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  • RE: cant find download link for SQL server 2005 (64 bit)

    bopeavy (7/18/2011)


    The site will tell you how long the evaluation copy last but i will bet it will not be over 90 days. Probably more like 30 days.

    SQL evaluation editions...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: cant find download link for SQL server 2005 (64 bit)

    adas-768309 (7/18/2011)


    Hi all

    I have been using SQL server 2005 Standard (32-bit).

    I am planning to upgrade to 64 bit. But unfortunately I cant find a download link for SQl server 2005...

    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: <idiot> Regarding full transaction logs

    Yes.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (7/18/2011)


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    Jeff Moden (7/17/2011)


    Ummm... isn't MCM only two weeks long?

    The MCM is 2 exams, no training component. The chance of passing without finding some suitable training...

    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: Disk Space issue

    subbkarth (7/18/2011)


    no log backups: only full backups

    Given that, and that the log reuse wait is 'Log Backup', what does it tell 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

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  • RE: filegroup in sql server 2008 r2

    a.e.ghorbani (7/18/2011)


    isnt anyone to help me??

    Have some patience will you. Bumping your post twice in 2 hours is completely unnecessary.

    We're all volunteers here, we all have our own jobs, own...

    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: Disk Space issue

    How often are you running log backups?

    Please read through this - Managing Transaction Logs[/url]

    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 2000 - more CALs needed

    steveblakemore (7/18/2011)


    Can I just untick one of the boxes and everything will continue to work fine, presumably slower?

    You can, but...

    When I've unticked one of the boxes do I then only...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Full, Diff & Inc backups in a log shipping environment

    The log shipping job takes log backups, exactly as a normal log backup job would do.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Filegroups, HV, one underlying raid array

    Peawet (7/18/2011)


    Does a readonly filegroup improve performance?

    As opposed to what? A normal filegroup. Can do, just depends on how it's used and where it's put. Main point with a read-only...

    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: Full, Diff & Inc backups in a log shipping environment

    Doesn't solve the performance problems. Snapshot is on the same server as the source DB, hence any queries against a snapshot are still taking resources on the live server. Won't...

    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: Full, Diff & Inc backups in a log shipping environment

    Yes, because the log backups are taken by the log shipping. Make sure they run frequently enough for your data-loss allowance and log size.

    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 when a database is created???

    Why are you asking? What's the reasoning here.

    I already told you what objects are involved, the model database and the hidden system tables that sit below the sys.databases and related...

    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: Full, Diff & Inc backups in a log shipping environment

    Jayanth_Kurup (7/18/2011)


    If real time reporting is not requried you could consider shared database

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345392.aspx

    Do note that with scalable shared databases, all of the databases involved have to be read only....

    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: filegroup in sql server 2008 r2

    It's easy enough to write a query that uses the system tables to generate those create index statements for you.

    Why do you want to move all 1000 tables to a...

    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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