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  • RE: SQL Server Perfect Configuration

    Hi all

    Talking briefly on raid 0+1, anyone have comments on placing all data,log,etc files onto the single fat raid0+1 array?? here I am talking a minimum of 8 drives....


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Multiple users working on (owning) a DTS

    Hi guys

    Another option (will try today), is to save as a VB package and allow users to alter via VB, its messy though.

    In the end its fair enough...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Worst Practices - Not Using Primary Keys and Clustered Indexes

    Andy

    Hi Andy, well Im not sure about this article and its validity in some areas.

    My only real concern in the title of the article, I believe that is not...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Executing a script from SQL Server

    Good article steve. Perhaps worth while mentioning how you can load up sql*server tables from the results of a external command being executed? I cant remember the exact...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Worst Practices - Objects Not Owned by DBO

    Hi there

    Yes, I agree and learnt the hard way. This is a real gotcha when your an oracle DBA moving into the SQLServer realm. Basically I now take...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: enable / disable constraint prob

    well still cant find the fix, but this command is fantastic! :

    DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS WITH ALL_CONSTRAINTS


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: identity columns - keeping values in sync

    Right on the money Andy.

    Cheers

    Chris


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Slow server after more memory added

    More info:

    a) Server is running NT 4 SP5

    b) RAM installed is (not including base dimm)

    4x64Mb (banks 1&2)

    4x128Mb (banks 3&4)

    4x256Mb (banks 5&6)

    c) Tried to bump up swap files to 2gig from...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Which is a better way... using DMO or SPs

    Hi

    It all comes down to

    a) what your comfortable with

    b) where your teams expertise lies, ie. ongoing maintenance

    c) simplicity

    id go for sp's as Im not a...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Monitoring where server down

    Hi

    Im not 100% sure on this, but check perfmon out, from memory you can set an event to throw an email or netsend message when the instance is down. ...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: connection memory usage

    Hi all

    Some more info I got from a training CD. I have yet to confirm this..

    SQL*Server - v7.x

    User(connect) 24Kb

    Open DB 2880...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Backup's via Stored Procedure

    Hi

    Ive been meaning to post my backup script that does what you asked for. I use xp_cmdshell and do a call out to a small EXE file I use...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Help with pinned CPU

    Hi

    Crank out perfmon and start adding counters. Run this for a few hours every minute. You will be amazed how much information this can give you.

    80 concurrent users...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: Setting Up Snapshot Replication: A Step by Step Gu

    No probs Andy.


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

  • RE: SQL7 on W2K

    Hi there

    I have been running this combo for around 8 months todate. No issues what so ever and I have yet to come accross any problems with performance from...


    Chris Kempster
    www.chriskempster.com
    Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
    Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"

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