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  • RE: Indexes in Sql server 2005.

    Indexes are created on tables or views, not on other indexes.

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

    Anyone need a good laugh?

    http://www.careerride.com/sql-server-what-is-index-segmentation.aspx

    Some gems...

    Q:What are the advantages of using Stored Procedures?

    A: Stored procedures provide performance benefits through local storage, precompiling the code, and caching......

    Database backup methods:

    Full Backups

    Differential...

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  • RE: Indexes

    winash (10/21/2010)


    Googled this out of curiosity and found the most disturbing explanation for index segmentation...

    http://www.careerride.com/sql-server-what-is-index-segmentation.aspx

    :ermm: :alien: :w00t: - looks like a "WTF!!??!!" icon is needed

    Ooh. I needed a good laugh...

    Gail Shaw
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    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: questions

    subbkarth (10/21/2010)


    How to take the backup of 2TB, database data using third party tool?

    Depends on which 3rd party tool you're talking about. They're all pretty easy to use and all...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Are Differential db backups necessary to restore from trans logs backups?

    No quotes for datepart.

    eg

    SELECT convert(varchar(2),DATEPART(hh,getdate())) + convert(varchar(2),DATEPART(mi,getdate()))

    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: Defragmentation in Sql Server 2005?

    The process of removing fragmentation from an index so that, in theory, scans of the index perform better.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Perfomance Tuning?

    Improving the performance of queries/applications.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Indexes

    No such thing in SQL. Do you mean partitioning?

    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: DB Mirroring - High Availability

    Perry Whittle (10/21/2010)


    bh 58161 (10/21/2010)


    I know restoring it isn't how mirroring works.

    Actually that's exactly how mirroring a database starts!

    If he just restores the database (typical options), the 'mirror' will...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Tempdb in sql server 2005

    Same as any other database

    A little over 500 000 TB.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DB Mirroring - High Availability

    bh 58161 (10/21/2010)


    I know restoring it isn't how mirroring works. I meant to restore it so all have the same instance then configure the mirroring within the management studio.

    Um, no,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Database backup policy

    I seriously hope you're backing up more often than that.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DB Mirroring - High Availability

    bh 58161 (10/21/2010)


    Sorry about this! Never done anything like this before. The notes on MS are not that easy to read.

    See my previous comments about the editions. Is pointless going...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Scope of Isolation Levels?

    GilaMonster (10/21/2010)


    Have you looked at the entry for SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL in SQL Books Online?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DB Mirroring - High Availability

    Or maybe not...

    I just noticed that you have workgroup edition of SQL. Workgroup cannot be mirrored at all. It also can't be clustered.

    If you want failover, you're going to need...

    Gail Shaw
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