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  • RE: SQL job is getting hanged

    What exactly do you mean by 'hanged'? What is happening? What are the exact error messages you're getting (if any)?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: CPU always utilize 60% constantly?

    ananda.murugesan (2/5/2014)


    Query is not a problem also facing any performance issues from user side but CPU always utilize 60 % constantly.

    If the query isn't a problem and you don't have...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL SERVER 2008 R2 transaction log shipping

    sanku.raghuram (2/4/2014)


    I see that we had replication between the source and destination servers. Is it like mandatory to remove the replication and then setup transactional logshipping for sqlserver 2008 R2.

    No,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: I'm .NET Developer with 3 years of experience. Looking to change career to DBA. Advise please.

    Evil Kraig F (2/4/2014)


    I would like to ask, if I try to follow SQL Server DBA path, getting MCSA SQL Sever 2012 certification in a year from now:

    MCSA? It's...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: update stats

    The Stats_date() function and the sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats DMV respectively. There are lots of scripts, a google search should dig up a pile.

    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: CPU always utilize 60% constantly?

    Is this query really a problem?

    9ms of CPU time to compile isn't large and the cost % alone is pretty meaningless, the costs have to add to 100% over...

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Evil Kraig F (2/4/2014)


    I didn't realize SQL worked that closely with the OS.

    Standard Windows API call that any app can use. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365469%28v=vs.85%29.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

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Evil Kraig F (2/4/2014)


    The Oracle mechanism of the physical addressing is a signficant improvement because it removes all translation structures for row recovery from the non-clustered lookup upon finding 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: Query with most expensive CPU usage

    Depends, Start by investigating what they do and determine whether that CPU usage is a problem or not.

    Chapters 1 and 3 of https://www.simple-talk.com/books/sql-books/troubleshooting-sql-server-a-guide-for-the-accidental-dba/ should get you started.

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Evil Kraig F (2/4/2014)


    Grant,

    My personal concern with that article is bits and pieces like this:

    Unlike heap tables, clustered indexes are “living creatures” that move rows around as needed to maintain...

    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: CheckPoint

    Yup, that's how system processes run, they're in a permanent run/wait/run/wait cycle from the time an instance starts until it is stopped. If you look, all the system processes will...

    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: Recompile error too long to get useful error information

    lisa.randles (2/4/2014)


    Hi, Keith

    Right you are. I was under a mis-conception that structure changes did not cause an automatic recompile. However, we also frequently add new indexes....

    I...

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

    Grace09 (2/4/2014)


    So there is nothing I should do?

    Why do you think you need to do something?

    What led you to the conclusion that it has been actively running non-stop since 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: DBCC CheckTable repair_allow_data_loss

    MickyD (2/4/2014)


    Is there any way I can detect a date when corruption occurred , in order to get the latest non corrupted database backup back from the tape vendors ?

    It...

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ed Wagner (2/4/2014)


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    Jeff Moden (2/3/2014)


    This guy isn't the only person of such ilk when it comes to indexes. I also see that Brent Ozar published an article about...

    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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