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  • RE: SQL Server is shutting down

    Please post in an appropriate forum in the future. The article discussion forums are for article discussions

    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: Advise for complete Beginners

    louisevb (2/16/2009)


    Do you have any advise from your side?

    Stop worrying about the certs and concentrate on learning the basics well. Certs are fine later, when you have some experience...

    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: Help, my database is corrupt. Now what?

    Jeff Moden (2/16/2009)


    How much of this applies to the system's databases (not including TempDB, of course)?

    MSDB can be repaired, I believe (haven't tried it). Master I would recommend...

    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: stupid stupid stupid restore problem

    Ninja's_RGR'us (2/16/2009)


    I just saw Gail's post, I guess that's why I can't get this to work >>>

    You need to backup the log before the restore, not after. After a restore...

    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 not starting because of missing ldf

    scottdever (2/16/2009)


    The error logs just say that sql cannot access the ldf files.

    It should have given a reason (Operating system error.....)

    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: stupid stupid stupid restore problem

    Magy (2/16/2009)


    Ok, all I see is FULL in the backup_type. How do I turn on transactional logs?

    For transaction log backups, see the entry in Books Online "Backup log"

    it's 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: Database not starting because of missing ldf

    Check the SQL error log. There should be some info in there. Please post any relevant log entries

    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: Advise for complete Beginners

    louisevb (2/16/2009)


    I have decided to change my career from accounting to Database Developer

    Why? What is it about databases that interests you?

    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: SUSPECT

    Check the sql error log. If the DBs are getting marked suspect, there will be entries in there saying why.

    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: MSDB log file writes very high in Simple recovery mode

    digitalox (2/14/2009)


    GilaMonster (2/14/2009)


    Simple recovery has no effect on what's written to a DB's log. Just how long it's retained after it's written.

    Good point, not sure why but I've always been...

    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: Transaction log backup, tempdb negative space?

    eashoori (2/16/2009)


    I thought Transact log backup actually help the performance during busy hours, is it not true?

    Backups are for recoverability, not 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: My LDF file grew to 180GB - How do I shrink it

    kladibeeto (2/16/2009)


    Conclusion:

    If You DON'T perform transactional log backup's

    You need to do this:

    Execute:

    BACKUP LOG DatabaseName with truncate_only

    DBCC SHRINKFILE (FILENAME, 1000)

    Set recovery model to simple.

    If you aren't doing 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: Top Wait Types - CXPACKET and SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD, but Low CPU?

    DBADave (2/14/2009)


    CXPackets occur when a query has its operations run in parallel, but not all operations complete at the same time.

    Not all threads processing a single query operator...

    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: Help, my database is corrupt. Now what?

    Jack Corbett (2/16/2009)


    I just hope I never have to reference it to fix any of my DB's. 😀

    I hope so too. This is an article that I would like...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: My LDF file grew to 180GB - How do I shrink it

    kladibeeto (2/16/2009)


    Please explain me which log chain will he break if he don't work transactional log backups?

    Please read the article that ALZDBA linked to above. It's explained in there.

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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