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  • RE: Kill and rollback issues

    You cannot kill a rollback.

    You could try restarting the instance if you think the rollback is stuck. Beware, the rollback will continue after the restart, while SQL's bringing the DB...

    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: Clustered Index on column having 97% same value

    It probably would be better to have the cluster on a more unique column. Without analysing the system I couldn't say for 100% sure.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Attach MDF File With Ldf File Corrupted

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2009/06/09/deleting-the-transaction-log/

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: How to Tune Queries

    Please post table definitions and index definitions, as per http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How do we maintain system tables?

    Yang-703993 (5/19/2010)


    GilaMonster (5/19/2010)


    Do you have a reason to think the size of the system tables is adversely effecting DB performance?

    I think this application is not creating hundreds but thousands tables:Wow:,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: How do we maintain system tables?

    CirquedeSQLeil (5/19/2010)


    GilaMonster (5/19/2010)


    Do you have a reason to think the size of the system tables is adversely effecting DB performance?

    My inclination would be that the 100's of tables added daily...

    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: Clearing Missing index usage

    Duplicate post. No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost924105.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How do we maintain system tables?

    Do you have a reason to think the size of the system tables is adversely effecting DB performance?

    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: Backup vs Detach migrating large databases (from 2000 to 2005)

    muten79 (5/19/2010)


    We are doing backup of the drive which contains the database every day, and we'll do one before starting the migration.

    That's not the way you back up a SQL...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How do we maintain system tables?

    Not really that well hidden.

    SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE type = 'S'

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

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  • RE: How do we maintain system tables?

    CirquedeSQLeil (5/19/2010)


    The system tables are in the hidden resource database where access is limited.

    The definitions for many system views procs and functions are in the system resource DB, but 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: Clearing Missing index usage

    I believe it is cleaned when the database closes, hence take the DB offline and bring it online and it should be cleared.

    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: Execution Plan History

    There's a profiler event that gets fired when SQL removes a plan from cache.

    Checking....

    Performance: Performance Statistics

    Indicates that a compiled plan has been cached for the first time, recompiled, or evicted...

    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: MCITP SQL 2008 DBA

    r.rozeboom (5/19/2010)


    Iam MCTS sql2005. and want to upgrade towards MCITP2008.

    There's no upgrade path from MCTS 2005 to MCITP 2008. The upgrade that's available is from MCITP 2005 (either dev or...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Strange variable behaviour.....

    Swirl80 (5/19/2010)


    If i run the very simple query below i get a subtree cost of almost 200! If i hardcode the date values into the query it drops to about...

    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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