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  • RE: how to manage memory for an sql server

    HildaJ (6/19/2013)


    it seems that in some of my servers I see a constant high memory usage for both the OS and the SQL Server memory. In some instances the...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Restoring from the backup after encryption of datbase

    Books Online. The RESTORE DATABASE page. I suggest you spend some time reading Books Online on a variety of topics. Maybe also buy a copy of one of the SQL...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Restoring from the backup after encryption of datbase

    Learner44 (6/19/2013)


    I already metioned I am new to this encryption field..

    The steps I gave have little to do with encryption, more to do with basic database operations like restoring a...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Restoring from the backup after encryption of datbase

    Really, you're working with encryption and you either don't know what a certificate is or don't know how to restore a backup on another server?

    Leave off the encryption and spend...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Restoring from the backup after encryption of datbase

    Learner44 (6/19/2013)


    But Now I am confused..how I can show him, that database is encrypted and if your restore it won't without proper key.

    To prove it won't restore without the certificate,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Need to free up Physical memory (RAM)

    balasaukri (6/19/2013)


    Hence please help me to free up space.

    Why? SQL Server uses memory for performance reasons, disk access is slow. Why do you want to reduce its memory usage? All...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Restoring from the backup after encryption of datbase

    If you're not going to answer my questions, I'm not going to help you.

    As for the steps to restore a TDE-encrypted database, they're in Books Online.

    To prove it won't restore...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Restoring from the backup after encryption of datbase

    Learner44 (6/19/2013)


    Msg 3234, Level 16, State 2, Line 2

    Logical file 'mydb' is not part of database 'Encry2'. Use RESTORE FILELISTONLY to list the logical file names.

    And when you did what...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How will work with(nolock) option in select queries

    bslchennai (6/19/2013)


    can we use WITH(NOLOCK) option in select queries for these tables. how it will work.

    Will the users be happy if the data that the queries return is inconsistent...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Partitioning in SQL Server 2008

    Sai Viswanath (6/19/2013)


    Also, could you point out which part of the output has got incorrect structure.

    The SELECT *, the fact that it's across a linked server, the lack of a...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Partitioning in SQL Server 2008

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-1/

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-2/

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

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  • RE: backup

    Krishna1 (6/19/2013)


    How do I test this. I need to show the diff that log will not get trucated even if we take full back every day.

    Create a database, set...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Tempdb

    Modest DBA (6/19/2013)


    so what you telling me is that due to contention my set up should be as follows...

    6 CPU machine and 6 LUNS allocated for mdfs.

    No, I'm not necessarily...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Tempdb

    Because TempDB is prone to allocation contention (contention on the allocation pages in the data file), a contention that is alleviated by having more than one file and because there...

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

    SQLSACT (6/19/2013)


    The difference between the elapsed time and the worker time could be because of any wait type, right?

    Correct, and you could miss queries that have waited, because of...

    Gail Shaw
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