multiple instances for single user
can i install multiple instances for single user. right now i have installed windows server 2008 in my system. by default there is an Administrator account. so when i have installed sql server 2012 it...
View ArticleBIg trans log; space used % small.....
We have a database in Simple Recovery mode. Recently I noticed its trans log had grown to 118GB but only 0.089% was being used (dbcc sqlperf (logspace)). There are several connections to that database...
View ArticleSteps preceeding installing Sql 2008 SP3
What steps do you do before installing a Sql Service Pack? Here's what I do (maybe I'm crazy, maybe I'm scared).1. I stop\disable the SQL Server Agent2. I restart Sql Server in Single User mode. (I...
View ArticleWill the real DB owner please stand up...?
Many of our databases are owned by the AD account of our DBA user. That's cool until he leaves one day. I think all DB owners should be changed to "sa". Do you agree?TIA,edm2
View ArticleTo shrink (trans log file) or not to shrink
In the early days of computers they talked a lot about "defragging" your (local) hard disk to reclaim blocks of contiguous storage. We sometimes have to shrink large ldf files on disk and I'm worried...
View ArticleHow to create a database instance in sql server 2008 express edition
Hi,I have downloaded Visual Basic 2010 Express edition which comes with sql server 2008 express edition. In the SQL Server Configuration Manager I clicked SQL Server Services; and setSQL Server(SQL...
View ArticleSQL Server Maintenance Plan Reports?
Hi All,Using SQL Server 2008R2 (10.50.1804), created a maintenance plan for databases backups with the below tasks:1) Maintenance Cleanup 2) Cleanup History 3) Backup Database [Full]After execution of...
View Articlecreated .bat file to run my sql script
Please review batch file. I need to execute this file using sql authentication on sql server. And my log.log ,batch file, sql scripts on same folder location. Please give me advice for same....
View Articlesqlserver 2012 service pack 1 - where is?
Bi sqlserver 2012 edition I have, and I want to install the latest service pack in microsoft page I see: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35575 and according to what I see are...
View ArticleSQL Server Express support ??
What versions of SQL Server Express does Windows Compact (2013) support ?What microprocessors and their variants will SQL Server Express run on ?How much storage space and RAM does it require ?Randy...
View Articleerror on views containing union
Here is my script:select * from view_tablea where patient_id is not nullunion allselect * from view_tableb where patient_id is not nullview_tablea and view_tableb have the same data items.I have this...
View ArticleSql server admin jobs
Hi , I'm SQL DBA . Can any one help me out about what new things I can implement in my environment? which will be very useful to my environment & business.
View Articleaccess SQL server from my PC
Hello,provide I have a SQL server, how can I access all DBs and functionalities from my Win7 pc? Do I need to install the entire SQL server 2008 package? what Im trying to achive is to log on to my PC...
View ArticleMS BI
Hi, I'm new MSBI. Can anyone help me, what is the software needed for MSBI? how to install? & sites for MSBI tutorial.
View ArticleHow to replicate specific views between servers with minimal logs
Hello,I have an SQL server (2008) named A with one BIG database. I have another SQL 2008 named B with one small database and minimal transactions. I also have an SQL server 2008 named C that its one...
View ArticleStatistics 101 Questions
I appreciate any insight you can offer into any of these questions:1.Statistics deal with column data "distribution" in tables. Correct?2. They are used (along with indexes) by the query optimizer to...
View ArticleHow can I remove spaces from a column?
I currently have a table which looks as below, is there a way to remove all the spacing after the second character?e.g. Table CustomerForename Surname TitlePauline Mc Donald MrsPatricia Mc Call...
View ArticleUpdate Statistics long run about 11Hours
Hi All,Issue: Update Statistics Maintenance Plan duration 11:00:00 HoursPROD ENVI is with SQL Server 2008R2. We are Updating all existing statistics [Including Indexes & Columns stats] with Full...
View ArticleSlow Running Query Vs. Long Running Qery
Hi All,Is there any difference between Slow Running Query and Long Running Query.Grateful to your views on this.Regards,Kalyan----Learners Curiosity Never Ends----
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