The purpose of this code is to create a T-SQL output that can be execute on SQL Server (2005 and higher) to recofigure the SQL server as compared to the settings on which you have executed this code from.
2010-10-14 (first published: 2010-10-05)
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A new article that shows how you can automate a basic function that many environments need: the backup of a production database and the restore on a development system.
2013-09-20 (first published: 2010-10-05)
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Monitoring drive space is something every DBA ought to be doing. Shaun Stuarts brings us a method that can easily be used to keep track of your SQL Server instance
2013-08-30 (first published: 2010-10-04)
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SQL Server performance is dependent on the server resources available and disk performance is probably the most important resource. To maximize disk performance for SQL Server, I've always been told that the drive's partition offset must be set to 32K and the allocation unit size set to 64K for partitions that hold data and 8K for partitions that hold logs. How do I find out the allocation unit size and partition offset for my drives?
2010-09-29
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2010-09-09
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For security reasons many sites disable the extended stored procedure xp_cmdshell, which is used to run DOS commands or executables. When you really have to run a DOS command or an executable from a stored procedure how can you get around this limitation without a breakdown in security.
2010-08-23
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Can you set a pagefile on a Windows machine to more than 4GB? Stanley Chan shows us how after an issue with a crashed Windows machine.
2010-08-18
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I understand that I can use Central Management Servers to run a T/SQL query against multiple instances at once - can I do this without CMS though?
2010-08-18
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Many times there is the need to restart the SQL Server services, this could be a reboot of the server after patching, service pack installation or due to some other reason. Sometimes we may face issues after the restart for example the SPN is not registered, a database is offline etc... For the solution you can use the below standard SQL Server validation checklist after you restart your SQL services.
2010-08-09
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SQL databases come in all shapes and sizes and schemas. This month, our SQL expert helps with condensing, growing and redesigning databases.
2010-08-06
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When I put together the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #202, I wasn't sure what...
By Steve Jones
My life has some crazy travel stretches for sure. Between speaking, office visits, customer...
In Part 1, we saw how ‘Vamana’ represents vectors as nodes, connects them with...
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There is a table tmp_tab:
CREATE TABLE tmp_tab ( id int, val int );
INSERT INTO tmp_tab VALUES (1, 1), (2, NULL), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5);You want to order the rows ids by the following expression:
ISNULL(val, id) + 1Which of the following queries produces the expected ordering and why? (Select all correct) See possible answers