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  • RE: Upgraded SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008, but it still reports 2005

    Yes, I did - and you knew exactly what you were looking at, but the other guy said it "looked like" something, so I gave him a resource that would...


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  • RE: SQL Mem Max size - Recommendation

    First of all, what OS are you running and is this a 32 bit or 64 bit server?

    This really has a lot to say for how memory is handled....


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    Vegard Hagen
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  • RE: Question regarding TempDB

    Yes, my apologies for not being more precise. When there are more than 8 CPU cores, I generally don't create a TempDB file for each one above the initial 8....


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    Vegard Hagen
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  • RE: Database Restore Problem

    The "GO" is not needed in this context, it's basically used to separate different batches of code. It's an old thing we inherited from the days of Sybase T-SQL on...


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    Vegard Hagen
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    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Question regarding TempDB

    For best results, if you're running a busy production server, you should place TempDB on a seperate drive and split it up into one file for each CPU. That way,...


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    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Upgraded SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008, but it still reports 2005

    Here's a great overview of versions and builds: http://www.sqlsecurity.com/faqs-1/sql-server-versions

    The version number in the file properties (and in server properties inside Management Studio) lets you know exactly what build you're...


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    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Database Restore Problem

    Peter2012 (10/17/2012)


    Hi All,

    Thanks for your responses.

    Please see my comments below.

    select * from msdb.dbo.backupset where database_name='MOR'

    -> Returns: 76 rows

    Good, you've found your backups then. Hopefully you should find the ones you...


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    Vegard Hagen
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  • RE: Upgraded SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008, but it still reports 2005

    Actually, there should be a log from the previous run, but I'm unsure where that would be on your system.

    Anyone else have some input here?


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    Vegard Hagen
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    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Running SQL 2005 & 2008 in a 2 node cluster

    dbasql79 (10/17/2012)


    [Hagen, Can you please explain a bit more of what could be the problem.

    It's not necessarily a problem, just something you'll need to be aware of.

    Each new version...


    Kind regards,

    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
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    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Running SQL 2005 & 2008 in a 2 node cluster

    ambesh.bharadwaj (10/16/2012)


    only problem will occur when you are testing failover since all of the new features of 2008 instance will not be available and you may face issue with jobs...


    Kind regards,

    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Upgraded SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008, but it still reports 2005

    Interesting! This also shows just the one instance. Does SQL Server Configuration Manager also show just one?

    As Gail says, your installed programs overview shows 2 installations - one 2005 and...


    Kind regards,

    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Release unused space in the mdf file

    I'm not sure what caused your data file to grow and why you were unable to shrink it more than 2 gb, I wouldn't worry about it unless I really...


    Kind regards,

    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Commit, truncate of log file and checkpoint in SQL Server

    For the record, I might add that a truncate log does not actually clear individual records or transactions from the log. It simply clears all VLFs (Virtual Log Files) that...


    Kind regards,

    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Commit, truncate of log file and checkpoint in SQL Server

    First of all, a transaction has to be committed in order for any updates it has made to become "official" in the database. In other words, you don't actually change...


    Kind regards,

    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)
  • RE: Database Restore Problem

    Hello.

    Yes, you will need to restore transaction log backups (or a diff) if you are restoring to a point in time which is more recent than your latest full backup....


    Kind regards,

    Vegard Hagen
    Norwegian DBA, occasional blogger and generally a nice guy who believes the world is big enough for all of us.
    @vegard_hagen on Twitter
    Blog: Vegards corner (No actual SQL stuff here - havent found my niche yet. Maybe some day...)

    It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. (Chinese proverb)

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