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  • RE: sql pages out before hitting low memory

    foscsamuels (3/18/2013)


    Our max server memory was unlimited. Consultant said he limited max server memory for another client with a similar issue.

    After this discussion, I set max server memory...

    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: can not find Model after Master restore

    UncleBoris (3/18/2013)


    Thanks for the replies.

    So if a DB server totally dies and it is not recommended that the Master is restored on another machine then what would be the normal...

    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 pages out before hitting low memory

    SQL doesn't page out it's own memory. The OS may page SQL out if its under memory pressure. Older versions of the OS (Server 2003) were more agressive about this,...

    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: Do Users based on logins in master have access to other databases?

    clintonG (3/18/2013)


    However doesn't Group Policy Editor remain accessible to any Windows 7 Administrator anyway?

    Err, huh?

    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: Conflicting Version number and Build Number on @@Version

    No conflict.

    Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.5000.00 (X64) Dec 10 2010 10:38:40 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition (64-bit)

    SQL Server 2005 SP 4 X64 Standard...

    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: Mirror consideration

    Murat Korkmaz (3/18/2013)


    Can you please tell me more about the little thing where I am interested in?

    What little thing that you're interested in?

    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: Top N makes query run faster

    You're running into this: http://www.benjaminnevarez.com/2011/05/optimizer-statistics-on-linked-servers/

    http://sqlblog.com/blogs/linchi_shea/archive/2010/11/22/linked-servers-permissions-and-distributed-query-performance.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: Mirror consideration

    The size of the database has little to do with mirroring. The volume of transactions will affect what kind of connection you need between the 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: CAST CONVERT doesn't work

    There's something in that column that won't convert to date.

    Try this, see what you get:

    SELECT CONVERT(CHAR(8), EZACDT)

    FROM SYM_SPT_SNI_01.dbo.DBA_MVX_CINACC00

    WHERE EZCONO = 2

    AND EZDIVI = '001'

    AND ISDATE(CONVERT(CHAR(8), EZACDT)) = 0;

    Not a...

    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: can not find Model after Master restore

    Don't move master databases from one server to another, asking for trouble.

    As for how you fix the missing model problem:

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/backup-and-recovery/the-sql-server-instance-that-will-not-start/

    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 2008 - Min and Max server memory

    How is your guideline of leaving 2GB for the OS and monitoring accordingly different from Jonathan's guideline of leaving an amount of memory dependant on the total server memory and...

    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 r2 active/active configuration

    Active /active (which really is a tern that shouldn't be used any longer) is just 2 active/passive SQL server failover instances on the same cluster.

    More correctly called 'multi-instance cluster', 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: Filegroups

    Please note: 3 year old thread.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: send Table name to procedure as a parameter

    Dynamic SQL is the only way you can do that.

    I strongly recommend you do not go this route. Procedures should have a well-defined function, not do whatever based on a...

    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: Do Users based on logins in master have access to other databases?

    clintonG (3/17/2013)


    The SQLExpress database will be intsalled on a share of a Windows7 machine

    Errrr....

    SQL is not Access. It's not a file-based database that sits on a share. It's a...

    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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