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  • RE: Recover SQL server 2008 database

    lordmwesh (2/5/2011)


    We are going to look for tools that can recover files even if overwritten from a certain point.

    By all means try, but I have not seen a 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: Tuning on parallel processing

    That's a pretty big question. Entire books have been written on the subject.

    Start with these

    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/

    Then try Grant's book

    http://www.amazon.com/Server-Performance-Tuning-Distilled-Experts/dp/1430219025/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1296912716&sr=8-3

    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: Snapshots going into recovery mode

    Database snapshot?

    Are there long-running transactions at the time you create them?

    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: Transaction Log Full in Simple Recovery mode

    Run a manual checkpoint, see if it helps

    CHECKPOINT

    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 switches to Single user mode?

    Someone ran ALTER DATABASE ... SET SINGLE_USER. However the error looks more like the entire instance is in single user mode. That would require someone to have added the -m...

    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: Original message viewable when replying

    Keith Langmead (2/4/2011)


    When replying to a message would it be possible to still be able to view the message you're replying to, so you can see the original message to...

    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: Problem restoring

    Carlton B Ramsey (2/4/2011)


    If somone could post a good tutorial on this it would be benifitial. I couldn't find one with a quick search.

    Managing Transaction Logs[/url]

    However 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Problem restoring

    loki1049 (2/4/2011)


    So I guess my last concern is how do I exactly do the RESTORE with REPLACE syntax? I am currently using the GUI and don't see an option to...

    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: Problem restoring

    loki1049 (2/4/2011)


    Make absolutely sure you don't need anything in your database before you restore it.

    Is this to say that it will just restore the structure of the database?

    No. 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

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

    loki1049 (2/4/2011)


    So say I have been backing up the database for the last month every week. I have made changes to the database in week 4. So I want to...

    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: Recover SQL server 2008 database

    shaun.stuart (2/4/2011)


    Hi Gail.. I'm just following along at home. Can you tell me how you can tell that the database was from 2005 or 2000?

    2011-02-04 20:30:23.42 spid53 During upgrade, 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

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  • RE: Killed a SPID; Not Completing...

    Errr, no.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189850%28SQL.90%29.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: What is the log file for...

    Craig Farrell (2/4/2011)


    *facepalm* Thanks, I'd forgotten that. So used to the old Backup with truncate to get out of space failures on badly maintained systems that my brain...

    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: Killed a SPID; Not Completing...

    No, you do need a witness for auto failover.

    Providing you're using synchronous mirroring and the state is synchronised, once the principal is down you should be able to bring the...

    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: Problem restoring

    It's just telling you that the DB you're restoring over is in full recovery and the tail of the log has not been backed up and hence you will lose...

    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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