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  • RE: what disk type should i use

    avipenina (7/23/2008)


    when i run this command FSUTIL FSINFO NTFSINFO L: i get this results 65536.

    but when i run this command SELECT VOLUME,LIST PARTITION i get this results Offset = 32KB.why?

    The...

  • RE: what disk type should i use

    You may want to consider RAID 10, instead of RAID 5 for your SQL volumes - RAID 5 is not a recommended configuration. Also, dont forget to format your volumes...

  • RE: Things You Didn't Know About Temp Tables and Table Variables

    Taken all together, a good round up of the differences, but you all just ruined one of my favorite questions for DBA candidates - 'Describe the differences between Temp Tables...

  • RE: Sparse Columns

    Not convinced on the usefulness of sparse columns...

    I think this is the reference URL the answer page should have sent you to (I got a resource not found error when...

  • RE: Help with SQL Diagnostic Monitor

    Shouldn't be, as far as I'm aware. You may want to ping Idera directly on this.

  • RE: mssql_monitor.exe

    I dont believe its a SQL file - did you try right-clicking on the exe and inspecting the file properties? Look on the 'Version' tab for the Company, Product Name,...

  • RE: Help with SQL Diagnostic Monitor

    Apparently, you need SQL Client tools installed ... http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic206888-9-1.aspx.

    We had DM at my last place, and it was an excellent tool, wish I could persuade my management to shell out...

  • RE: Scripting with extension as .sql in sql server 2005

    The scripting functionality was much improved in SP2 (almost as good as it was in 2000 EM :hehe: ), so make sure you have SP2 installed on your SSMS installation.

  • RE: Understanding INNER join in detail

    gandalf97us (7/8/2008)


    ...

    Basically, what I was getting at in my post was that it wasn't just spelling and grammar that needed the editing but the SQL scripts as well. Here...

  • RE: servers not having enough space

    Defragmenting Indexes is a good idea, but it will actually make your current problem worse - Reindexing is a logged operation, and it will grow your LDF file.

    You need to:

    (1)...

  • RE: Migrate Data from Access to Sql Server 2005

    Manoj (6/24/2008)


    Is it possible for you take backup of Access DB and restore it into SQL 2005 server?

    This is not possible, please check your advice before posting.

  • RE: servers not having enough space

    Kalyan (7/3/2008)


    ... transaction log backup with truncate_only option

    Of course, only use the TRUNCATE_ONLY option if you dont need to be able to recover the database.

    :exclamation:TRUNCATE_ONLY will break your recovery...

  • RE: servers not having enough space

    Shrinking the database daily is a very bad idea - you will end up with fragmented database files very quickly.

    What backup schedules are you running: Full - how often,...

  • RE: SQL Best Practices - Universal Checklist

    GSquared / Lynn, thanks for your insights.

    So, it still comes down to the right technology in the right circumstance, you just need to know the different behaviours and implications of...

  • RE: SQL Best Practices - Universal Checklist

    GSquared (7/2/2008)


    Don't use table variables unless you absolutely have to. Even then, check your options with someone else.

    Why do you say that? I'm not necessarily an advocate of table...

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