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  • RE: A Story of the Deleted Transaction Log

    Charles Kincaid (8/7/2009)


    Rats! Thanks. I had seen a number of articles and posts showing the lovely check box. :pinch: It would have been so nice to...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Query tuning issue..

    MR (8/7/2009)


    I can break it up if need be, but majority of my calls are in the 'else' part - basically, the @componentType is null in most of the cases...

    It's...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Is it possible to tamper with the transaction log?

    The main problem would be with the LSNs. Remove a entry completely and SQL will believe the LSN chain is broken (and it is). Modify the LSNs and suddenly the...

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

    Anyone really know their way around replication?

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic766992-146-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: A Story of the Deleted Transaction Log

    Charles Kincaid (8/7/2009)


    Richard M (8/7/2009)


    Charles, copy-only backups were introduced SQL Server 2005...... See here

    None of my 2005 SSMS installs have the magic check box. Not even recent Express instsalls....

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: A Story of the Deleted Transaction Log

    Charles Kincaid (8/7/2009)


    I'm looking forward to the 2008 option of taking "copy only" backups that don't crap on my log chains.

    Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but if you're talking about full...

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

    Alvin Ramard (8/7/2009)


    GilaMonster (8/7/2009)


    Anyone seen today's article? The article's fine but some of the comments are scary....

    Example:

    A maintenance plan should be set up to truncate, shrink, and backup the transaction...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: memory and CPU allocation on a monster server?

    GilaMonster (8/7/2009)


    SQL Standard edition cannot use the lock pages in memory feature. It's immaterial that it's an OS setting, the SQL engine cannot and will not use locked pages in...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: in SQL 2008,only MDF,NDF,no Ldf,how to attach

    What error?

    If it's complaining about the DB not been shut down cleanly then you should restore your latest backup.

    If you don't have a backup (and why not), have a look...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: in SQL 2008,only MDF,NDF,no Ldf,how to attach

    Please don't cross post. It just wastes peoples time and fragments replies.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic767047-391-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Is it possible to tamper with the transaction log?

    Not possible

    For someone to even begin to edit the log, the database would have to be detached and they'd have to use a hex editor. I doubt there's anyone outside...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Query tuning issue..

    See this article for posting the exec plan for SQL 2000. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: memory and CPU allocation on a monster server?

    Warren Peace (8/6/2009)


    So are you also saying that letting SQL dynamically self allocate RAM pages/addresses on a per needed bassis more efficient than telling SQL this is your starting...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Replication issue

    Do the tables have primary keys? It's required for transactional replication.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Replication issue

    Does the database contain any objects that can be replicated?

    What type of replication have you selected?

    Gail Shaw
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