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  • RE: DBCC CHECKDB Error?

    Lowell (12/18/2012)


    GilaMonster (12/18/2012)


    I recommend restoring from the last good full backup. Since the DB is in simple recovery model, that amount of data loss (since the last full backup) must...

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  • RE: DBCC CHECKDB Error?

    I recommend restoring from the last good full backup. Since the DB is in simple recovery model, that amount of data loss (since the last full backup) must be acceptable...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: DBCC CHECKDB Error?

    If you repair, you will lose data.

    If you want to avoid data loss, then you need to take a tail-log backup, restore the last clean full backup and all log...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: DBCC CHECKDB Error?

    Restore from a clean backup.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DB Shrink

    itsmemegamind (12/18/2012)


    You can perform this operation via some third party tool like this

    Or you could save the expense of a completely unnecessary tool, as all that will do is call...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: sqlservr.exe process only growing to 125Mb on very busy system - why ?

    Ok, So Memory/pages\sec

    That's the count of hard page faults (page faults/sec are soft page faults). That's to do with pages that are in virtual memory but not physical memory (ie...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How to check license information

    SQL doesn't keep track of how it's licenced, that's paperwork. (other than SQL 2012 in one case)

    As for server name, version and edition, have a look at the MAP tool...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: sqlservr.exe process only growing to 125Mb on very busy system - why ?

    mjwlufc (12/18/2012)


    The memory objects i'm lookin at are pages /sec and page faults/sec

    Which pages/sec? Under which section? There are multiple pages/sec counters in different sections and they mean different things.

    Since...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Replication configure in Log Shipping Database

    Sure it's possible. It's just going to be a normal merge replication setup.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: sqlservr.exe process only growing to 125Mb on very busy system - why ?

    mjwlufc (12/18/2012)


    The instance has AWE enabled, is the view this is better to have on than off ?

    32 bit or 64 bit SQL?

    Whilst i was in perform i noticed the...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Faster way to release the Unused Space back to Disk

    Mac1986 (12/18/2012)


    Also, what is size that can be on a general note can be determined as LOB? Can you possibly give an approx number?

    Huh?

    LOB = Large Object. Nvarchar(max), Varchar(max), varbinary(max),...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Faster way to release the Unused Space back to Disk

    Why are you ending up with so much free space that's not going to be reused?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Faster way to release the Unused Space back to Disk

    No, it's just that LOB columns massively slow down shrinks because of the way they pages link together.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Faster way to release the Unused Space back to Disk

    DBCC Shrinkfile is the only way to release unused space back to the OS.

    Let me guess, either lots of heaps or lots of LOB columns?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Shut down server for maintenance

    Any way you like.

    Gail Shaw
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