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  • RE: Differential backups rendered useless by backup device

    sqlskj4000 (7/10/2012)


    What can be done so that the diff backups ignore the snapshots and treat the full backup as their checkpoint?

    Ask the people running the snapshot backups to please...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How to know the SQL objects allocations among the primary and secondary files of a particular database

    TempDB isn't likely to have functions, procedures or synonyms. As for tables and indexes, they'll be spread across all the files using proportional fill since TempDB can only ever gave...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server ignoring maximum file size on transaction log

    yup (7/10/2012)


    Believe the 2 TB limit is for MBR partitions & no holds bar for GPT.

    Nothing whatsoever to do with partitions or partition tables on disk.

    The max size of a...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Removing possible bad Indexes

    No issues. Disables is much like dropping, just leaves the metadata behind

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: tlog backup to the system databases

    Depends on how critical you consider your backup history, job history, etc. Some people consider it critical enough to want full recovery and log backups, some don't.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Backup (sql 2005), restore (sql 2008) -- anything else to do?

    No.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: tlog backup to the system databases

    Don't understand what you're asking.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: adding files to master/model and msdb

    Why would you want to?

    What purpose would multiple files for master serve?

    Why would you want all new databases to have multiple files?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Model DB is in Full recovery model, whereas rest all the databases are with recovery model as Simple.

    Sourav-657741 (7/10/2012)


    why not all the system databases are created with FULL Recovery model?

    Master can't be in full recovery

    TempDB can't be backed up

    MSDB is not usually important enough to need point-in-time...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: tlog backup to the system databases

    Master no, it can only ever be in simple recovery model, no matter what you set the recovery model to.

    Model, yes you can take log backups, why would you bother?

    MSDB,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Deleting log backups after fullbackup

    You can, but you're limiting your recovery options. If that latest full backup is damaged and not restorable, you'll have no alternate restore paths.

    Personally I like to keep 2 full...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server memory usage (sqlserv.exe)

    Yes. Non-buffer pool memory (thread stacks, backup buffers, linked server drivers, CLR and a couple other things). Usually about 500MB.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Transaction log reconfiguration: 7*24 database

    Something like that. Check Kimberly Tripp's Transaction Log Throughput article for the formulae for VLFs, make sure you get the number you want.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Transaction log reconfiguration: 7*24 database

    Sounds like a reasonable plan.

    Find the quietest time you can, make sure that all of the active log is in the log file you want to keep, drop the one...

    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: Disable Or Drop Indexes

    You can check sys.dm_exec_requests, see what's blocking the drop. You can check sys.dm_tran_locks for details.

    There are some investigative scripts in chapter 6 of http://www.simple-talk.com/books/sql-books/troubleshooting-sql-server-a-guide-for-the-accidental-dba/

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

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