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  • October 18, 2011 at 9:02 am

    #1396049

    User names aside, it's nice to realize that my skill level has grown significantly enough that I was able to answer a question to an Oracle -> SQL problem without ever having worked with Oracle. It makes me happy that I've learned enough from y'all that my google-fu has significantly improved over the years.

    Thanks to everyone here for everything you've helped me with and taught me.

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:18 am

    #1396070

    GilaMonster (10/18/2011)

    I need a couple proof-readers for the rewrite of Managing Execution Plans. reply or PM if you're keen. Article's not that long, 7 pages.

    Thanks

    I'm in - if not too late

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  • October 18, 2011 at 9:23 am

    #1396076

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2011)

    Just an FYI, since many of you post often, this thread is a little inappropriate in terms of responses to the poster. I know he's a troll, or lazy, or any number of things, but a response or two is fine. Joking about his name, or piling on with more comments doesn't help anyone and it looks like a high school cheerleaders' attempt to freeze someone out.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1191443-391-1.aspx

    Please don't make fun of people seeking help. We should all be here to help people, even if the help is "please do your own work".

    Kudos for all those that cleaned it up - where necessary.

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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  • October 18, 2011 at 9:25 am

    #1396078

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    So I have to change my handle to Ninja-ish now? :hehe:

    Roger Roger:hehe:

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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  • October 18, 2011 at 9:27 am

    #1396081

    GSquared (10/17/2011)

    Well, this year I got to miss PASS because I spent the last two weeks migrating some database servers from one datacenter to another three times.

    Tonight, I'm again up all night (third time in two weeks). Why? Because the SAN on the servers we migrated to is throwing NTFS errors and losing files. Which, by some weird coincidence, is the reason the first attempted migration had to be rolled back and tried again (the failed second attempt was some problem with a load ballancer for the web servers; apparently, the hosting company hadn't tested any of that equipment before trying to take it live, and that just didn't work out right).

    How confident am I that tonight's work will solve the problem? Well, I just got an alert from the server that one of the "brand new LUNs we're moving the data over to in order to take it off the LUN that keeps having problems" failed due to ... drum roll please ... an NTFS error.

    Bets are being taken and a pool formed on how many more nights I'll get to miss sleep because our server hosting company seems to be holding "open server month". (It's kind of like "open mike night" at a comedy club.)

    I am SO looking forward to when our contract expires with these people.

    Sounds like the hosting company a client of mine uses. They setup an iSCSI SAN connection sharing the public network NIC at 100MB instead of GB. Then we had IO issues when things got busy.

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  • October 18, 2011 at 9:31 am

    #1396087

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    So I have to change my handle to Ninja-ish now? :hehe:

    Roger Roger:hehe:

    How'd you know my middle names?!?!? :hehe:

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:32 am

    #1396090

    Jack Corbett (10/18/2011)

    GSquared (10/17/2011)

    Well, this year I got to miss PASS because I spent the last two weeks migrating some database servers from one datacenter to another three times.

    Tonight, I'm again up all night (third time in two weeks). Why? Because the SAN on the servers we migrated to is throwing NTFS errors and losing files. Which, by some weird coincidence, is the reason the first attempted migration had to be rolled back and tried again (the failed second attempt was some problem with a load ballancer for the web servers; apparently, the hosting company hadn't tested any of that equipment before trying to take it live, and that just didn't work out right).

    How confident am I that tonight's work will solve the problem? Well, I just got an alert from the server that one of the "brand new LUNs we're moving the data over to in order to take it off the LUN that keeps having problems" failed due to ... drum roll please ... an NTFS error.

    Bets are being taken and a pool formed on how many more nights I'll get to miss sleep because our server hosting company seems to be holding "open server month". (It's kind of like "open mike night" at a comedy club.)

    I am SO looking forward to when our contract expires with these people.

    Sounds like the hosting company a client of mine uses. They setup an iSCSI SAN connection sharing the public network NIC at 100MB instead of GB. Then we had IO issues when things got busy.

    What's the point of paying 250K for the san then try to save a few 100$?!? on a network card :blink:

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:33 am

    #1396091

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    Jack Corbett (10/18/2011)

    GSquared (10/17/2011)

    Well, this year I got to miss PASS because I spent the last two weeks migrating some database servers from one datacenter to another three times.

    Tonight, I'm again up all night (third time in two weeks). Why? Because the SAN on the servers we migrated to is throwing NTFS errors and losing files. Which, by some weird coincidence, is the reason the first attempted migration had to be rolled back and tried again (the failed second attempt was some problem with a load ballancer for the web servers; apparently, the hosting company hadn't tested any of that equipment before trying to take it live, and that just didn't work out right).

    How confident am I that tonight's work will solve the problem? Well, I just got an alert from the server that one of the "brand new LUNs we're moving the data over to in order to take it off the LUN that keeps having problems" failed due to ... drum roll please ... an NTFS error.

    Bets are being taken and a pool formed on how many more nights I'll get to miss sleep because our server hosting company seems to be holding "open server month". (It's kind of like "open mike night" at a comedy club.)

    I am SO looking forward to when our contract expires with these people.

    Sounds like the hosting company a client of mine uses. They setup an iSCSI SAN connection sharing the public network NIC at 100MB instead of GB. Then we had IO issues when things got busy.

    What's the point of paying 250K for the san then try to save a few 100$?!? on a network card :blink:

    yeah, just save that money and give it to me - it would be better used that way.

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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  • October 18, 2011 at 9:33 am

    #1396092

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    So I have to change my handle to Ninja-ish now? :hehe:

    Roger Roger:hehe:

    P.S. It's you guys who actually gave me the nick so I guess you can always take it back :w00t:.

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:37 am

    #1396097

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    So I have to change my handle to Ninja-ish now? :hehe:

    Roger Roger:hehe:

    How'd you know my middle names?!?!? :hehe:

    Well, the ish and the avatar did give it away. 😛

    Maybe you could change your nick and avatar to

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
    _______________________________________________
    I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
    SQL RNNR
    Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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  • October 18, 2011 at 9:38 am

    #1396098

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    So I have to change my handle to Ninja-ish now? :hehe:

    Roger Roger:hehe:

    How'd you know my middle names?!?!? :hehe:

    Well, the ish and the avatar did give it away. 😛

    Maybe you could change your nick and avatar to

    Why did I know this was going to come up :-D!

    I actually heard the robot when I read your post!

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:41 am

    #1396102

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/18/2011)

    So I have to change my handle to Ninja-ish now? :hehe:

    Roger Roger:hehe:

    How'd you know my middle names?!?!? :hehe:

    Well, the ish and the avatar did give it away. 😛

    Maybe you could change your nick and avatar to

    Why did I know this was going to come up :-D!

    I actually heard the robot when I read your post!

    Must be the force - it's what I was shooting for;-)

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
    _______________________________________________
    I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
    SQL RNNR
    Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
    Learn Extended Events

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:44 am

    #1396108

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Must be the force - it's what I was shooting for;-)

    I sense a great disturbance...

    ...oh, wait. That was the Blackberry outage. Nevermind.

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:45 am

    #1396110

    I've said it before... my avatar is not only because <>

  • October 18, 2011 at 9:46 am

    #1396113

    Brandie Tarvin (10/18/2011)

    SQLRNNR (10/18/2011)

    Must be the force - it's what I was shooting for;-)

    I sense a great disturbance...

    ...oh, wait. That was the Blackberry outage. Nevermind.

    pre-edit bad pun that might get misunderstood.

    NTS, funny how pre-edit and predict are so similar!

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