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  • RE: Mirroring

    take a look at this article

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  • RE: A stupid question - warm standby database switch back to primary database

    Minaz Amin (8/23/2011)


    Generally standby ( using mirroring or Log shipping ) will be in read only mode.

    A mirror database will only be read mode if you use database snapshots and...

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  • RE: List Collation on database

    Lowell (8/23/2011)


    i don't think the collation is going to affect you at all, you should use the default server collation, you just have to use nvarchar columns everywhere instead of...

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  • RE: release unused diskspace function

    It's consistent, i'll give it that. It's the same in SQL Server 2008 R2 management studio 😀

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  • RE: release unused diskspace function

    i see what is confusing the OP now

    go into the shrink file dialog and select the log file and release ununsed space, then script action to new query window. It...

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  • RE: release unused diskspace function

    GilaMonster (8/23/2011)


    p.s. TruncateOnly on shrink is ignored for log files. It's only a valid option for data files (see BoL)

    good catch Gail i totally missed that bit 🙂

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  • RE: Determine if SQL Server is running on VM

    which hyper visor are you using?

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  • RE: release unused diskspace function

    MarvinTheAndriod (8/23/2011)


    I am shrinking the log file. When scripted out it comes up with the command line:

    DBCC SHRINKFILE (N'HCMPRD88_Data' , 0, TRUNCATEONLY)

    it looks like youre trying to shrink the log...

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  • RE: release unused diskspace function

    MarvinTheAndriod (8/23/2011)


    Perry Whittle (8/23/2011)


    are you referring to the option to release ununsed space in the database shrink dialog?

    Yes this the option, im looking at

    Are you shrinking the database or an...

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  • RE: release unused diskspace function

    are you referring to the option to release ununsed space in the database shrink dialog?

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  • RE: sql server agent

    check the Windows application event log for messages

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  • RE: will sql job still run after I log off remote desktop

    yes, terminal services does not affect sql server agent jobs

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  • RE: Remote Reporting Services

    Erik Hansson (8/23/2011)


    I want to have my Database Engine on the cluster and Reporting Service on the Remote Server. So I want my application to have the Database Engine on...

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  • RE: Which is faster, truncate and load or delete and load?

    roughly how many rows do you delete, update, insert?

    If you dont absolutely need to clear the whole table then dont use the truncate, the truncate will be fast but the...

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  • RE: A stupid question - warm standby database switch back to primary database

    Loner (8/22/2011)


    If I use data mirroring, would it be better?

    no, you cannot update the mirror unless you failover to it, but then its no longer a warm standby!

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