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  • RE: creating index on filegroup with more than one file files

    SQL uses a proportional fill algorithm if there are two data files in a filegroup. So if there are two files (the same size), both empty, the table/index will be...

    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 2008 database in recovery for 22+ hours!!!?

    Philip Millwood-419646 (10/19/2009)


    By the same token, I'm guessing that replication is part of why the log file recovery is taking so long based on a couple things I've found.

    Shouldn't be....

    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 Scan vs Seek

    Because seeks are not always optimal, especially when the actual data row is required (as in an update or a non-covering nonclustered index) and the rows affected is a significant...

    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 2008 database in recovery for 22+ hours!!!?

    How big is your log file? Do you perhaps know how much of it was active before the restart?

    For that matter, how big's the data file?

    Have you changed recovery interval...

    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: Default instance stuck on starting

    Adam Bean (10/19/2009)


    GilaMonster (10/19/2009)


    What happens if you try and start SQL from the command line? For the default instance, go to the directory with the executable and just run sqlservr.exe

    Hi...

    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 Instance is not able to start.

    mr_adeelalisyed (10/19/2009)


    You were right I’ve notice Service Broker start but then stop. And this is why Server is not able to start.

    Nope, other way around. Service broker is stopping because...

    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: Default instance stuck on starting

    What happens if you try and start SQL from the command line? For the default instance, go to the directory with the executable and just run sqlservr.exe

    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: Database 'msdb' cannot be opened

    Eddie Hendrix (10/19/2009)


    Does anyone know why MSDB is having this issue and nothing else?

    What are the messages in the error log relating to MSDB?

    Please in future can you start 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: Move logfile (ldf) while database is online

    No. Moving any of the files of a database require that the database is offline or detached.

    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 2008 database in recovery for 22+ hours!!!?

    Avg disc sec/read?

    Avg disk sec/write?

    Queue length isn't a great measure with a SAN. Is 500 MB/sec a good throughput for your SAN?

    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: Scalability and performance?

    endeavour (10/19/2009)


    has anyone actualy hired a consultant to advise on SQL performance issues or to help your SQL database scale?

    My introduction to performance tuning was when the company I...

    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 Instance is not able to start.

    SQL Error log?

    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 2008 database in recovery for 22+ hours!!!?

    Philip Millwood-419646 (10/19/2009)


    Recovery is progressing-- albeit slowly. It is now at 50%

    Ok, so you are seeing the "recovery is 50% complete..." messages?

    Last time I saw a recovery taking this...

    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 Instance is not able to start.

    Check the SQL error log as well (text file called ERRORLOG). It will give the reasons why the service failed to start

    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: How to roll back the DB

    To restore a database to a particular point in time you need a full backup from before that time and all the log backups from the time of the full...

    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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