State Database in Web tier
HiJust looking for any observations of best practice.. We're planning to put the State database on a server in the same tier as the web servers - the reason being to cut the traffic through the main...
View ArticleIn Place upgrade from SQL 2008 to SQL 2014
Hi there,I have tested a in-place upgrade from SQL 2008 to SQL 2014.I noticed after the upgrade under Add\Remove Programs the SQL 2008 is still there, can this be safely removed after the upgrade to...
View ArticleCDC & Replication on same Database. How to tweak @maxtrans & @maxscans
We have CDC & Replication on same Database. When there are huge DML i.e. 30-40 million updates within 60 minutes the CDC is behind for 3+ hours. We wanted to tweak @maxtrans & @maxscans options...
View ArticleIs there a way to restrict backups or sql agent jobs with low priority
I want to restrict the backups to run in low priority, use low disk reads and writes so the filer is happy and can I use resource governor to restrict only backups and sql agent jobs? Iops restriction...
View ArticleRestore help needed for 1.5 TB database.
All, I need to restore the DB which is close to 1.5 TB from Prod to QA. It has close to 1200 logical file. This is what I have tried so far. Restore the DB through GUI and script it out and run it in...
View ArticleSyncing Data between two Environments
I need help with automating the process of refreshing out Dev and QA environments with production data. We run our backups from the primary and store them on a network share which is then accessed by a...
View ArticleSuggestions for NIC Configurations?
Hi,I am trying to get all my ducks in a row before I upgrade the prod servers and transition from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2016 when it becomes available. The servers will be using Equallogic...
View ArticleSend Multiple query results as multiple csv files in a single email
Is there a query any one can provide to send multiple query results as multiple csv files in a single email.I am able to setup a single query result as a single attachment with the help of the...
View ArticleSQL2014 Developer disable Enterprise features
I found it once on the web but cannot find it again. I believe it had to do with Data Tools. We have many projects that we run in 2014 Developer mode but some (not all) get jittery that Enterprise...
View Article2 Jobs on a Shared Schedule Run at Different Times
Hello, we have come across some scheduling confusion that I'm hoping someone here can clear up.We have a shared schedule for running quarterly jobs, which, since there is no 'Quarterly' option, is set...
View ArticlePreferred way to check if the rows returned for a select query is null
I would like to check if the results for a select query is null. If there are no rows returned print "no rows" else send an email.What is the preferred way to script this.Is there a better way to...
View ArticleSQL/SharePoint
This may be a SQL problem or SharePoint, I'm not sure but sometimes when a user clink on the browser to open up the company Intranet home page it will open up quickly, take over 30 seconds to open or...
View ArticleWhy is this happening?
It's SQL Server Management Studio 2014http://imgur.com/SlWjzivhttp://imgur.com/cSVP2IY
View Articletransactional replication and FQDN
Hello all,I’m working in company that sells a SQL based products. I was asked to solve a bug in one of the products which has a transactional replication. When our QA team tried to setup the...
View ArticleConnecting Report Builder to SQL Server 2014 Management Studio
Hi, newby here. Have installed SQL Server 2014 Management Studio and Report Builder 3.0 on my PC. I can't seem to find anything on the net on how to connect the Report Builder to the Management Studio....
View ArticleOn-Priemise to SQL Azure migration - How to migrate domain users
We are planning to migrate an on-premise test db to sql azure environment(not azure VM). How can I migrate domain users to azure sql.We already have setup the active directory replication from...
View ArticleError while mirroring database
When i try to mirror database i am getting following error.I checked database exist and permission.Database exists and sa is the owner of that database.following is the error i am seeing in sqlserver...
View ArticleSeparately server Reports
Good afternoon;I have a production server and also have a free server for which I'm thinking about making a replica, my database has several tables and multiple records. that option would be the most...
View ArticleRecommendations for building DR using SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition
Hi all,As the topic goes, we do not want to- use database mirroring because it will no longer be supported soon- use log shipping due to the backup/transfer/apply time gapWe cannot use high...
View ArticleALTER INDEX REBUILD use of Tx Logs
HiWe have a very big table with a clustered index @1Tb.Database is currently in simple recovery mode, and I can rebuild the CI in about 30 mins, and there is little impact on the Tx Log wrt to size,...
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