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  • RE: sql server DBA certification

    Take a look here for all the certifications available for SQL Server. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server.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

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  • RE: SQL Server Background Processes

    hallidayd (10/13/2010)


    As a start you look at the results of sp_who2 and investigate those process running on spid 50 or less.

    Since SQL 2005 the rule that spids under 50...

    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: SQL Server File Placement Best Practice

    Nice Marmot (10/12/2010)


    Is it now best practice (i.e. least hassle) to leave the master and mssqlsystemresource databases in the default install location?

    On SQL 2008 the mssqlsystemresource is in the binn...

    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: Managing Transaction Logs

    MostInterestingMan (10/12/2010)


    Note that the DB with the 7gb log file is now in FULL recovery.

    You do have log backups scheduled?

    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: Managing Transaction Logs

    MostInterestingMan (10/12/2010)


    But in my situation I need the space back.

    Then do a once-off shrink of the log (and only the log) to a reasonable size (not 1). Do...

    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?

    WayneS (10/12/2010)


    jcrawf02 (10/12/2010)


    Wayne, I think you're going to make Jack and Andy very happy with that comment. 🙂

    .... wonder if I can be a presenter for my "Comparing Table Variables...

    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: Managing Transaction Logs

    MostInterestingMan (10/12/2010)


    I will shrink the file and set auto shrink on the database options page.

    Good idea, if you want to absolutely cripple database performance, fragment your indexes to hell 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

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  • RE: Managing Transaction Logs

    MostInterestingMan (10/12/2010)


    Gail, something interesting happened when I backed up the 7gb log file. Note that the DB with the 7gb log file is now in FULL recovery. The file size...

    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: Extract T-SQL from transaction logs

    No. T-SQL is not stored in the log.

    Tried querying the plan cache? If the query was recent, it may still be in 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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    WayneS (10/12/2010)


    Roy Ernest (10/12/2010)


    Gail, I thought Gail were working for yourself. I did not know that you were working for some company.

    From what I understand, she does - she's 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

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    The Dixie Flatline (10/12/2010)


    Modest proposal for you, Gail: Take your katana and wakazashi to the next meeting.

    Oh this wasn't a planned meeting. This was...

    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: Doing a FULL backup causes my Transaction Log to grow to 10GB!

    Michael Valentine Jones (10/12/2010)


    GilaMonster (10/12/2010)


    Michael Valentine Jones (10/12/2010)


    You go through this whole series of explanations every day with new people, even debunking the inevitable “truncate the log and shrink 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

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  • RE: Could not find table or object ID 825398117. Check system catalog.

    Post the code? Near-impossible to say anything useful without being able to see and/or run it.

    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: Determine which index page belongs to which table

    parthi-1705 (10/12/2010)


    Thanks for your replay as it is local i did DBCC CheckDB () WITH No_INFOMSGS.

    And? If you don't post the output I can't help you in fixing it.

    Actually why...

    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: Determine which index page belongs to which table

    Rather than looking at that right now, could you post the full output of checkDB and I can help you with resolving it.

    DBCC CheckDB (<Database Name>) WITH No_INFOMSGS, ALL_ERRORMSGS

    To find...

    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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