DB read_only backup size increase
Hi Experts,Have below 3 queries. Kindly enough throw some light1) I have 1 database which is read_only. tlog backup size daily fluctuates how this is possible please...2)another question related to...
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we builted active/passive node windows server 2012 and sql server 2012 with shared storage data,log and backup. can we install standalone instances on active node and can we use the shared drives?...
View ArticleMoving to unicode datatype for an entire database - SQL Server 2012
Hi,I've a SQL Server 2012 database with more tables having more char and varchar columns.I'd like to change quickly char columns in nchar columns and varchar columns in nvarchar columns.Is it possible...
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Hi all,I have data of following microsoft office 2007 microsoft office Excel 2007 microsoft office powerpoint 2007 microsoft office word 2007 microsoft office2010 microsoft office Excel 2010 microsoft...
View ArticleIssue with linked server
We have created a linked server.We are getting below error when a trigger is executed from the source server.1)OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "Destination server" returned message "The...
View ArticleCan I select data from column without the html codes ( Customer has 4...
Hi All,Customer wants to get a notes without the HTML codes but the data in the SQL table is like below. Is there anyway to pull the data from SQL or clear it after exporting to MS...
View ArticleRecord output sort difference between SQL Server 2008 / 2012
Apologies in advance if there is a better forum for this question. We have recently upgraded to the latest release of a mainstream ERP application, currently running on a new install of SQL Server...
View ArticleVery high ASYNC_NETWORK_IO
Hi There; I’m an ‘Accidental DBA’ with a problem (is there any other kind?).We seem to be getting very high ASYNC_NETWORK_IO; with a WaitCount of around 20 million hits per 24 hour period (total wait...
View ArticleIssues while migrating data from a disk based table to a memory optimized table
Hi All,I have a Disk based table with 400000000 rows in it, We are trying to convert it into a memory optimized table.We have already created a memory optimized table with similar structure and trying...
View ArticleI need to alter all tables in database to set Primary key status from ready...
Hi,I need script that loop on all tables in the database then change the ID column from ready only to be ready/write.The ID column is primary key and no problem if it became not primary key and disable...
View ArticleHow to go about capacity planning for storage ?
Hi Experts, How to go about Capacity Planning? For instance if clients wants to upgrade to new server and new storage and asks us how much additional storage do you need for next 5 years, how can...
View ArticleHypothetical Indexes
Hi All,1.What is Hypothetical indexes2.How to find Hypothetical indexes in sqlserver20003.Is there any performance issue with these indexes.4.is there any problem while deleting these indexes.Thanks in...
View ArticleHow to determine who is loging into an instance of SQL Server Developer from...
I found some SPs, under System Stored Procedures, whihc seem somewhat useful, but I'm not sure this is giving me the full picture of things. I'm trying to figure out how to capture all users, who...
View ArticleXevent Event Members
I'm trying to use Xevent Events to monitor database events with a C# app.The problem I'm having is identifying the list of members available to monitor, they are all String types and I can't find a...
View ArticleMigrate (SYNC) database security(Login roles and permissions) after...
Friends,I am not getting proper way to migrate the security of a database. Normally I backup database and restore the same to another server. But to sync the security I manually check the rights and...
View ArticleAny script to get the health of SQL server and the windows hosting it
Hi,I would like to write a script in VB/powershell etc to extract the health of SQL server and windows CPU/memory etc which needs to be used in oracle OEM to get detailed report and send to a ticketing...
View ArticleHow to know the Cluster is active active or Active Passive
Friends A quick and easy Question. I am pretty new to Clustering. How do I know the cluster is whether active active or active passive?
View ArticleQuestion on Filestreams
Hi All, I have a question on Filestreams. I know that Filestreams are introduced in SQL2008 and used to stored BLOBs on NTFS file system and not in the database file. Now, question is, what is benefit...
View ArticleDisk speed test
I found this code on the following link. I tested it against tempdb and another database with the same options. THe speed between the two are lot different. THe tempdb is way faster than the other...
View ArticleCant browse below root of mount point in cluster when trying to restore database
HowdyRunning SQL 2008 R2 SP1 cluster on Windows 2008 R2 server.I have 8 instances of SQL running.Trying to browse below a mount point to select a file to restore a database, but I cant browse the...
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