What could be wrong?

  • Hi, I am relatively new to SQL. I have three databases running on SQL 2005 server. This 3 databases (1 for payroll, 1 for accounts payable and 1 for a Customs system- all of them form different vendors), were working just fine for about 1 Year. About 1 month ago, one of the Databases (Customs), is having some kind of slowness. There is one process this database does, which is to verify some part numbers- This query took about 1 or 2 minutes, nowadays, it takes about 10 to 15 minutes!!!. We did some repairs, check indexes, shrinks, deleted the Log file (which BTW grows big, about 1GB) the MDF is about 2GB.

    Well, the only thing we found out to be effective was to Stop and Start the SQL Service with this commands on a batch file I took from a web site:

    @ECHO OFF

    NET STOP SQLSERVERAGENT

    NET STOP MSSQLSERVER

    NET START MSSQLSERVER

    NET START SQLSERVERAGENT

    When I run this, the query takes again 1 to 2 minutes., but next day, the same thing happens.

    I don't want to run this everytime I have problems, because, there are another users, using the "other" databases, and I guess that can cause troubles somehow.

    Question: What can be causing this behavior?, is there any "log" I can check ?, How should I approach this problem?

    Thanks.

  • Which service pack, if any, are you using on the SQL Server?


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  • Sorry I stated that it was 2005, but it is 2000

    SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

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