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Let's be fair, the max and min might not be the same.

It's not like anything else on the server is going to ask for memory, so it's just going to...

I call shenanigans on the vendor.

Doesn't matter where the files or filegroups exist on the server.

A backup/restore is totally valid.

Are you keeping the extracts from the previous day? Possibly manipulating the extracts and moving them into another table, thus causing the growth?

Bear in mind that the space will...

Have you tried pinging the virtual server name that you are attempting to use? Check to see if it's live and valid? If so you might want to look around...

You are specifying a remote login which is a sql account, you state that this is your domain account, this won't work.

Given the method you are attempting to use you...

First thing, just try deleting any log using a delete against the view and passing the job name and the < date, see if that works. If there are no...

Firstly split two of the instances off to the passive node, why waste all those resources? That way you can tweak the memory upwards on the others.

Start there and see...

See, if only I could read logs.... :blink:

I would definitely check the 2005 instance, sounds like there might be an issue there.

If you are going to set static ports it...

Also check the "HideInstance" option within the network configuration stuff, that prevents SQL Browser from returning any information about the ports that SQL is listening on.

UDP appears to be listening on 1596 (correct me if I am reading this wrong)

sqlbrowser.exe:1596 UDP

This should be...

Did you check what ports that the 2005 server was listening on? Check and see if there are rules allowing traffic through on those particular ports.

You might also want to...

IF you're on a cluster the cluster logs themselves are an immense help in these kinds of situations.

You can't.

You would have to reinstall SQL 2005 from scratch and bring it up to the previous level and restore your databases from a backup.

Completely opening the firewall is dangerous you could potentially be at risk from a security standpoint.

Have you tried changing the 2008 instance to listen on 1433 instead of a dynamic...