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  • RE: Need answers for interview questions...

    satishm94 (2/28/2012)


    1)What is the purpose of Msdb database? If you delete msdb database insatance is running or not?

    I know the answer to that is in Books Online

    2)Login cannot access? How...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Effect in LOG file when procedure is executed

    It's got nothing to do with procedures and nothing to do with parameters. The transaction log logs changes to database objects. So if an insert inserts 50kb of data, that's...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Update Statistics - Views

    derekr 43208 (2/28/2012)


    Is it safe to say that the behaviour has changed between 2005 and 2008 and that you are in fact able to update statistics on an Indexed View...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: VAS Calculation

    If you want to understand VAS, physical memory and the relationship, go find the videos by Mark Russinovich from CDC or TechEd. VAS pressure is more a 32-bit problem than...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Need help on transfer/copy all db objects....from 1 server to another In real time experience way

    Sorry, I was thinking of the SSIS copy database task (which is not the same as the copy database wizard).

    Use whatever you like, backup-restore is the usual method, it's...

    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: VAS Calculation

    64 bit?

    If so, your calculation is about right, VAS is virtual address space, not physical memory and user VAS on 64 bit servers is 8 TB (iirc)

    What are you trying...

    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: SQL Profiler - Am I going mad!!?

    It does exist, there's a checkbox 'exclude rows that do not contain values' (as Gianluca mentioned)

    If you check that, you may as well remove the batch completed and statement completed...

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

    rvasanth (2/28/2012)


    I have measured the memory consumption with the Task Manager, 'Performance' tab.

    Don't use task manager for monitoring SQL's memory, there are scenarios where it is completely and totally inaccurate....

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

    How are you monitoring memory usage?

    You've checked and confirmed that the slowness is due to memory bottlenecks?

    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: SQL Profiler - Am I going mad!!?

    Because profiler works the opposite way to SQL Server. In SQL Server a null value never matches a filter (unless it's IS NULL), in profiler a lack of a value...

    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: Effect in LOG file when procedure is executed

    Joy Smith San (2/28/2012)


    And in the log there will be entry for "execute proc procname(@var1 = 50KB string)", am I right ?

    No. It's not an audit log, it's not an...

    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: Erratic SP Performance

    I suspect this is blocking or latch wait-related. CXPacket would knock the CPU up as well as the duration.

    Personally I'd leave MAXDOP alone without some significant analysis first.

    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: Update Statistics - Views

    Check what Books Online says, there's a chance that the blog post is just wrong.

    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: Need help on transfer/copy all db objects....from 1 server to another In real time experience way

    satishm94 (2/27/2012)


    to gila:: why do i need backup and restore for db and ssis for logins and jobs??

    i can use ssis for databse also , right? or is it not...

    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: SQL Cache Memory is decreasing

    And specifically which perfmon counter? Can't help without enough details.

    SQL doesn't store queries in memory. It stores data pages, it stores execution plans, not queries though.

    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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