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  • RE: sql server MCQs , at DBA level

    Duplicate post. No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1066937-1550-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: sql server MCQs , at DBA level

    What's an MCQ?

    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: Transaction Log Growing Despite Simple Recovery

    There is no such thing as an unlogged operation. Every data modification will log.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Getting Up To Speed on SQL Server Denali

    Haven't looked beyond some of the obvious new features. I intend to take a closer look when the next CTP is released.

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

    WayneS (2/20/2011)


    For those going to SQL Saturday #69 in Philly, I'll be presenting @ 2:15. I'm getting pretty excited about this!

    At the time you present I'll be on a plane...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Nonclustered Versus Unique NonClustered

    sqlchanakya (2/18/2011)


    Here comes a question,

    Say my tale has the following structure:

    ( RID varchar(20) - 20bytes

    TAID Bigint - 8 bytes

    ...

    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: Nonclustered Versus Unique NonClustered

    sqlchanakya (2/19/2011)


    Sorry for the incorrect usage "Issue" . I meant, if we are adding ROWID to eliminate the uquifier in the non clustered index(because of non uniqueness in clusterd index),...

    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: Nonclustered Versus Unique NonClustered

    I don't understand what you're asking. What 'issue'?

    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: Error during restore sql 2005 backup to sql 2008

    When you took the backup, you striped it across two files, not one. If the backup was taken from management studio and there were two files listed in the backup...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Nonclustered Versus Unique NonClustered

    sqlchanakya (2/18/2011)


    If this is the case, how a unique non-clustered index would be beneficial over a non-unique non-clusterd index.

    It generally isn't.

    The cluster should be unique, because of the need for...

    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: Tuning on parallel processing

    sql_butterfly (2/19/2011)


    Apart from that if any suggestions are still welcome (like using some locking hints or forcing Row ocks etc).

    Don't use hints unless you are absolutely certain 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: Recover Data files from Log files to recreate Databases

    If you have never taken a backup, the logs would have been truncating automatically. You'd know if they hadn't, the logs would be many times the size of the data...

    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?

    Stefan Krzywicki (2/18/2011)


    GilaMonster (2/18/2011)


    jcrawf02 (2/18/2011)


    Will somebody just punt the damn ball and call the half? jeez.... :-D:-P

    Half of what?

    If you want to stop cricket play, you call lunch, drinks break...

    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?

    jcrawf02 (2/18/2011)


    Will somebody just punt the damn ball and call the half? jeez.... :-D:-P

    Half of what?

    If you want to stop cricket play, you call lunch, drinks break or bad light.

    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?

    Stefan Krzywicki (2/18/2011)


    Oops! Run an odd number of creases? Make an odd number of runs? Terminology difficulty! : -)

    Make an odd number of runs. The crease is the white line...

    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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