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  • RE: Partitions

    tut tut really, Books Online details this

    Microsoft SQL Server Books Online


    A table can have a maximum of 1,000 partitions.

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  • RE: SQL Server undocumented commands

    take xp_delete_file. This proc is undocumented but yet is called by maintenance plans to prune aging text\backup files.

    It seems to me the undocumented procedures are generally the ones that SQL...

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  • RE: What options are out there when Prod SQL Network and Standby SQL Network names are different and you need to failover quickly

    parissa_bakhshi (10/10/2011)


    So in either way, if you use CNAME or A recore, you shall change the orriginal A record IP address.

    this is incorrect.

    If i have a DNS host...

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  • RE: Failover Cluster - Add node

    derekr 43208 (10/10/2011)


    Hi Guys

    I have SQL 2008 enterprise Sp2 installed on Windows 2008 enterprise.

    This is a single node cluster

    What is the process of adding a second node to this cluster?

    Has...

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  • RE: vmware and sqlserver

    VMWare does page, which edition\version are you using?

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  • RE: Sql server 2005 Table Partition

    In SQL Server 2005, all tables are essentially partitioned by default, they all exist in a default first partition (check the tables sys.partitions and sys.allocation_units). You will need to examine...

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  • RE: Best practices for granular access to production databases for non-DBA users

    praveen_vejandla (10/10/2011)


    We would like to streamline access to production SQL Servers such that non-DBA users will not have sysadmin privileges

    that is the recommended practice.

    praveen_vejandla (10/10/2011)


    but they should still be able...

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  • RE: vmware and sqlserver

    which VMWare edition are you using?

    where do you see the 8GB assignment?

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  • RE: SQL server back up

    luluwang205205 (10/10/2011)


    i want to recommend easeus todo backup, it provide advanced backup scheduler and one-click to recover system to dissimilar hardware, incremental backup, differential backup, backup SQL server/ Exchange...

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  • RE: License questions

    sqlfriends (10/9/2011)


    I heard from another DBA, for a testing server which is only used for testing not for production, as long as the each developer using the testing server has...

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  • RE: Creating a 2 Node SQL Server 2008 Virtual Cluster Part 2

    All you did in part 1 is setup the subnets. Within each machines OS you have to assign an IP in the relevant range. If you need to you could...

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  • RE: Automatic Alert Generation in the event of SQL Server Cluster Failover

    Jack Corbett (10/6/2011)


    Certainly an out of the box method to be notified of a failover. As mentioned it has some issues, but certainly could be part of an overall...

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  • RE: database is in suspect mode (sql server 2008 R2 version)

    Put the database in emergency mode and run dbcc checkdb with message output first to ascertain exactly what the extent of the damage is. As Gail pointed out, the repair...

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  • RE: Creating a 2 Node SQL Server 2008 Virtual Cluster Part 2

    For this section create 3 new Windows virtual machines.

    1 of them requires just 1 virtual NIC connected to the public network.

    The other 2 require 3 virtual NICs each. One connected...

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  • RE: Backup Software Selection

    homebrew01 (9/8/2011)


    I liked Idera's tool at my previous job, but now use Redgate backup which is ok too.

    Most tools offer a free trial so you can try them out.

    Isnt the...

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