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GilaMonster (2/28/2014)

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I would suggest a server operating system for...

yuvipoy (2/27/2014)

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SQLRNNR (2/27/2014)

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Are you looking for a means to install it for testing?

Even though it is not supported, you might be able to successfully install it.

I run developer edition of...

I have seen this happen quite regularly due to antivirus scanners. If running, you might need to disable the scanner and reconfigure it for the proper exclusions.

Are you looking for a means to install it for testing?

Even though it is not supported, you might be able to successfully install it.

I run developer edition of SQL 2012...

Same here. It'd be nice.

I would like to see Daniel Suarez's book Daemon turned into a movie.

I agree. I'm not quite seeing what you are explaining. Could you provide screenshots of what 2012 is doing and what you have in 2008?

Train

Here is an article detailing a method to derive a starting point for CTOP.

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jonathan_kehayias/archive/2010/01/19/tuning-cost-threshold-of-parallelism-from-the-plan-cache.aspx

Here is an example of how to do that restore.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175541.aspx

That looks promising.

shaun.stuart (2/27/2014)

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If the backup history tables have not yet been cleared, there is an easier way to find out if the restored backup came from a different server that doesn't...

SQL Bits sounds sooooo enticing. Really wondering if I should make a trek for it.

peter.cox (2/27/2014)

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In case anyone's still interested (!) I've pretty much worked out what the issue was; after fully dissecting the code (as I say - there's a lot; 65 steps,...