io
In the SAN environment , the Logical Disk Performance objects counters monitor the logical partitions.
I use the Logical Disk Read Bytes/sec ...
2012-01-12
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SQL Server – Backup to NUL trick - read throughput
A neat test for read speed backup throughput is to use the Backup to NUL .
NUL is a special “file”. It's...
2012-01-11
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SQL Server – Maintaining different environments
A busy Database Server and application development environment can have – Sandbox, Dev, Test, QA, Staging, Production .
Maintaining multiple environments requires...
2012-01-10
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SQL Server –WRITELOG and how to reduce it
SQL Server Books online defines the wait type WRITELOG as “Occurs while waiting for a log flush to complete. Common...
2012-01-09
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Arithmetic overflow error and isdate sql
Executing a t-sql statement with a convert function
convert(datetime, my_date_column) ,
threw an arithmetical overflow error with the message :
Message
Arithmetic overflow...
2012-01-06
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SQL Server Disable Indexes and Rebuild Indexes dynamically
To generate the ALTER INDEX..DISABLE and the ALTER INDEX..REBUILD statements for all nonclustered indexes for a single table use the...
2012-01-05
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SQL SERVER REBUILD INDEX
Use the script below to rebuild an index on a table
ALTER INDEX MY_INDEX_NAME on MY_TABLE_NAME REBUILD ;
Check SQL Server...
2012-01-04
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SQL SERVER DISABLE INDEX
Use the script below to disable an index on a SQL Server table
ALTER INDEX MY_INDEX_NAME on MY_TABLE_NAME DISABLE;
Executing the...
2012-01-03
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SQL Index Fragmentation and sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats
Fragmentation of an index can severely affect performance. When logical ordering of the key within a page does not match...
2012-01-02
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SQL Server DBA – Grow as a DBA
It’s the first day of 2012. Setting New Year Resolutions is often a futile activity – and resolutions I’ve set in...
2012-01-01
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
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Checking the Error Log II
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