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  • RE: DATABASE corrupt

    Look through the SQL error logs, there will be messages saying why the DB could not be opened. Post all of those messages here.

    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: Physical CPU or Logical Processors ?

    awu (8/17/2011)


    Thanks Jason, but I am still puzzling over something here, if you right , it's 8, then i can set : max degree of...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: SET STATISTICS IO setting increases CPU time

    Don't draw conclusions from one execution.

    Run either one a few times, you may well see the CPU time vary, it happens.

    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: What happens internally when we backups?

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/gg429796.aspx

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: DATABASE corrupt

    Query sys.databases, what's the state_desc for that database?

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Mirroring setup between SQL 2008 to SQL 2008 R2

    Books Online is your reference.

    As for an alternative, the alternatives you've listed have the same problem, once the second server (R2) becomes the active server you cannot in any way...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Mirroring setup between SQL 2008 to SQL 2008 R2

    It'll work, partially. It is not a supported config, it's not supposed to be used for anything other than a rolling upgrade and if the mirroring ever fails over you...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Tool to analyze MS SQL Server 2008 R2 queries and recommend optimization?

    Generally the best job is still manual. If you want to give it a try, see these links then the book Grant has in his sig.

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-1/

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-2/

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: "Sql server error 5120" while attaching database

    Please post new questions in a new thread. Thanks

    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: Mirroring setup between SQL 2008 to SQL 2008 R2

    No. That setup is supported only during an upgrade and only with 2008 as the principal and 2008 R2 as the mirror (the other way around will not work at...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: DBCC UPDATEUSAGE

    You should not need updateusage on a 2005 sp3+/2008/2008 R2 instance. The page space bugs are supposed to all be fixed. If you encounter one (not an upgrade from pre...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: backups... recovery to start of backup time, or end.

    It's consistent as of the end of the data-copying portion of the backup. Not necessarily the end of the backup, thought usually close to it.

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: DBCC UPDATEUSAGE

    DBCC UpdateUsage fixes page space information, nothing else. There were bugs in the the page space tracking algorithms on SQL 2000 and before, hence it was necessary to run UpdateUsage...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    If anyone here thinks they're dealing with big data, go listen to this: http://dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=664

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Cannot open tables in Database

    Just be careful, I've had a case where a 'data recovery' tool could see the tables, but when we paid for the full version all it got back for us...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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