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  • RE: Python Delimiters

    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....

    I got it right

        Because I knew it
        From a class I took in October

    lulz

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  • RE: Partitions on SSD drive

    When splitting data and log files, for performance reasons its been a recommendation for separate spindles....when using rotating disk drives in a non-SAN setup.

    Logical volumes still use the...

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  • RE: In place 2012 to 2104 upgrade and log shipping

    TheSQLGuru - Monday, July 17, 2017 11:34 AM

    I would most definitely be setting up a test environment to know for certain...

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  • RE: Residual database files in server drives

    I've always used this to check physical files to current dbnames

    select d.name, m.name, m.physical_name
    from sys.master_files m
    inner join sys.databases d
    on (m.database_id =...

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  • RE: Always on

    first...Always On doesn't mean anything.  Do you mean Failover Cluster Instances, or Availability Groups?
    Second, you need to go check the Microsoft documentation on this, for whichever of the two...

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  • RE: can't shrink tempdb files because it is a work table page.

    Aaron says it better than I can:

    https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/73324/tempdb-will-not-shrink-no-open-transactions

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  • RE: Unlimited PTO

    Rod at work - Wednesday, July 12, 2017 8:32 AM

    Kevin3NF - Wednesday, July 12, 2017 8:25 AM

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  • RE: Unlimited PTO

    Toyota North America's new HQ in Plano, TX offers the same thing, and they advertise it all over their LinkedIn recruiting efforts.   Not sure about onsite/WFH mix.  I'm tempted...

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  • RE: Can not access / login to SQL Server

    Is there anything relating to network protocols or the login failures in the ERRORLOG file?

    path similar to:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.SQL2014\MSSQL\Log

    And are you connecting locally...

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  • RE: Database stuck in single user mode while restoring

    Yusuf Bhiwandiwala - Wednesday, July 5, 2017 8:00 AM

    I will test it just for the kicks and post back the results. I'd...

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  • RE: SQL Server Maintenance Plan - Unable to Edit

    As VastSQL said, your connection manager for the package is likely pointing to the old server

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  • RE: msdb cleanup not working due to blocking

    In addition to Sue_H's answer, check to see if there are indexes on the various tables...2016 has them, older versions do not.  Not sure when this changed.   I've had...

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  • RE: Failed job for log backups but it isn't really failing..

    Also look at the size of the backupset table(s) in MSDB....if that old data isn't getting purged it can cause the new info about backups to fail to write to...

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  • RE: Splitting TempDB

    " I submit that if I am opening a hex editor on your SQL Server you are already p0wned. "

    Bingo 🙂

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  • RE: Database stuck in single user mode while restoring

    Another option is to set it to Restricted_user instead of Single.

    The semi-colon is a statement terminator...some connection might be getting in between statements is my thinking.  I had...

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