Hi rerichards,

There's some good info on internal and external memory pressure detection on Slava Oks blog. Here's some of the links:

-- http://blogs.msdn.com/slavao/archive/2005/01/26/360759.aspx

-- http://blogs.msdn.com/slavao/archive/2005/01/27/361678.aspx

-- http://blogs.msdn.com/slavao/archive/2005/01/28/362423.aspx

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webrunner (7/30/2008)

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humbleDBA (7/30/2008)

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Hi webrunner,

Don't know if you've found what this was, but was wondering if this is the blackbox trace that runs:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlserverstorageengine/archive/2007/06/03/sql-server-s-black-box.aspx

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Hi webrunner,

Don't know if you've found what this was, but was wondering if this is the blackbox trace that runs:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlserverstorageengine/archive/2007/06/03/sql-server-s-black-box.aspx

Sorry this is a bit off-topic, MAK...

Hi Loner,

Good advice from the other guys, but I would add that primarily the strategy you chose is should be based on business need...

I would urge anyone who encounters a similar issue to read Paul Randal's blog (http://sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/) as the likelyhood is that the database will be in an inconsistent state....

CAGreensfelder (7/10/2008)

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I give - what's it mean?

The first sentence looks like "Be unwilling to arrogantly cause...

LOL...

Hey, blandry, I'll give you that one... 😛

but not colour, manoeuvre, centre, etc., etc.... 😉

[edit] Damned keyboard is just not working for me today!

Simon Facer

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"And (I know other have said it already) PLEASE quit complaining about the lady's command of the English language. "

Simon Facer, just wondering what makes you think that...

Congrats guys. Great work 🙂

Congrats Gail. Well deserved 🙂

Yep...you're right AndyD in what Brad was asking. I pretty much agree with you in what you are saying too.

I guess, to answer one of Brad's questions 'Are there really...

Brad,

You are so right, esp about how people often tell how they 'fell' into DBA work, accidental or not. But I think its more fundamental than that. Many-a-place I have...

Sorry, posted twice...daooooh! :blush:

Yep, totally agree Steve...if you can consolidate, virtualise, etc. (though each of these brings their own issues and considerations for performance, availability, etc.), hence my caveat of '...all the stuff...

Colin,

I don't wholy disagree with you on the 64-bit vs 32-bit. In fact in most cases, and for DB servers that have large DBs and require performance then 64-bit may...