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  • RE: Knowledge Transition for DBA

    Either ask (and hope for correct answers) or investigate yourself:

    1) Backup strategy - full, logs, differentials - are they working and have they been tested?

    2) Does backup strategy fit user...

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  • RE: How to verify database restore is successful?

    I totally agree with Grant and Steve. I restore to a full test environment, log in using the various apps and do a general look around. About twice a year,...

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  • RE: Stored Procedure performance hit

    Indexes are good, checked that when all this started (and since). It's amazing, when I run the original, it starts locking/blocking like crazy but when I run the copy of...

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  • RE: Stored Procedure performance hit

    Not sure what you mean by "copy of the "good" plan", the script of the proc? If so, I have backups and a good copy of the database (from 4/22)...

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  • RE: How To Modify Backup Device (Dump Device) Physical Path

    I've used it for years as well, without issue. I do check the accuracy of my backups from time to time, just to be sure. I've heard all the stories...

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  • RE: Synchronizing a user SID on two SQL Servers

    Microsoft has this script as a recommendation for transferring logins:

    ----- Begin Script, Create sp_help_revlogin procedure -----

    USE master

    GO

    IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_hexadecimal') IS NOT NULL

    DROP PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal

    GO

    CREATE PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal

    ...

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  • RE: Leave the database in inconsitent state

    Personally, if I am modifying a production database, I ALWAYS take a full backup prior to the execution of the scripts. What is the rational to "I dont want to...

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  • RE: SQL 6.5 SA Password Issue

    What do you mean that recovering the backups failed miserably? What errors are you receiving or issues are you facing? I agree, I haven't used 6.5 in years but I...

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  • RE: SELECT output to temp table

    See BOL for great examples, but.....

    This will create a local temp table for you:

    Select * into #newtables from tablename

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  • RE: log backups fails

    That's what I'm thinking too. For months we had a MP running flawlessly, until someone changed the recovery option of a DB from full to simple. All the other DBs...

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  • RE: log backups fails

    What does it say in the error log? What recovery mode does this database have (if simple, you cannot backup logs)? What does "and we found that it is because...

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  • RE: Backup failure with error 112

    It may not simply be disk space. It could also be rights to the share (did not know that!) if it says "error not found". I always looked at error...

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  • RE: Looking for the script/tool to generate script for all databases creation

    Vivien, In S2K, if you right-click on the database from EM, select all tasks, select generate scripts then on the option tab, you can script the db, the database options,...

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  • RE: Service Pack Checking

    ahutchens, I believe you are right! - except it says "Date Last Used" under Add/Remove Programs , which I know is the install date of the sp and hotfix (we...

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  • RE: Bulk Insert from a Remote Machine

    I thought it was a permissions problem so I googled it. Check this out, it might help:

    http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1140586&SiteID=17

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