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  • RE: SQL server become unresponsive

    Rem (9/3/2008)


    By setting Processors Affinity & I/O Affinity, Am I OK, or I should totally disable HT?

    You should disable it completely, if you can. If not, then a workaround is...

    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 server become unresponsive

    ALZDBA (9/3/2008)


    Gail,

    Do you have a kb ref for the min = max memory config problem ?

    How about books online:

    Optimizing Server Performance Using Memory Configuration Options


    Do not set...

    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 server become unresponsive

    This may be useful:

    http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/03/25/lock-pages-in-memory-do-you-really-need-it.aspx

    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: SQL server become unresponsive

    rbarryyoung (9/3/2008)


    To the best of my knowledge, Hyperthreading is not recommended for SQL Server.

    It's not. SQL 2005 handles it better than SQL 2000 did, but still... Can lead to random,...

    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: Shrinking database

    Get a bigger drive.

    If you're putting data into the database it is going to grow. You can look at archiving or deleting data that's no longer necessary, but that'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: PERFORMANCE ISSUES / SQL SERVER INSTANCES

    Is you coworker asking for separate servers or separate virtual servers?

    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: Shrinking database

    Don't shrink your database at all. It causes very bad index fragmentation and the DB will just grow again next time some data is added or those fragmented indexes are...

    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: Server Logins

    You can. If you haven't made changes to the model database, it's not necessary.

    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 server become unresponsive

    I don't. It was mentioned in a presentation. I'll see if I can find a ref for 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: SQL Injection Countermeasures

    Keyword filters aren't a very good way of defending against SQL injection.

    1) Use only procedures (preferably) or parameterised queries from your front end apps.

    2) Ensure that the app user has...

    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: Server Logins

    What was the error when the service didn't start? There would have been something in the SQL error log.

    Install

    Patch

    Ensure that the user DB files are in the same location as...

    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: Understanding Index defragmentation

    gcg_wilkinson (9/2/2008)


    I've found that even if u defrag an index and the physical disk is fragmented, then the index will remain fragmented.

    It shouldn't contribute to the logical fragmentation. That's defined...

    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 server become unresponsive

    Is the min and max memory set to the same value? If so, please change that, there's a problem whereby if they are identical then some of SQL's memory management...

    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: Column Encryption in SQL Server 2005

    Main perf problem is that indexes on an encrypted column are useless. The encryption routines are no deterministic and so you can't encrypt a value and compare with the encrypted...

    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 with Optimizing intermittent long-running query

    Very strange.

    Are there any common traits about the slow iterations? Certain user, certain time, certain parameters?

    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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