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  • RE: MSDB and Model Database detached

    I did this and recovered from it. 

    If anyone else is thinking of moving Model and MSBD, one important thing is to detach and attach the databases one at a...

  • RE: Defragging a Database Server - Good or Bad???

     

    Defragmenting at the logical level is always useful (e.g. rebuild indexes), but fragmentation at the physical level can also be important.

    Due to the underlying dynamics of disk head movement, any...

  • RE: transaction not rolling back

    I should have said 'before writing to the data file it will write ... to the transaction log'.

    SQL Server will write updated pages to the data files before the transaction...

  • RE: transaction not rolling back

    My understanding is that untill a transaction is comitted, the modifications(inserts/updates/deleted) are not made on th disk ( datafiles).

     
    Your understanding is wrong. 
     
    SQL...
  • RE: sqlservr.exe - There is no disk on drive A:

    It may be worth checking th efollowing registry entry to see if it is pointing to your A: drive.  (This is unlikely to happen, but could give the same results)

  • RE: SQL Mail Issue

    Does Outlook need to be opened on your other servers.  Did this server ever send mail without Outlook opened.

    If you look at forum archives you will find a lot of...

  • RE: Starnge Backup Issue with maintenance plan

    Have you looked in the Maintenance Plan report file.  This gives far more diagnostic information than found in the Job History display.

    Also, have you tried manually copying a file that...

  • RE: MSDE Admin Question

    You can create Maintenance Plans for MSDE instances using Enterprise Manager, providing you have done some groundwork.

    If you have MSDE 2.0 (SQL2K) installed, it helps a lot to be on...

  • RE: How does defragmenting o/s affect SQL Server?

    Most defrag tools will not touch files that are in use.  This means that if SQL Server is running, no database files will get defragmented.  You will need to stop SQL...

  • RE: advanced tuning on 876,000,000 rows

    You are looking at about 185GB just for this table.  It is worth reviewing all your space estimates to get bot ha worst-case and a realistic estimate of space required.  If...

  • RE: Shrinking Transaction Log Size??

    Two points...

    1) You need to be aware of the internal structure of the transaction log, and what happens when you do a backup and when you do a shrink.

    See 'Shrinking...

  • RE: logging in to msde 2000

    MSDE 2000 with SP3a will by default remove all server connectivity.  Log on to the box and run the Server Network Utility to enable your favourite protocol.  Then stop/start MSDE...

  • RE: Embeded DB ?

    My advice is:

    a) Talk to your production support and security people to see if what you are planning will be allowed to go live.  History is littered with applications that...

  • RE: Take too long to shrink a huge database, HELP!!!!

    Some reasons for storing images in a DB

    a) Data integrity.  Most applications I have known that use a mix of DB and non-db data storage have had problems with integrity...

  • RE: Take too long to shrink a huge database, HELP!!!!

    It is important to not confuse reclaiming space within the filesystem with reclaiming space within the database.

    SHRINK is used to reclaim space within the file system.  After running a SHRINK, your...

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