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  • RE: ShrinkDatabase doesn't shrink the data file

    MarkThornton (1/13/2012)


    Hi Perry,

    Thanks for helping. I ran Paul's code and got this result:

    session_idstart_time status ...

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  • RE: I can t reduce Avg. Page Density

    GilaMonster (1/13/2012)


    You're posts are not making any sense.

    It's not just me then 🙂

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  • RE: I can t reduce Avg. Page Density

    ESAT ERKEC (1/13/2012)


    Sorry i want to make fragmention of index about 100

    fragmentation should be as low as possible not as high as possible!

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  • RE: ShrinkDatabase doesn't shrink the data file

    this is a known issue, truncate clears the table as all pages are de allocated. When deletes occur the ghost delete process fires to remove pages, with LOBs this takes...

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  • RE: DB MIRROR Error

    Do you have any databases mirrored on this instance already or is this the first one you are attempting?

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  • RE: SQL server 2008 R2 log shipping wizard not showing backup compression option

    Ah right ok.

    Try switching compression on using the command above see if it throws an error message, this may give a clearer indication.

    Can you go to the Transaction log backup...

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  • RE: SQL server 2008 R2 log shipping wizard not showing backup compression option

    What version is the secondary?

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  • RE: Existing standalone SQL 2008 R2 server to failover cluster question...

    garthwaimr27 (1/12/2012)


    I was hoping you wouldn't say that : ).

    What's the purpose of reinstalling the OS on the old node? Could I just reinstall SQL?

    Reinstall to get a clean...

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  • RE: Existing standalone SQL 2008 R2 server to failover cluster question...

    garthwaimr27 (1/12/2012)


    1. Just run the cluster setup on the existing server? Can I keep my existing server\instance name if I do this?

    No, it doesn't work like that.

    garthwaimr27...

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  • RE: Security error when adding a second node

    Least you got it sorted. Time to give the AD admins a grilling.

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  • RE: SQL server 2008 R2 log shipping wizard not showing backup compression option

    ss-457805 (8/13/2010)


    log ship wizard in 2K8R2 Std not showing compression option,but compression column is present in log_shipping_primary_databases. The option should still show in the wizard rite? Am i missing something?

    Did...

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  • RE: .ldf deleted and now cant attach database

    GilaMonster (1/11/2012)


    Perry Whittle (1/11/2012)


    To re attach a database with a missing log file just use either

    sp_attach_single_file_db

    CREATE DATABASE .... FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG

    Which only works if the database was shut down cleanly...

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  • RE: ShrinkDatabase doesn't shrink the data file

    MarkThornton (1/12/2012)


    We do have regular index maintenance - a weekly scheduled job, each sunday.

    My current theory is that this isn't working, due to the presence of an ntext field in...

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  • RE: SQL 2008 R2 Report services won't start

    s_osborne2 (1/12/2012)


    I let the installer configure with the defaults. Maybe that was my error! 😉

    Hope to be able to give this another go at some point later today.

    I always prefer...

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  • RE: How to create database from .mdf file only

    Chris Shaw (1/11/2012)


    I don't think you can rebuild the log when using the UI, however this is off the top of my head, and well age is not doing...

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