Better insert performance on a table only with a clustered index or a table...
Note, I am not talking about a clustered index against a non-cluster index, I mean a clustered index comparing to no index at all for inserting performance.I saw lots of links as below said that, a...
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I am working from the TK432 exam self paced training kit. I am using the Enterprise Evaluation edition. One of the exercises is to create a new database. I receive errors listed below:Msg 5133, Level...
View ArticleSQL Server Connectivity
Dear Friends,I have two separate nodes of SQL Server2012 installed on two Virtual servers. Their names are SQLDB1 and SQLDB2.Now when I open the SQLDB1 Management studio, I can connect to both servers...
View ArticleIndex fragmentation
Hi All,I observed there are several scripts which can be ran against a database for finding the index fragmentation.But, none of them returns me the results in quick time. I am after a script which can...
View ArticleHelp - SQL Server 2008 R2 suddenly stopped working! Can't start service
Hello,I've had SQL Server 2008 R2 running on my Windows 7 Professional 64-bit machine for some time now without problem. I restarted the machine just now, only to find that the SQL Server service...
View ArticleSQL Server DataFIle
Hi All,I have very old SQL Server 2000 database where the size on disk is very low and data file is increasing day by day. What should i do to reduce the size of datafile. Should i shrink the datafile....
View Articlesql monitoring
hi to all,we have a instance of sql server in us server and it used about 70Gb of memory space,can i see 1.total read command2.total write command3.duration time of each command4.list od all command...
View ArticleIs the XactSequence number in the profiler globally unique?
Hi,I need to know if the XactSequence number in the profiler can ever be the same for 2 separate transations. It is also used in the ALL_HEADERS section of TDS packets as a transaction identifier.I...
View ArticleWhat does R2 Stand for?
going to sound stupid here butJust a quiery really, what does R2 stand for or refer to when looking at Microsoft software? is it second release?Thanks! James
View Articleupdate stats getting blocked by FETCH API_CURSOR
Hi all, I am facing a blocking scenario in my production server where a An third party Application is connecting to SQl server. We update statistics in the database as part of daily maintenance and...
View ArticleReports Query Optimisation
FROM PAYROLLMGR.Timecard tc INNER JOIN PAYROLLMGR.EmpAssignment ea ON tc.EmpAssignmentID = ea.id INNER JOIN PAYROLLMGR.Employee e ON e.id=ea.empid INNER JOIN PAYROLLMGR.LocationJobPhase ljp ON...
View Articlewhat is latch contention in SQL server ?
Hello all,I want to know little more about the ‘Tempdb latch contention’ in SQL server. I have researched on this few and learn somewhat. So, what exactly is ‘latch contention’ and where can I learn...
View ArticleSQL Server memory high usage.
Hi I Have a SQL 2008 R2 SP1 running on 64bits. The memory usage grows until no memory is available. We have Max memory set to 6 GB. The server has 24 GB of RAM. I understand that the limit is only for...
View ArticleSQL Server Jobs failing with Unable to perform a SETUSER
We just recently completed a database migration from Windows Server 2003 SP2 with SQL Server 2005 Enterprise SP4 (32 bit) to Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2005 Enterprise SP4 (64...
View ArticleSQL 2012 issue in restoring differential backup
Selected full backup and choosed Restore with NoRecovery, Full backup restored After then, when I try to restore the differential backup getting the error as”Unable to create restore plan due to break...
View ArticleSOS_RESERVEDMEMBLOCKLIST Wait Type
Hello everyone. We have a question about SOS_RESERVEDMEMBLOCKLIST wait type. We've been noticing that over the course of the last few weeks SOS_RESERVEDMEMBLOCKLIST has surpassed our top wait type of...
View Articletemp db issue
Hi team,when i try to login into the server i am facing bellow error and at same time few database going to suspect mode,any one please answer the root cause of the issue.
View ArticleHow estimating in a rapid manner the size of a database - SQL Server 2012
Hi,I need to know if it exists an automatic tool (f.e. Excel worksheet) to determine quickly the estimated size for a db, having the tables to implement and the colums (with type and lenght) to...
View ArticleCannot find an English language collation option on my server, please help /...
Hello, I am just starting up a db on MS SSMS 2012, and would like to set the db-s collation to English, CI AI before entering anything, to avoid any further inconsistency / irregularity.Server default...
View ArticleFilegroups on disks with different performance
Hi allOne of our db is growing fast and we need more space for it, our dba said that they can increase the space of our db (double it) immediately but on a disk (partition/san I don't know exactly...
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