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  • RE: Beyond clustered then nonclustered, does index creation order matter?

    Sam Phillips (6/30/2010)


    No, I meant for my non-clustered index creation statements (put on after my data is already loaded up).

    Yes, so did I.

    Both of those exec plans were...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Beyond clustered then nonclustered, does index creation order matter?

    Sam Phillips (6/30/2010)


    Shame the executition plan of "create index" doesn't mention wether other indexes are consulted.

    It does. See below. Index1 was a table scan, Index2 SQL used an existing index...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Maintenance Plans VS. Scripting?! Which is better?

    WebTechie38 (6/30/2010)


    As my manager said he needed, "intelligent scripts" to do our administering.

    Don't script for the shear sake of scripting. Take a look at your environment, decide if you need...

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

    Could someone who knows their way around deadlocks take a look at this please? Not going to be able look at it before the weekend

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic944536-338-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Maintenance Plans VS. Scripting?! Which is better?

    WebTechie38 (6/30/2010)


    From my hearing of the class, the instructor suggested that maintenance plans can be done away with by using scripts. The instructor mentioned that he doesn't use maintenance...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Bulk Logged Recovery Model - Best Practise to handle Non Logged operations Query

    mattmc (6/30/2010)


    We have a scheduled process each night which drops and recreates index’s on one of our main Databases.

    Why drop and recreate? So that you can do some large...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Sql Server 2000 Certification

    maskew (6/30/2010)


    As far as I understand this, it is now not possible to become certified in sql server 2000.

    Correct. All the exams are retired and can no longer be written....

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 2008r2 Primary Server and 2008 Mirrored Server

    That won't work. You won't be able to restore the backup from 2008R2 onto the 2008 server.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server Stack Dump

    Call Microsoft's customer support and open a case. There are very few people that can debug a stack dump effectively and most work for MS.

    Just make sure that you have...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Beyond clustered then nonclustered, does index creation order matter?

    Sam Phillips (6/30/2010)


    Sounds like SQL Server is consulting my new index to speed the creation of the next index.

    It can. It'll use the best option it has for...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server 2008 Vs SQL Server 2008 R2

    The broker-related processes are supposed to be waiting most of the time. They're idle the vast majority of the time waiting for something to do. They should have high wait...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL 2005

    balasach82 (6/30/2010)


    Is the default trace (which is in Log folder) also available in SQL 2000?

    No.

    If so, then what is the equivalent of fn_trace_getinfo?

    fn_trace_getinfo works on SQL 2000, for traces you...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Maintenance Plan - Backup with checksum?

    David BAFFALEUF (6/30/2010)


    The CONTINUE_AFTER_ERROR option will force SQL Server to carry on the execution even if it finds a checksum error.

    I wouldn't recommend that as a default option. It's...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server 2008 Vs SQL Server 2008 R2

    Rohit Chitre-274613 (6/30/2010)


    1. What is the difference between SS2008 and SS2K8 R2? Are there any additional features which will affect end user running queries on the database through a desktop...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: statistics

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2008/11/04/what-are-statistics-and-why-do-we-need-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

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