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  • RE: Sysobjects table columns

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa260447%28v=sql.80%29.aspx

    info: reserved, for internal use only. Hence just ignore it.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Transactio log won't shrink on mirrored database

    Brandie Tarvin (7/14/2011)


    EDIT: Oh, hey! Gail is here! Maybe she can remember what blog post I'm crucifying with my poor memory. @=)

    No such blog post.

    Maybe you're thinking of this: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Transaction+Log/72488/

    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: DBCC CHECKALLOC errors : Msg 2576, Level 16, State 1

    Fixing that error requires Allow_data_loss because of the types of repairs. If those are the only errors, then it can fix without actually discarding anything

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ninja's_RGR'us (7/14/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/14/2011)


    GilaMonster (7/13/2011)


    Jim Murphy (7/13/2011)


    Gail, aren't you a moderator still? Maybe you can just whack that whole thread in Steve's absence.

    I've never been a...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/14/2011)


    GilaMonster (7/13/2011)


    Jim Murphy (7/13/2011)


    Gail, aren't you a moderator still? Maybe you can just whack that whole thread in Steve's absence.

    I've never been a moderator...

    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 CHECKALLOC errors : Msg 2576, Level 16, State 1

    chandan_jha18 (7/14/2011)


    repair_allow_data_loss is the minimum repair level for the errors found by DBCC CHECKDB (DB).

    There's your answer right there.

    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: MCITP Database Administrator SQL Server 2008

    Roust_m (7/14/2011)


    GilaMonster (7/14/2011)


    There are 2 SQL 2008 MCITP certifications. Each one requires 2 exams.

    MCITP SQL 2008 Database Administrator.

    This requires that you have already written 70-432 MCTS: SQL Server 2008,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Need Expert help to find the best fit licensing for production sql server box

    anuraj2k (7/14/2011)


    Can I use per call or user licensing for web application ( for example my application only need 3 logins, all these logins would be shared by web application...

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

    Seriously, it's still bad management. Increase the frequency of log backups or identify the reason why the log is growing.

    Large log files don't cause bad performance. A badly configured 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: DBCC CHECKALLOC errors : Msg 2576, Level 16, State 1

    Please run the following and post the full results

    DBCC CHECKDB (<Database Name>) WITH NO_INFOMSGS, ALL_ERRORMSGS

    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: MCITP Database Administrator SQL Server 2008

    There are 2 SQL 2008 MCITP certifications. Each one requires 2 exams.

    MCITP SQL 2008 Database Administrator.

    This requires that you have already written 70-432 MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and...

    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: Truncating transaction log

    That's terrible log mismanagement. You're breaking the log chain, you will not be able to do log backups, so no point in time recovery until, you take another full backup.

    That...

    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: multiple dbs + log shipping + marked transactions

    If you were marking the transaction that spans the databases I'd agree.

    Just having schedules transactions in each individual database every 10 min that mark the log and do nothing else...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Can I copy ONLY the .mdf file to another server, to move a database? Can I make the data file consistent w/o the T-Log?

    Jeffrey Williams-493691 (7/13/2011)


    I would be concerned about the integrity of the databases once they are attached to the new system. Not sure what will happen as SQL Server records...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Can you attach a db in "NORECOVERY" mode after it has been detached in "RECOVERY" mode?

    No.

    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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