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  • RE: database in recovery model simple, error transaction log

    fred2002 (10/23/2009)


    we have restricted the log file autogrowth to control it.

    Therefore we have resized the max log size

    So to prevent an error that's cause when the log file is too...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Index Seek and Index Scan performance

    There's an article on the basics of indexing that will be published on Monday. It has a section on seeks and scans and is written for a novice/beginner. Might be...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Very large execution plan

    Turns out there are around 1500 batches in that plan. 🙁 No wonder SSMS isn't happy. I think I'm just going to end up reading the plan in raw XML...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Understanding INNER join in detail

    alex_ortega (10/23/2009)


    But I'd like to know if using INNER JOIN has less IO cost on DB than using a regular T1.PK1 = T2.FK2 ??

    Nope. Optimiser will generate identical execution plans....

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Need help to write a loop store procedure

    Forget the loop, that update's wrong.

    Unless there's only one for in Table2, there is no way that SQL can tell which row in table2 it should use to update which...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: irset

    Reported. Please do not view attachment

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Scalability and performance?

    endeavour (10/23/2009)


    any tips for getting started as a db scalability consultant?

    Know your stuff backwards, forwards, inside out. Make a name for yourself in the community, blogging, writing or presenting....

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: database in recovery model simple, error transaction log

    Put some regular monitoring in place so that you can see what leads up to the error. Use sys.databases and DBCC SQLPERF(LOGSPACE)

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Differnece between Key lookup and RID lookup

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2007/08/20/reading-execution-plans/ or look at the Execution Plan category. Looks like that was the only one missing a link.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Very large execution plan

    Dave Ballantyne (10/23/2009)


    If it is due to size then hopefully then SSMS will be able to display the plans.

    Obviously there may be a bug in SSMS caused by a particular...

    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: is there any difference among the indexes when the index filed sequence is not the same?

    If you're doing an equality match on all three columns, then any one of those three indexes is fine. If you're doing matches on some of those columns, then not...

    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: Differnece between Key lookup and RID lookup

    Silverfox (10/23/2009)


    When's the next article on aggregates, coming out... dont keep us waiting too long 😉

    27th January last year.

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2008/01/27/execution-plan-aggregate-operators/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: database in recovery model simple, error transaction log

    Did you query it at the time that the error occurred or sometime later? If it was a long running transaction, it could easily have resolved itself.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Reindex, Rebuild & All Statistics

    repent_kog_is_near (10/22/2009)


    The rebuild takes care of the index statistics, but is it recommended I do a regular update of the non-index statistics using 'sp_createstats', using a job once a week?

    Well,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: User Statistics Removal

    Chandhini (10/23/2009)


    Is it mandatory to have all of these ( '_WA_Sys_ ). or can we remove them?

    if it is removed, is there any performance issue will come?

    You can remove them,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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