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  • RE: Building a new SQL2008 server, would like your input

    RAID10 requires an even number of drives.

    The best solution with 12 drives available would possibly be

    OS RAID1 (2...

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  • RE: Script to delete old bak files in sql server 2008

    G.Sudhagar (4/13/2011)


    1)first step will delete old backup file based on ur need (days).

    you would be well advised to delete files AFTER a successful backup for obvious reasons

    TheHose

    I use a VB...

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  • RE: Would you run SQLIO on a production server?

    SQLIO stress testing will primarily affect the SAN so no you wouldn't run it on production. These sorts of tests should be carried out before the Server and SAN are...

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  • RE: SQL 2008R2 CLuster won't come online during install

    Andrew Clark-151434 (4/13/2011)


    Hello,

    Thanks for any replies, I have found the problem. Our AD replication wasn't working so any permission changes on AD accounts weren't replicating for about 13 hours. Once...

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  • RE: SQL 2008 Recovery Models

    no need to take a FULL backup here to restart the log chain, a DIFFERENTIAL will suffice and allow subsequent transaction log backups

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  • RE: SQLMAIL

    why are you bothering to offload this through SQL Server? Send mail directly from the app straight to the SMTP server using System.Net.Mail class, there is a MailMessage() object there...

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  • RE: msdb size growing!!!

    Hi

    execute the following against MSDB and post the results

    select object_name(object_id),

    (used_page_count * 8) / 1024 as TableSizeInMBs,

    row_count

    from sys.dm_db_partition_stats

    order by row_count desc

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  • RE: VMWare and Disk Based Backup/Restore without actual SQL Backup?

    SQLJocky (4/8/2011)


    has now moved to Avamar (disk based backup solution) for our backup and partial DR strategy.

    i'm guessing this interfaces with VCB and snapshots the VM's virtual disks!

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  • RE: msdb size growing!!!

    the stored procedure

    sp_delete_backuphistory

    is used to trim the history tables. You can find details of this in Books Online

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  • RE: I am starting to create SQL Server Cluster on 2 servers and on both one Warnng is coming.Should I start it?

    forsqlserver (4/11/2011)


    I am starting to create SQL Server Cluster on 2 servers and on both one Warnng is coming.Should I start it?

    [highlight=#ffff11]Windows detected your registry file is still in use...

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  • RE: Can I create SQL Server Cluster without AD/DNS.

    clustering requires AD and AD is dependant upon DNS, they are all tied very neatly together.

    Just out of interest, why do you ask if you can implement clustering without these...

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  • RE: SQL service agent Account

    Further to what Jeffrey has said, you get the option during the SQL Server 2008 install to use service account SID based security or traditional global\local group security. Obviously service...

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  • RE: SQL Server on a Virtual Machine (VM) issues

    Abrar Ahmad_ (4/11/2011)


    [font="Verdana"]Some sign of relief @

    http://scottf.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/sql-server-on-vmware-server/

    [/font]

    That link covers VMWare Server which although very good is not a patch on it's big brother ESX server. The two are vastly different...

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  • RE: SQL cluster on virtuals?

    kstjacques (4/11/2011)


    Is anyone running a SQL Server Cluster on virtual cluster nodes?

    We have two virtual machines running Windows Server 2008 R2 (each virtual sitting on a separate ESX...

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  • RE: database owner and others

    annasql (4/10/2011)


    If so, what should we do?

    Quite often the database properties will be become inaccessible so use the stored procedure

    sp_ChangeDBOwner to change the ownership of the database

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