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  • RE: script to backup and detach a db

    Before you just go detaching databases you may want to record their physical and logical filenames. Do this using

    select 'Logical file ''' + name + ''' from database ' +...

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  • RE: Adding dependency to existing cluster

    Don't know offhand, but just open up the restore window and try to locate the new drive, if it doesn't like it it will soon let you know.

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  • RE: Sql 2008 Cluster instance uninstall

    srivathsani-296624 (5/31/2012)


    We are not sure if the node is still a part of the cluster

    Windows 2003 or Windows 2008?

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  • RE: active\active sql server 2008 r2 cluster how many msdtc services we need?

    APA0876 (5/30/2012)


    what do you recommend for 2 nodes active\active , 2 sql server instances

    Thanks

    APA

    Are you expecting a large amount of remote transactions on each instance? One DTC for each instance...

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  • RE: Do we need separate drive for Page file for SQL Server 2008 R2?

    SQL Kiwi (5/29/2012)


    A recent discussion on the MVP mailing list came to the unanimous conclusion that 4GB was fine for large-memory systems.

    Were they Windows server MVPs?

    GilaMonster (5/29/2012)


    The reason being that...

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  • RE: Number of ip addresses required for active passive cluster active/active cluster

    michael vessey (5/28/2012)


    does that include the heartbeat IP addresses as well?

    No Mike, and for 3 very good reasons

    ➡ Your public network possibly services 100's or 1000's of IP addresses and...

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  • RE: Do we need separate drive for Page file for SQL Server 2008 R2?

    The page file is a windows host configuration best practice. Ideally you should size it appropriately and place it on a separate disk

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  • RE: When is Update Stats Required?

    to get the date of the latest stats updates for a given database, use the following

    SELECTt.name

    , i.name AS index_name

    , STATS_DATE(i.object_id, i.index_id) AS statistics_update_date

    FROM sys.objects t inner join sys.indexes i

    on...

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  • RE: Number of ip addresses required for active passive cluster active/active cluster

    viswanathan.mathi (5/28/2012)


    Hi Friends,

    I want to know the no of ip address required for active passive cluster active/active cluster

    You require

    1 IP address for each cluster node

    1...

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  • RE: Hung Custered SQL Installation

    Great, thanks for posting back

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  • RE: Best procedure to introduce clustering in a high OLTP environment

    MysteryJimbo (5/26/2012)


    Theres a risk of accidentally deleting or loosing the files when in a detached state.

    Take a database offline and then try to delete, move or rename one of its...

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  • RE: Hung Custered SQL Installation

    Check your cluster validation report. Have you put all related disks for the mount pints into an app group and set the dependencies

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  • RE: Orphaned Accounts

    cfradenburg (5/25/2012)


    A user (db level) doesn't work without a login (instance level).

    It does, but you to use EXECUTE AS

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  • RE: Best procedure to introduce clustering in a high OLTP environment

    I've never found a detached database difficult to re attach, unless of course some clown moves the files instead of copying them.

    Even with backup and restore you want the...

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  • RE: 2 node cluster Split-Brain Issue

    sbaker-757360 (5/24/2012)


    I finished swapping out all of my shared drives on two clusters and was able to run cluster validation without error. 🙂

    I tested complete network failure as described above...

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