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  • RE: Need help diagnosing a problem

    Paul (12/19/2008)


    It works happily for a few hours, then suddenly comes apart in a mass of "System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException, Timeout expired" exceptions

    Sounds like the data volumes in prod are causing perf problems....

    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: sp_recpompile after UPDATE Statistics?

    Eric Butler (12/19/2008)


    Simple question which I thought would be straight forward.

    Is it necessary to perform an sp_recompile after performing batch UPDATE STATISTICS operations.

    No. A stats update invalidates all plans based...

    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: What is the best way to Secure Production Data from Developers SQL2000

    Osmar Fernandez (12/19/2008)


    BTW, there is a problem with windows authentication. If the user has access he can use Excel and update the information from it and that is why 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Min/Max Server Memory

    Leave it at 0. No real need to fiddle with that.

    The main reason to change that is for servers that have multiple instances of SQL on them.

    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: CPU utilization

    Yup, though you're probably better off using perfmon than task manager for anything other than a casual check.

    And before you ask, there's no 'normal' value. It's completely dependant on your...

    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: Restore Just Full Backup and No Trans Logs

    m3n@ce (12/19/2008)


    Do I need to do a tail end backup of the transaction log before I do the restore?

    Since you're not planning to restore the logs (why?) no need. Just...

    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: CPU utilization

    sudarram (12/19/2008)


    A single SPID has 1714526 Cpu.Was this a normal one?

    Who knows? That's just saying how much CPU time that spid has used since it started. Without knowing what it's...

    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: copy a database from one server to another server

    ibnzakariyyahh (12/19/2008)


    i think my boss just want to punish me for this kind of assignment.

    I wish I got this kind of punishment. This is dead simple and very quick.

    You haven't...

    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: CPU utilization

    sudarram (12/19/2008)


    Hi

    I'm new to SQLSERVER.What should be the Normal CPU Utilization of SQLSERVER?

    Depends what the server's doing. That's kinda like asking "How long is a piece of...

    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: Guest Editorial: That ain't a Database, it's a Spreadsheet

    Matt Miller (12/19/2008)


    I'm the new kid on the block at my job this year, so I get to "keep the lights on"...

    Bummer. Hope nothing breaks.

    This is the first...

    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: The Best Computer

    I'm not going to ask too much. I'd love a machine with a user interface somewhere between the one in Minority Report and the one in Quantum of Solace.

    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: Indexes

    Robert Frasca (12/19/2008)


    I found heap, clustered, non-clustered, and XML as the only valid "types".

    Heap, no. It doesn't have the b-tree structure, it's not an index.

    Don't forget spatial indexes on...

    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: Multi line Table-value function much slower then executing body SQL (2008)

    Grant Fritchey (12/19/2008)


    I want to try this on my own, but I'm a bit busy. Has anyone tried querying sys.dm_exec_query_plan?

    Plans are there. Fairly easy to identify too, the objectid in...

    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: Learning Priorities

    Domagoj Orec (12/19/2008)


    I wonder what happens with 50+ year olds in IT, how they cope with learning new things?

    My colleague's around that age and he runs rings around me...

    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
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: What is the best way to Secure Production Data from Developers SQL2000

    A hardcoded password is a bad idea, for this reason and others.

    You can put the password in the app.config file (encrypted) and have it different on dev and prod. Preferably...

    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
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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