wouldn't VMs come into the memory area?

Jeff, I'd think 64bit and Hyper-V. I've had quite a few other MVPs say they like this arrangement since they can bring up/tear down...

You should also review who has the ability to do this. It should not be many people.

You could broadcast that you are about to undertake this investigation and express concerns....

I'd tell him that both of these activities could cause a lot of downtime if there's an issue. Regardless of testing, though you should still test.

It's a risk issue. I'd...

Best of luck, Eddie, and I think we'd all be interested to know how this turns out.

:), whoops.

not implying developers are not people, but you need a person that is not a developer.

I can appreciate their dedication to VB 6, but that's part of why I suggested SSIS instead of going with BCP or something else. It's a programming environment, and sometimes...

Ted,

Thanks for the update.

http://www.sqldts.com/204.aspx

Is this data queried in real time? Any reason not to move to a more structured procedure like SSIS? If they can load 1TB in less than an hour, doesn't...

Uh oh....

I've had people suggest chiropractors, but I used a couple years ago for my neck and didn't think they helped.

Acupuncture helped my legs a couple years ago. If this went...

They should support the restore of SQL. not the application, but the restore process.

It's more than services, there are registry settings along with the proper paths for files. If it's...

Can you switch Agent to your account and see if it executes?

I'm not sure, but I pinged RG support here.

I would suggest you look through the error logs to determine why it was marked as suspect.

Actually what I'd suggest if you call BackupExec and complain to them. It might be something simple.

I wouldn't necessarily uninstall and reinstall SQL, especially as I'm not sure how to...