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  • RE: SQL Performance tuning question

    swathi (12/10/2008)


    Gail Shaw,

    Server has total of 3.12 GB memory and from which sqlservr.exe is taking 1.7gb which is the maximum among all the processes that r running at that time.

    Nothing...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Disable database access but still allow Backups of user databases

    In that case, set the database to restricted users before starting the backup. That means that only members of db_owner, db_creator and sysadmin may access the DB.

    If that'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 mirroring

    Snapshots?

    It was existing transactional replication that I set up a couple months back to test some stuff and never dropped.

    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 mirroring

    Schadenfreude-Mei (12/10/2008)


    Insert into a table. Litteraly opening a table, adding a row and whatching the log reader.

    I don't know why that's not working. I did exactly that (except I...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Disable database access but still allow Backups of user databases

    Why do you need to prevent users accessing the DB to do a backup?

    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: Datediff function

    What do you want to see in the following cases?

    StartDate: 2008/01/01 07:00:00, EndDate 2008/01/02 18:00:00

    StartDate: 2008/01/01 07:00:00, EndDate 2008/01/02 07:00:00

    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 Performance tuning question

    swathi (12/10/2008)


    At that time if we check in TaskManager, the Sqlservr.exe is taking maximum amount of memory usage.

    Nothing unusual there. SQL will take as much memory as it's allowed...

    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: master key (encryption)

    What info are you looking for?

    Try this:

    select * from sys.symmetric_keys

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL running when 'nothing' running

    asrisl (12/10/2008)


    I don't have that in my list of programs, or in any menu that is on-screen when SQL Server is running.

    It's not a SQL menu. Window's administrative tools....

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL running when 'nothing' running

    asrisl (12/10/2008)


    Thank you. I found a switch like what you described under "Surface Area Configuration." I trust that is the one to which you were referring. It is set to...

    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: Problems with 'Invalid Column Name' when executing dynamic SQL

    Needs more quotes

    CAST(S.xusertype AS INT) = CAST(C.[User_Type_Id] AS INT)

    WHERE T.[Name] = ''' + @TableName + ''' AND

    T.Schema_Id = 1' --@@@@ (1 = dbo.)

    Square brackets denote identifiers, ie table or...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL running when 'nothing' running

    asrisl (12/10/2008)


    How is this possible? (Is it possible without something insidious driving it?). (In these cases, SqlServer is not listed as a running Application.)

    It won't be listed...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: locking

    sunandas (12/10/2008)


    I need to do reindexing as the tables are very big and if I wont do reindexing then locking in objects and for which the agent's system are hanged...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Trying to Insert Result Set form a LEFT JOIN Query + DTS

    Thread continues: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic616816-1291-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Performance optimization of UNIOn

    mohd.imtiaz (12/10/2008)


    yes..

    Why did you delete the post with the table and index definitions? Please post them again. I can't suggest indexes without having the table definition at the very least.

    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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