Quick tip: Querying database metadata with DBCC DBINFO
Page 9 in file 1 (of the primary filegroup) in a SQL Server database is the header page and contains...
2012-09-11
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Page 9 in file 1 (of the primary filegroup) in a SQL Server database is the header page and contains...
2012-09-11
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A lot of a DBA’s time is spent managing and investigating transaction log files.
A commonly used tool is the command:
DBCC...
2012-09-10
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In SSAS we build what’s known as a UDM, or Unified Dimensional Model, over the top of a database schema,...
2012-08-01
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“You’re only as good as your last restore”
I’ve no idea who originally said that – but it probably qualifies as DBA...
2012-08-01
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Analysis Services databases should be backed up at regular intervals like any other database. Here are the basics.
Using the GUI:...
2012-07-24 (first published: 2012-07-19)
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SQL Server stores its authentication mode in the registry. The registry can be read and updated using the T-SQL commands...
2012-07-11
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I’ve been doing a fair bit of research and investigation into the behavior of the plan cache recently. So I was concerned...
2012-06-28 (first published: 2012-06-25)
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An interesting case arose at work the other day. SAN issues had caused SQL Server to shutdown and it was...
2012-06-20
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Service Broker is SQL Server’s internal messaging system. It has been designed as an asynchronous, reliable and transactional messaging system...
2012-06-13 (first published: 2012-06-07)
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I was curious to look at the effect of database options, on the SQL server plan cache.
I have restored the...
2012-05-23
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The New Arena of Leadership The role of the Chief Data Officer is no...
Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...
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Just saw the "Azure Extension for SQL Server" Does anyone has experience with it?...
I've noticed several instances of what looks like a recursive insert with the format:...
I have a table with this data:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 2 2 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 3 3 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 4 4 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 5 5 2025-01-01 2025-01-06I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( TravelLogID, CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17') SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFFI now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog) GO INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17') GOWhat is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025? See possible answers