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  • RE: Windows Authentication Restriction

    How is this any different to using SQL Server authentication?

  • RE: Statistics?

    The only reliable way to retrieve a random sample of records wit SQL Server is to use the Newid() function.  Do a search of this forum's archives for 'random' and...

  • RE: Multiple Database Backups

    There is no way to ensure you have a relationally intact set of data by taking a backup.  This is because applications can continue to update the databases while the...

  • RE: SQL Agent Notifications issue.

    SQL Mail is not the most bug-free product that Microsoft have produced.  Even though it can work for weeks without trouble, it is not unusual for mail to stop working...

  • RE: Is it possible to send the log file to a NUL device?

    If you can get a RAM disk set up, you could put the log file on there.  If you do this, you may need to  reduce the checkpoint interval so...

  • RE: Error starting SQLServer services.. HELP!

    The Windows Event Log could give you more details of why SQL will not start. 

    If this does not help, add a startup parameter of -T3608 and try again.  (Search...

  • RE: MSDb reverts to Simple recovery model

    There are actually 2 reasons why Full recovery mode may be necessary.

    1) To allow point in time recovery using transaction log backups.

    2) Provide a full audit trail of all changes...

  • RE: Changing owner for system databases

    If sa24's idea does not work, copy and paste the code in sp_changedbowner into your own user sp.  Then locate the test for system databases and remove it.  Your amended...

  • RE: MSDb reverts to Simple recovery model

    This is by design.  Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, added some code to the Agent startup process to set MSDB to simple recovery mode.  If you set up the right...

  • RE: /PAE switch in Windows2003

    According to the Microsoft documantation, the /PAE switch is not needed in W2003 - it is effectively enabled as a default.

    This means all you need to do is enable AWE...

  • RE: Dealing with Time

    Use DB2 or other DBMS (Yukon) that supports TIME as a datatype. 

     

  • RE: Moving System Databases

    You should be able to get SQL started. 

    However, I would start to build this environment incrementally.  Start with a unclustered server at your primary and secondary, and debug all...

  • RE: tempdb log full - (Not really!)

    When SQL Server wants to expand any file, log or database, the operation can fail if the increment size is smaller than the space SQL needs to complete the active...

  • RE: Error activating allTempdb files. Cant find DB id 3

    You should remove the -T3608 parameter when you are finished moving the system databases.  You will have to restart SQL after removing the parameter, as it affects the way SQL...

  • RE: Error activating allTempdb files. Cant find DB id 3

    You should move Master via the SQL startup parameters.  Never try to detach Master, because if somehow it does succeed you will never get it back.

    TempDB should only be moved...

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