Max number Linked Servers in SQL Server 2008 R2
Hello everyone, Is there a maximum number of Linked Servers which could be created for SQL Server. I am currently using SQL Server 2008 R2.Thank you.
View ArticleRestore a production database into test
HiI have to restore a production database into our test environment, but before I overwrite the test databases I have to maintain a copy of the original test database and logfiles. The files must be...
View ArticleProvision all drive space for tempdb on Windows Server 2012
I am setting up a new SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2012. I have a logical drive reserved for tempdb where I created 8 data files and a log file all with initial size equal to maxsize with the sum...
View ArticlePerformance Monitoring
What is the best way to determine if a SQL server is undergoing performance issues due to CPU, RAM, DISK, etc? What counter should we be looking at to determine if the server is lacking each one of...
View Articleassigning Ram to SQL Server
i have got 32 Gig of Ram added to server that has SQL Server on it,how much memory should be assigned to Sql and how much should be left for Windows?k
View ArticleSql server Logins
hi,Sql server 2008 max support logins,orMax how many logins we are creating sql server 2008 server.
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Operating system error code 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
every time i restart the sql server im getting following error.Create file encountered Operating system error code 3(The system cannot find the path specified.)while attempting to open or create the...
View ArticleSql server RAM / perfomance question
We have had several issues with intermittent performance & timeout issues on SQL 2008R2 servers. Most recent is a 43GB database in shared environment with other smaller db's with about 250...
View ArticleSql 2005 - insufficient system memory to run this query
Hi, We are getting right now following error: We have Sql 2005 with 4 GB MemoryThere is insufficient system memory to run this query. Error: 701, Severity: 17, State: 42.then it contains another...
View Articleusing MSSSQL SPLA licensing to deliver ISV application as service
Hello,I don't know is this good forum or not, but I searched and nothing came back on this topic. We have application which customer would like to rent it on their own hardware and their own windows...
View ArticleDatabase in recovery yet accessible
SQL 2008 10.0.5500 X64Windows Server 2008We have a ~100gb database that's been in "recovery" for 2 days now. Over the weekend the network admin had to do some SAN work and that required restarting the...
View ArticleRestoring MSDB database
Hi,we reinstalling OS and install same SQL instance - 2012. My question is, to remain all jobs we will restore msdb database. Should we restore it before master or after master database restore? Or...
View ArticlePowershell invoke-sqlcmd calls stored procedure second time after Query...
We have a very strange issue. We have noticed that a single stored procedure is executed twice when is called by Powershell invoke-sqlcmd command.When we trace it we can see the procedure starts...
View ArticleProblem in changing password of sa account.
Hello, I cant change my password of sa. I have tried with codes belowALTER LOGIN [LOGIN_NAME] WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=[master]GOUSE [master]GOALTER LOGIN [LOGIN_NAME] WITH PASSWORD=N’NewPassword’...
View ArticleMonthly Partition Implementation for daily Load & Switch IN has to work
Hi All,Any one has Implemented Monthly partition on main table & Load the Temp table daily and switch in this data on daily basis. What I want to ask that How will I switch In data for monthly...
View ArticleChanging column in NOT NULL. Why is there so much transaction log activity on...
Hi guys,the setup is as following: SQL Server 2008R2, recovery model FULL in order to better track what's going on in the transaction log.CREATE TABLE dbo.justnumbers(id INT IDENTITY, number FLOAT...
View ArticleRESTORE DATABASE fails, but only if run from within TRY/CATCH block.
Hi everybody,I'm trying to restore a DB using the following script:BEGIN TRY RESTORE DATABASE [20130717_SERVER4_NS_dat] FROM DISK = N'c:\NS.bak' WITH FILE =1, REPLACE, MOVE N'NS_dat' TO...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 have more than 600000 active tasks
select task_state,count(*) from sys.dm_os_tasks group by task_stateI ran the above statement on a SQL Server instance, and found it had about 633,000 records.Our server version is 11.0.3000.task_state...
View ArticleSQL Agent Restart time
Hi All..It's it possible to find the sql agent restart time using TSQL: here using SQL 2000.I found a scheduled sql agent backup database job missed at the target schedule.
View Articlechanging block size on database disk
Hi,I have an request from an application demand vendor sighting this below MS link :http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd758814(v=sql.100).aspxThe vendor is asking me why this practice was not...
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