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  • RE: Temp db SIZE please

    It depends on the kind of workload, on how much usage of temp tables and table variables there is, on how often queries spool, sort and hash, on trigger usage,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Moving Table to Same Filegroup Different Drive

    You can only explicitly move an object to a filegroup. If there are multiple files in a filegroup, the data will be striped across them all, you cannot explicitly control...

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

    Brandie Tarvin (1/5/2011)


    Is something wrong with me that, as much as I'd like to win a free seat on SQLCruise (RE: Idera's little contest), that it's not incentive enough for...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Server Side Trace Issues

    Kwisatz78 (1/5/2011)


    In fact in my trace no row has an object name so would you agree that in the window of data I captured that no reference to my table...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Server Side Trace Issues

    The object name in SP:StmtCompleted is the name of the stored procedure that the statement is part of. It will not be a table name. (what do you put as...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Interpretting the results of a REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS

    No, it's no possible. You can tell what tables the data was discarded from, but not what data was lost. To do that, you'll need a clean backup from before...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: "Backup detected log corruption in database. Context is Bad End Sector"

    Not an error I'm familiar with. Let me consult an expert.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: "Backup detected log corruption in database. Context is Bad End Sector"

    What are you using to do log backups? Are those native backups or some 3rd party tool?

    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: Msg 8928, Level 16, State 1, Line 9

    Carlton Leach (1/5/2011)


    Because you'll be looking to restore it if possible.

    Maybe. Depends on a number of factors.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Msg 8928, Level 16, State 1, Line 9

    You have database corruption, at least one page is damaged and not readable.

    That's not the full output of checkDB, please run the following and post the full and complete output.

    DBCC...

    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: is null check in where clause

    parm_singla (1/5/2011)


    In general checking for nullablilty for parameter would be better than checking for nullablilty for the column.

    Errr... Depends completely on what you're trying to do. If you need 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

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  • RE: Row count for views and tables

    For tables you can query sys.partitions. The row count is in there (filter for index_id in 0,1). For views you'll have to run SELECT Count(*), the row counts aren't stored...

    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: Performance tuning

    In addition. If you have absolutely no experience in tuning, you're going to struggle in doing it. It's one of those areas where experience really is key. See if 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: Performance tuning

    Entire books have been written on performance tuning (several of them)

    Start with these:

    Inside SQL Server 2005: Query Tuning and Optimisation by Kalen Delaney et al.

    SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning...

    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: Calculate physical space based upon total number of rows of data

    TheSQLGuru (1/4/2011)


    In my experience (which is a LOT when it comes to sql server perf analysis and tuning) the vast majority of async network io waits are caused by slow...

    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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