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  • RE: Too many statistics

    The _WA_Sys stats are automatically created by SQL Server.

    You can drop them if you want. SQL will recreate them if it needs. The _dta stats were created when someone ran...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: max server memory

    Zeal-DBA (11/28/2012)


    Yes Gail anthony suggested, and i started the chapter 4 but dint get time to complete it... :-P:-D

    You know, just maybe the answers are in there...

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  • RE: max server memory

    Zeal-DBA (11/28/2012)


    widows server 2003 R2 (64 bit)

    SQL serever 2005 SP2 (64 bit)

    please let me know steps to set max server memory or min server memory.

    Server properties -> Memory ->...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Baselining Database Code

    Did you see the recent headline articles?

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/baselines/94657/

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/baselines/94656/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Buffer Pool Dirty/Clean Pages

    SQLSACT (11/28/2012)


    Now, when that change gets reflected on disk, does the changed page in Memory replace the corresponding page on disk?

    The 8kb page in memory is written to disk,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL transaction and lock of the table for SELECT

    Please note: 3 year old thread.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: sys.configurations missing 'backup compression default'

    itis4junk (11/27/2012)


    I'll request the database to be upgraded.

    If you mean upgraded to SQL 2008 R2, bear in mind that is a different version of SQL (not a service pack) and...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Indexes question....

    Pedantic nitpick. The ; is a statement terminator. It does not begin statements. ;WITH is an abomination that I wish would go away.

    PiMané (11/28/2012)


    DECLARE @FirstColumnsKeys INT = 2;

    WITH IndexInfo AS...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: max server memory

    Zeal-DBA (11/28/2012)


    john,

    then???

    Go for coffee?

    lock pages enable permision??

    Not required for just changing max server memorry

    and service restart, not required??

    Not required.

    I'm fairly sure I or another person has referred...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Full, Log & Differential Backups

    Adi Cohn-120898 (11/28/2012)


    Unfortunately the whole process of restore took them 3 days. During that time they were close for business.

    Amazing that they reopened afterwards. When I worked for a...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Why does Delete/Update grab an exclusive lock?

    They don't always grab an exclusive table lock, they can and do lock at row, page or table depending on the rows involved, the available lock memory and a whole...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Full, Log & Differential Backups

    raotor (11/28/2012)


    1. Why perform a differential database backup as opposed to another log backup?

    Speed of restores. When restoring a diff, you just need the latest one. When restoring logs, you...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Stairway to Transaction Log Management in SQL Server, Level 7: Dealing with Excessive Log Growth

    Simon-413722 (11/28/2012)


    Index rebuilds

    Rebuilding an index offline, using ALTER INDEX REBUILD (or the deprecated DBCC DBREINDEX in SQL Server 2000) drops the target index and rebuilds it from scratch (online...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: SQL Server Statistics

    Please post table definitions, index definitions and execution plan.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Rebuilding System Databases

    I would not recommend restoring master to other servers. Not least because you overwrite that server's master DB which you then have to go and restore from its backups later.

    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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