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  • RE: Urgent help required

    Depends what the column says. It gives you the reason the log is not been reused.

    Typical things I've seen - Replication, backup, active transaction, mirroring.

    Each needs to be treated differently.

    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 ghost cleanup system process

    I've also seen it bring the system to an absolute halt during an auto grow.

    You're right on the dropped obejcts. While I've seen Ghost cleanup tidying up after a drop,...

    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: SAN best practices

    Excellent. Thank 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: Multiple threads of a single SPID visible on sysprocesses

    Marios Philippopoulos (5/8/2008)


    Gail, thanks for the info, I've wondering about this for quite some time...

    Don't take it as authoritative, since I can't remember the source.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Multiple threads of a single SPID visible on sysprocesses

    I seem to recall reading somewhere that MAXDOP limited the number of running threads, not the total number of threads overall that a query could spawn.

    If that's correct, then with...

    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 error

    Do you not have a backup?

    There is a way, but it will cause data loss. No idea how much, or from which table.

    Please run the following...

    DBCC CHECKDB('msdb') WITH NO_INFOMSGS

    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 error

    What's the most recent backup you have for MSDB?

    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: SAN best practices

    Thanks. I'll check them 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: Difference between UDF and View

    TheSQLGuru (5/8/2008)


    2. Functions can result in poor performance.

    3. Functions can result in REALLY REALLY BAD performance. 🙂

    6. Did I mention that functions are often bad for performance?? 😀

    Especially...

    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

    Probably early-mid June for the full session list. Probably spotlights earlier.

    End of May is the date they gave for feedback on submitted abstracts.

    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: Stored Procedure performance hit

    What are the blocks/waits on? What wait type? What resource?

    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: SAN best practices

    Storage take blame for a poorly performing database? What universe are you in? 😉

    That's my worst fear, and it's something I've had before. A datawarehouse load that was using the...

    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: Will ROLLBACK work in RESTORE script if network problem occurs?

    As a suggestion - first copy the back up files locally, then do the 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: SAN best practices

    Thanks. I'll check that out when I get home.

    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: Truncating Log During Backup

    Database backups do not truncate the trasnaction log. They back up enough of the log to ensure that the backup is consistent when restored.

    Only a transaction log backup truncated the...

    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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