Based on BOL, you DO NOT set working set size when SQL is dynamically managing memory. BOL doesn't seem to detail much on this, but this (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/maintain/failclus.mspx) says to set...

If you client alias, be sure you specify a server port setting and not use dynamic ports.

I know you said the port was open, be sure it's open on the...

John has the right idea. I'd guess security or an invalid path. The SQL or Windows error log should show this.

Gordon,

There could be good reasons to limit your access. Not that I'd like it either, but you should work within your limits. If you need a test restore, then note...

Virus scanner is key. That can severely affect performance. Might also want to check and drop all indexes and recreate from scratch.

On the parallelism thing, you can restrict an individual...

Innovartis has dbGhost to help with this and a few articles as well as one I'm expecting to get sent here any day.

Can UDP 1434 get to the server? When you hit a server, this port allows the SQL browser to send back the port required for connection. Check for a server...

Eric,

A few things to consider, and it would be great if you could test a few things. First, if your logs will survive on 1 disk, then use a RAID...

I used to setup a separate admin database on each server. Use scripts to grab the size of each database, and you can find a few on this site.

Then use...

Glad you liked it. We'll be looking for you soon as a contestent after the online challenge !

fyi, before too much complaining:

http://www.kbalertz.com/Feedback_913090.aspx

After that, send the complaints to MS.

They also say the difference between a stored procedure and a trigger is the sproc is executed client side and the trigger server side.

http://www.dotnetspider.com/exams/ShowExamQuestion.aspx?ExamQuestionId=2325

It's statement level recompile. A CTE doesn't...

Why an inner cursor? Can't you just get the data and append it to a table or variable?

Believe it or not, I do have a few friends. Or maybe it's just people that owe me for doing something

I don't...

Valid points, but if each of these databases for small and simple (no mention given), they all theoretically can be consolidated onto one server. There is a compatability mode.

The advisor...