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  • RE: Need to Install Multi Instance SQL Server on a 2-node A/P Cluster

    Jeetendra (11/19/2012)


    Hi All,

    I am trying to install Multiple instances of SQL Server 2008 R2 on a Windows Cluster in a Active / Passive Mode.

    I have installed the Default Instance of...

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  • RE: Combining AlwaysOn Groups With Failover Cluster Instances

    Dustin W. Jones (11/19/2012)


    is AONode2\CLMaint. Is this node necessary? Is this just another secondary replica?

    That's exactly what it is, a secondary replica.

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  • RE: size of LOB data 41GB smaller after BACKUP/RESTORE

    sqlnyc (11/19/2012)


    The irony here is that we deleted all of those records so that we could save space. But obviously that never happened.....

    The ghost cleanup is a periodic background task....

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  • RE: size of LOB data 41GB smaller after BACKUP/RESTORE

    sqlnyc (11/19/2012)


    Guess I'll have to do some research as to why they're not getting cleaned up in production.

    Sql server version may be the issue, check for any patches that...

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  • RE: size of LOB data 41GB smaller after BACKUP/RESTORE

    sqlnyc (11/19/2012)


    Hi Perry,

    Yes, we have recently deleted a large amount of rows. In fact I was just in touch with Paul Randal about this, and he suggested that it...

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  • RE: size of LOB data 41GB smaller after BACKUP/RESTORE

    Have large amounts of data been dropped on the source database from this table at all.

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  • RE: backup/restore process

    arkiboys (11/19/2012)


    1- if the backup of transaction log is scheduled to run say every 15 minutes then how can I "write to a new file each time with a unique...

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  • RE: SQL SP/CU taking HOURS on Multi-Node Multi-Instance Cluster

    Slipstreaming is performed at install time and can merge an install media with an SP and\or CU on the fly.

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  • RE: size of LOB data 41GB smaller after BACKUP/RESTORE

    can you post the column definitions for the table and the backup script you are using to take the backup on the new server?

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  • RE: backup/restore process

    arkiboys (11/19/2012)


    1-Do you mean to overwrite?

    No, write to a new file each time with a unique name

    arkiboys (11/19/2012)


    2-I am thinking of having t he full backup of the database every...

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  • RE: size of LOB data 41GB smaller after BACKUP/RESTORE

    DBCC UPDATEUSAGE, that'll be the culprit 😉

    Just out of interest, does the backup\restore cross database version?

    I.e. are you restoring from SQL2000 to SQL2008 for instance?

    Do you have the output from...

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  • RE: Mirroring configure HA and DR

    saidapurs (11/19/2012)


    Hi Gila,

    Can it is possible with replication (primary server)?

    Satish

    A simple search of the Microsoft site produces this link

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151799.aspx

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  • RE: Find out the size of database tables, row count, data size, index growth

    tinakothari (11/18/2012)


    I want to create table and all columns. column names are database name, current date, row count, data size, index size.

    in this table i want to insert about all...

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  • RE: Stop sql serive also stops another service

    ARCGIS or ARCSDE may use either an oracle or sql server RDBMS, it wouldn't be my preference to install the GIS system on the database server as these systems can...

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  • RE: New DBA job, done some digging on Database and have some concerns!

    bugg (11/18/2012)


    What performance impact will it have on a production DB? The DB is up 24/7 with users connected at all times.

    I will double check how far back the...

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