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  • RE: Order of exams for MCSE

    When I wrote the SQL 2008 TS and ITP exams, I wrote the 2 exams for the ITP exams first, then wrote the TS ones a couple months later.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: How to solve the corrupted logfies issue

    Never, never, never, never detach a corrupt or suspect database. It will not help and it is very likely to make matters far worse.

    Take a look at this article....

    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: Order of exams for MCSE

    For the MCTS/MCITP/MCSA/MCSE level exams, you can write the exams in any order you you like, you get the certification once you've written all the required exams.

    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: Database blocking

    Without changing the code you won't be able to fix the blocking. Can you speak to the vendor about it?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Is it possible to move table to different DB without changing connection strings?

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1353492-391-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Database blocking

    You can't prevent intent exclusives, they're taken at higher levels in the lock hierarchy to protect the lower level resources and to make it easier for SQL to identify whether...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Apply Tlog backup on stand by mode?

    If you restore the log backup WITH STANDBY, you can restore further log backups. If you restore the log backup WITH RECOVERY, you cannot restore further log backups.

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

    To answer that needs more info about what the interviewer meant by 'change the LSN' (he could be referring to the tran log's current LSN or MinLSN, or any one...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DBCC - Could not repair this error.

    sqlmate (9/3/2012)


    Well it costs us many hours of work which would not be necessary JUST if there would be water-tight backup. (There were NONE!) MDF had +/- 20GB, LDF 300...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DBCC - Could not repair this error.

    arunkumarco (9/3/2012)


    re-create indexes for those tables.

    GilaMonster (8/31/2012)


    Nalini D (8/31/2012)


    Did you try re-creating the indexes on the table?

    Won't work. The repair fixed the damage to the nonclustered index and some damage...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Log file is growing too much under simple recovery model

    Once again...

    It discusses all the possible reasons for the log not being reused and details about how you might approach resolving them

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Temp db log file is growing .

    Assuming there is an inactive portion, assuming the inactive portion is at the end of the log file and assuming that the shrink does not cause problems when used on...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: A question on rebuilding indexes via table or by index?

    In effect, no. In side effects, yes.

    Rebuild all indexes on a table and it's a single transaction so you need enough free log space for all of the indexes on...

    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: Enterprise -> Standard

    If you want it to be standard edition for licensing purposes, it has to be standard edition. Enterprise has a whole lot of features that you can't chose not to...

    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: Database Mirroring question?

    Restoring is the only state allowed for a secondary when configuring mirroring.

    Gail Shaw
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    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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