Perfmon Versus DMVs
I am looking at Perfmon and I can see that for the following countersSQLServer:Buffer Manager Buffer cache hit ratio...
View ArticleDebugging SQL minidump - sqllang.dll symbol issue
Hi,I am attempting to debug a SQL 2012 minidump to find the root cause for the dump.I am getting the following log0:006> !analyze -v...
View ArticleTRACE FLAG 1906
Dear ExpertsRecently we are evaluating the product ChangeAuditor for SQL Server from company QuestOne is the requirements is to switch on the trace flag -T1906 on the monitored SQL Server if the...
View ArticleUsing ring buffers and per counters to see memory pressure ?
Look at a few different ways to identify memory pressure(1) Ring buffershttp://thesqldude.com/tag/ring-buffer/Which values of the returned results should I look at and how to compare them?(2) SELECT *...
View Articletempdb - lots of old local temp tables still hanging around, some ove 30 days...
I was having an issue with a query that uses temp tables (which I tend to stay away from). I rewrote the procedure using a CTE and it works much faster. However, I still need to analyze why the older...
View ArticleCoping backup files from one location to another location of a particular date
Hi,I have a folder contains last 5 days backup, I'm using the below command for copying use masterEXECUTE [dbo].[xp_cmdshell] 'Copy C:\commandTestCopy\*.BAK C:\commandTestPaste','NO_OUTPUT';The command...
View ArticleOutOfMemory Error when exporting SSIS package
Hi all, I hope you can help.I get an Out of memory error when I try to export SSIS package from SSIS storage to file system. It stops and after some seconds error comes as pop up window.I rebooted the...
View Articleexe called in SP
Hi,I have an exe that is been called from an SP using EXEC master..xp_cmdshell m_Command.exe.when i execute this command Shell on my server that is a SQl Server 2005 Ent x64 machineNULLUnhandled...
View ArticleAlways on
Hi , I could like know whether "ALWAYS on" Can be configured on Sql2012 Standard Edition ...Please let me know .. RegardsK.Muthus
View ArticleChange SQL Server Collation in SQL Server 2012
HiHow to Change Server Level Collation in SQL Server 2012 Stan Edition after installation?--Ragu ThangavelRagu Thangavel
View ArticleSysJobHistory - Step_Name - (Job outcome)
HI Sql Techies,What is mean of (Job outcome) in Step_Name Column in System Table SysJobHistory, after job completed.
View ArticleSQL Restore error
Dear all,I'm trying to restore an SQL Server database from one server to another but I get the following error:The media family on device 'G:\FULL_databasename.bak' is incorrectly formed. SQL Server...
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Proof of concept by Monitoring the Data in MDF and NDF Files
Hi All: As per the below statement from Microsoft: SQL Server files can grow automatically from their originally specified size. When you define a file, you can specify a specific growth increment....
View ArticleSQL Backup
We are backup SQL server 2008 R2 using windows server network share. We never had any problem. My our company has installed NAS device. When running SQL backup now we are seeing error message "...
View ArticlePerformance improvement in linked server-Disable data type check
Hi All,I have two SQL serves one is SQL server 2005 and other SQL server 2008.I push data from SQL server 2005 to SQL server 2008 using Linked Server.I want to improve performance of data transfer. Few...
View ArticleMore instances of SQL Server in the same LAN
Hello everyone, just a quick question. I got Sql server 2008 r2 running in four different server, now I would like to build another instance to develop some stuff. I'm wondering if there can be any...
View ArticleFixing a broken FILESTREAM table + EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
I've been sent this database by someone as raw files (that I tricked SQL Server into attaching as it wouldn't attach it normally) because they had no backup available. I'm using SQL Server version...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 tempdb - multiple files still recommended as well as TF 1118?
Hi,Can you tell me if its still recommended that tempdb be allocated across multiple data files in SQL Server 2012? Is the use of TF 1118 also still recommended?Thanks in advance,Ed
View ArticleHelp defining index to help performance of Update query
I'm having difficulty coming up with an index for this update query. UPDATE MarketInsight SET G_ULT_CNTRY = b.COUNTRY_CD FROM MarketInsight INNER JOIN MarketInsight AS b ON MarketInsight.G_ULT_DUNS =...
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