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  • RE: Difference Rebuilding Indexes and Re-indexing?

    When you say 'rebuilding and reindexing', what commands are you specifically referring to.

    In general, rebuild means ALTER INDEX ... REBUILD, but reindexing can mean just about anything.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Database has become Suspect

    That's kinda the last resort to fixing corruption.

    If you have clean backups you should, now that you can remove replication, restore the clean backups so that you haven't lost...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Introduction to Indexes: Part 2 – The clustered index

    As always, it depends.

    26 bytes isn't that big, it's not as if we're talking a 400 byte index key. Also, if it's a vendor app that you can't change, then...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: What can be the cause when a DBCC SHRINKDATABASE(N'DBname') works but DBCC SHRINKFILE (N'MDFfile' , 0, TRUNCATEONLY) fails.

    Define 'fails'.

    What exactly did you do and what exactly was the result?

    Why do you want to shrink? Databases tend to grow as more data gets put in them. It's in...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Possible Sharepoint Database corruption

    No good backup then?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Administration

    Tushar-355587 (3/10/2010)


    Also according to me, its not a good idea to create a snapshot on a database whose whole data is being changed.

    Depends on the reason for using the...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Master Data Management

    I doubt there will be any resources or best practice yet. R2 hasn't even been released yet.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Administration

    Paul White (3/10/2010)


    GilaMonster (3/10/2010)


    A database snapshot is not a backup.

    The confusion probably arose because you can RESTORE to a snapshot.

    Or a mix-up with SAN snapshots

    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?

    I missed one.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic880142-146-1.aspx

    Copy only backup. No, I mean snapshot backup. Huh?

    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: Administration

    A database snapshot is not a backup.

    I know a fair amount about snapshots and sparse files, but I can't tell what the problem is.

    Details please, the more the better.

    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: count(uniqueidentifier data type field)

    RJ-476420 (3/10/2010)


    Moreover, count(*) uses the table scan but a primary key is indexed & will never have a NULL value.

    No it won't.

    Count(*) scans the smallest index on the table 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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (3/10/2010)


    GilaMonster (3/10/2010)


    Google might be a good bet for him. Seems like he has lots of questions

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic880137-146-1.aspx

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic880152-146-1.aspx

    It is the same guy asking about the replication issue as well.. Interview...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: using replication in development environment?

    Can you be specific please?

    What do you want to use it for? What's the scenario? Why are you concerned about 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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    A contender for the 'vague question of the week' award

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic880119-391-1.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: Administration

    Please read through this - Managing Transaction Logs[/url]

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

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