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  • RE: MDF

    Ratheesh.K.Nair (8/15/2008)


    Hi Experts,

    I have a database having 1 mdf file,1 ndf file and 2 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: sql server 2008 has expired

    Did you install one of the CTPs or the evaluation version? It should have said what version it was during the installation.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Where to start performance tuning

    Take your trace file and look for the queries that overall take the longest and/or have the highest number of reads. Take those queries/procs and see if you can tune...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Index Question

    Considering that, I will recommend recreating the pk as a nonclustered index, and putting the clustered index on the three columns

    [ValidationExceptionId]

    [ValuationPoint]

    [ValuationPointDate]

    Since there are no queries using the PK to filter,...

    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: Detach and attach DB

    Not unless you have an unbroken chain of transaction logs from the time of that full backup up until now.

    You can't restore the backup, then switch some of the files...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Detach and attach DB

    Use explorer's search to see if you can find the missing file.

    When you deleted the database (step 8) SQL went and deleted all the files that are part 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

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  • RE: heavy load of CPU constantly after upgrade to sql server 2005 sp2

    Make sure that you've updated all the statistics on all the tables after the upgrade.

    UPDATE STATISTICS < Table Name >

    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: hipotetic index?

    Don't think so. I think it's just the metadata and some statistics of the index. The DTA's got some undocumented tricks that it uses when it tests queries out.

    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: hipotetic index?

    As far as I'm aware, they are used by the Database Tuning Advisor to help it estimate the effect that an index would have on a query.

    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: Debugging capabilities of SQLServer Mgmnt Studio?

    Or upgrade to SQL Server 2008. It's built right into management studio.

    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: hipotetic index?

    A what? Do you mean hypothetical index?

    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: The Top Ten Reasons to Attend the PASS Summit 2008

    K. Brian Kelley (8/14/2008)


    It's expected that our time there be used to bring back knowledge for the whole team's benefit. Since I had my laptop with me, I basically...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Wax off... wax on...

    Perhaps in between the delete batches restart the log reader, let it process the deleted rows, then backup the log, disable the log reader, delete, repeat.

    It's a lot of script...

    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: The Top Ten Reasons to Attend the PASS Summit 2008

    Larry Johnson (8/14/2008)


    Thanks for your feedback!

    I get a little frustrated when someone asks for money to attend a conference, and all the bloggers can talk about are silly things.

    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

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  • RE: Wax off... wax on...

    Jeff Moden (8/14/2008)


    Oh hell no! 🙂 I'm not a "systems" type of DBA

    :hehe: Me neither

    Thanks again for the help... I may have to make...

    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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