Restore database from a device containing multiple backups
Script to restore the LATEST full and differential backups from a SQL Server 2008 R2 backup device.
2012-01-04 (first published: 2011-12-13)
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SQL Agent Jobs Summary
The following script can be used to determine the list of enabled SQL Agent Jobs, their start time, average run duration and next run date.
2011-12-29 (first published: 2011-11-30)
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Using sys.dm_exec_requests to estimate completion time for a process
The following script is used to check on the progress of a database restore, backup and other processes currently executing on SQL Server.
2011-10-05 (first published: 2011-09-09)
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Single User SQL Server on Linux
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