Shrink Log doesn't work Version 2008
Hello, I have have a question about the DBCC SHRINKFILE.I want to shrink the Logfile because it is 33 GB great (Database File size 6 MB) . In the SQL Management Studio I do the following: right click...
View ArticleCDC Capture and Cleanup job issue
I enabled CDC on my databae 'ABC' and turn on cdc on several tables. It worked fine for several days but couple of weeks ago I noticed that transactional log was full and cdc.ABC_cleanup job had error...
View ArticleJob History Retention
Hello All,I have 34 jobs on my sql server production environment. Some of them run almost once every 10 mins. The issue is I am only able to hold only one entry in the jobhistory for any job (whether...
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 database performance ( Single Core CPU 100 Percent)
Hello everyone, We have SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and we are running issue with one of the application. When we look at the SQL Server utilization on the server we are seeing one of the CPU core spike to...
View ArticleCase Study on Performance for Table Paritioning
Trying to justify a POC with our software to product management. Are there any case studies on the performance for partitioning tables in SQL Server? There is a case study with Bid2Win and in memory...
View ArticleOracle User Password Change via Linked Server with SQL Server 2005
Is it possible to change a password for an Oracle user account over a linked server? I know I can use xp_cmdshell and launch sqlplus with my query, but I would prefer an alternate route, such as...
View ArticleMeaning of "filenumber" in DBCC Page
The "DBCC Page" syntax appears as follows:DBCC PAGE ( ['database name'|database id], -- can be the actual name or id of the database file number, -- the file number where the page is found......but...
View Articlebugcheck dump for 11.0.3128.0
Hi,I have a bugcheck dump file. I don't know how to use it for troubleshooting. Can someone please guide me?Its SQL server 2012 3128 build. I was troubleshooting a performance issue when SQL server...
View ArticleHelp me shrink this database in SQL Server 2005
I archived a ton of records from a database, and it is expected to grow very slowly going forward. So please don't ask if I really need to shrink it or not. Yes...I definitely need to shrink it. I'm...
View ArticleLinked Server Table fields
Hello,I have created a linked server from SQL 2008 to another SQL 2008 serve.I can see all the tables in the linked server, but I cannot expand the table to display the table fields.is there any way to...
View Article[298] SQLServer Error: 9001, The log for database 'tempdb' is not available.
I have SQL server 2000 standard edition running on Windows 2003 server. I am getting this error[298] SQLServer Error: 9001, The log for database 'tempdb' is not available. [SQLSTATE HY000]...
View ArticleBest way to delete large number of records but not interfere with tlog...
Ive inherited a system with multiple databases and there are db and tlog backups that run on schedules. There is a list of tables that need a lot of records purged from them. What would be a good...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 sp1- Changing SQL Server Compatibility Level
helloI recently have performed the upgrade of my TFS server from 2010 to 2012 and it was successful.i was asked by the company DBA if i can update the TFS databases compatibility level to SQL Server...
View Articlebackup sql server
HiI have to backup an SQL Server on a webserver with databases, users on SQL server level as well as users on database level. It is important to backup the content to a shared folder, not locally...
View ArticleUPDATE STATISTICS WITH FULL SCAN - High reads than normal
Hi Update statistics when it runs with full sampling, reads high amount of data. my database size is 300GB and update stats is reading TBs of data from the data drive. Did anyone come across...
View ArticleCase Study on Performance for Table Partitioning
Trying to justify a POC with our software to product management. Are there any case studies on the performance for partitioning tables in SQL Server? There is a case study with Bid2Win and in memory...
View ArticleEstimating tlog impact before deleting records
Does this approach sound reasonable?So I need to pruning several tables of old data. One part of this will be to setup an ongoing maintenance job that removes old records. First Im going remove a...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access Not finding correct Linked SqlServer records
Microsoft Access 2010 application is not returning the correct linked records from a SqlServer 2008 database.For simplicity on the Access side I have a query such as:column XYZ is defined on the...
View ArticleAgent job step - using print statement in tsql step doesnt show up
I want to execute a procedure, then use print to write a short message into the job history. The step executes fine, but the message doesnt show up in the history.print 'hello'what gives?
View ArticleDoes changing the SQL Server Service Account impact FILESTREAM data?
I have a stand-alone SQL Server 2008 instance that I need to change the SQL Server service account from LocalSystem to a domain account. However, I was wondering if there was any impact on FILESTREAM...
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