Thanks Simon

Jim

Thanks Lynn

Jim

Hi Jeffrey

thanks for the input

that takes me back to my original issue

I am rebuilding indexes on sat night after my full back up

what happens then is that my differentials are...

Thanks Lynn

can you tell me when it is best to update indexes ?

before a full backup or after ?

or do I need to do one before and after

Thanbks

Jim

Understood Lynn

Thanks

Jim

Hi Durai

thanks for the input

Jim

Thanks Ed

I have looked at Ola Hallengren's index maintenance routines

I have not had time to convert my Maint Plans using his scripts

Jim

Hi Lynn

so I was under the wrong impression that a differential is not from one to the other but from the last full. so if I have a full...

HI Bob

thanks for your input.

here is a followup then

should i be rebuilding my indexes before the full backup then ?

i thought i had read somewhere to do a full backup...

Hi Gift Peddie

unable to do until Thursday night as that is when maint is.

Jim

Hi Gift Peddie

parameters are all okay

This databases are on a Virtual server and the admin made some changes last Thu

Have been having issues ever since so I am not...

Thanks Gift Peddie

Mine are enabled, so must be another issue

Jim

Can you tell me where to find this entry in SMS ?

"Please enable named piped protcol in sql server."

Thanks

Jim

Hi Lynn

i am not using snapshots that I am aware of

Jim

Thanks kyleheath33

from what I was told from a sysadmin

this sql server is a virtual machine on vmware

i do not know that much abour vmware

anyway apparently, the vmware console or master...