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  • RE: Scheduled backups for LARGE server installations

    Don't just look at the headilne price for 3Party backup tools. As you say, paying on a per-server basis could cost you $20,000. If you have a few...

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  • RE: Memory settings question

    See Brad McGehee's post at http://www.sql-server-performance.com/tips/performance_monitor_memory_counter_p1.aspx this has some good background material.

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  • RE: how to store large files in sqlserver 2008

    As a minimum, you need to set NTFS security on the Filestream storage location so that only the SQL Server service account can delete files.

    If you are not going to...

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  • RE: how to store large files in sqlserver 2008

    What you are doing is putting the string 'C:\test.doc' into the column DATA. You need to put the document into this column.

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  • RE: Memory settings question

    Running x64 means that Task Manager will always mis-represent the amount of memory used by SQL.

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  • RE: Memory settings question

    If you have AWE turned on, then any memory allocated by the AWE API is termed a 'private memory space' by Windows, and is not shown in Task Manager.

    In SQL...

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  • RE: Sql server 2005 post installation

    You may find SQL Server FineBuild useful. The Reference manual has about 50 pages of post-install configuration work that is worth doing.

    The aims to get you going with a...

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  • RE: How do I combine multiple transaction logs for one database?

    George has the right solution for removing an unwanted log file. Use Shrinkfile with the Emptyfile option. You will only be able to empty the log file that...

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  • RE: how to store large files in sqlserver 2008

    I also agree with Jeff. When you get files into the GB range then Filestream is the only way to go.

    Google 'To Blob or not to Blob', a good...

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  • RE: 3rd-party enterprise-level backup tools - Should DBAs still be in charge of backups/restores?

    I agree that a restore process that does not work is not worth having.

    My main pioint is that we should not assume that because method A has proven...

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  • RE: Shrinking the data file/log file affect on any performance

    Gail is right. If you have very little space on your server you have a problem. Doing repeated shrink operations is a bit like trying to empty the...

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  • RE: Memory Setting

    2GB ram is very little memory to run SQL Server. If this is a production machine I recommend you get more memory as it is relatively cheap.

    My recommemdation is...

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  • RE: SS05 /PAE on a 6 GB server

    If your server has 6GB memory, then probably the best option is to use both the /PAE and /3GB switches in boot.ini, and turn on AWE in SQL Server.

    If you...

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  • RE: Some interesting thoughts on SQL Server

    It is easy to take a feature present in one DBMS that does not exist in another and say that the first is the better system. All of the...

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  • RE: installing SQL Server 2005

    You will find that applying maintenance for SQL Server 2005 and 2008 will use a LOT of space on the sytem drive. Most of this goes into the Global...

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