Backup Master Database
The story came from a question someone asked me.
Does Master database support full recovery mode?
As I remembered, by default,...
2012-07-07
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New in SQL 2012 (1)
Learning new is a interesting thing. Today I read several posts regarding the SQL Server 2012 new feature:
1. Indirect Checkpoint
Prior to...
2012-07-01
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Several useful T-SQL Function
1. Using the OVER clause with aggregate functions
The following sample is from BOL:
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USE AdventureWorks2008R2;
GO
SELECT SalesOrderID, ProductID, OrderQty
,SUM(OrderQty) OVER(PARTITION BY...
2012-06-30
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Rebuild index with "Alter Index Rebuild" or "DBCC DBREINDEX"
You can rebuild all index for a table with "Alter Index Rebuild" and "DBCC DBREINDEX" .
First, in BOL, for "DBCC...
2012-06-27 (first published: 2012-06-23)
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Shrink transaction log file
Sometimes the shrink transaction log file doesn't work.
Before we troubleshoot it, we need to know how the log file works:
Transaction...
2012-06-17
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Max Server Memory
Sakthivel Chidambaram recently created a calculator which can find out the max server memory value based on the input.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlsakthi/archive/2012/05/19/cool-now-we-have-a-calculator-for-finding-out-a-max-server-memory-value.aspx
you can...
2012-06-02
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Setup windows firewall for SQL Server
On Windows 2008 R2, the windows firewall will turn on by default which causes connection issure for the remote client, here...
2012-06-01
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Backup duration statistics
Here is a simple query which can list backup duration statistics for all database, including the max, min, avg of...
2012-05-25
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Use Powershell script to verify backup files
Before restoring backup, we always verify the backup file first, and run the 3 command below:
1. RESTORE HEADERONLY
Returns a result...
2012-05-17 (first published: 2012-05-12)
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Ad hoc query optimization in SQL Server
When ad hoc queries are executed in sql server, if it is executed without parameters, and it is simple, SQL...
2012-05-15
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Blogs
SQL Server Alerts
By Kevin3NF
Don’t Let Trouble Sneak Up on You Most SQL Servers run quietly. Until...
Prompt AI helping with Auditing
By Steve Jones
I had a conversation with a customer asking this question: how can I tell...
From Data Custodian to Innovation Catalyst: The Evolving Role of the CDO
By Chris Yates
There was a time when the Chief Data Officer lived in the shadows of...
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Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
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Was the index created or not?
Hi everyone I am getting an error when I create the index but I...
SSIS Package is reporting successful however is short 80-100k records
Good morning all, I have been running into a very random weird issue that...
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Estimated Rows
I have two calls to the GENERATE_SERIES TVF in this code:
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