Probably something to do with this part:

does a merge partition require a dynamic filter?

What's your server power options set to?

Found this via google pretty quick too:

Performance Problems with SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition Under CAL Licensing

If you leave your databases in full recovery without transaction log backups, you will eventually have problems as the transaction log will grow continuously.

How many databases did you setup log...

I've heard of others setting up jobs on a third server, pointing at the listener.

1. Test it out

2. I would be shocked if a new install overwrote your pre-existing, patched, shared features.

3. Patch as part of your new installs

You could also take advantage of...

Is there any additional information in the default trace?

:laugh:

Google found this for me:

Temp Tables vs Table Variables vs Memory Optimized Table Variables[/url]

check the collations

You could also track it down / prevent the change via Login Triggers:

CREATE TRIGGER [alter_login]

ON ALL SERVER

FOR ALTER_LOGIN

AS...

[Send yourself an email including who tried to change it]

That, AND it's the striping...

You can add indexes to the readable side if you use replication.

Do you know if you're using MetaLUNs on the SAN?

Check this (first google result):

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1156421-391-1.aspx

You could use snapshot replication and just snap the data, not the stored procs...

Specify Article Types (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)