SQL Server 2014 Standard - Physical Data disk Partitioning
Hi,I am looking to setup SQL server 2014 on a VM using Hyper V. I will be using 3 separate VHD's for system (100GB), data(800GB) and logs (100gb) on the VM. I just wanted to ask how I should go about...
View ArticleEasy way to simulate a SQL workload on a server
Hello, We have a need to simulate a SQL workload on a server in order to test a new backup solution. Nothing fancy that requires a bunch of scripting or handholding. I've seen several options out...
View ArticleSQL data selection command
Hello Spice Works Community,I have a SQL database that contains a table which has a column listing dates in the following format "Jan-2016, Feb-2016, etc"The list has goes back a number of years, I am...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 TRN Files
Good afternoon all,Is there any simple way to read .TRN files created by SQL Server Transaction logs?e.g. if someone updated col1 in table1 to 0 could I find this in the TRN logs and how exactly would...
View ArticleCan't install TLS 1.2 on SQL SERVER 2008 R2 with SP 3
I need to find the installation package. When I hunt on Microsoft, I get down to a point that sends me to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hotfix/kbhotfix?kbnum=3144114&kbln=en-us to get the...
View ArticleSQL Memory Question
I currently have a SQL 2005 server that initially had 48gb of Ram, and 36 of it was set as max for SQL. Over the weekend I installed 128gb and was going to adjust the Ram on SQL. So the question is,...
View ArticleUpgrading Microsoft SQL 2008 to 2008 R2?
So we have recently purchased some software that turns out has some compatibility issues with SQL 2008 and have been advised by the software support guys that we need to upgrade from SQL 2008 to 2008...
View ArticleSQL Server Questions - General
Hi Guys,I know enough about SQL Server to be dangerous ;) I have a 2012 SQL Server (on a Windows 2012R2 VM - ESXi) that I setup in our environment and can deploy new instances as required, or remove...
View ArticleSQL Data Warehouse Books?
Looking to get recommendations on creating SQL Data Warehouse or a good SQL T-SQL book that will go through data warehouse.Note: I'm proficient on T-SQL, enough to pull info. I've created a data...
View ArticleSSRS permission issues
It was recently brought to my attention that users are able to modify SSRS more than their role should allow. The user is a member of a group called SSRSUsers who are granted Browser role in SSRS....
View Articlemultiple IIF's in SSRS
I have been playing with this for about an hour and figured I would reach out for some assistance. My eyes are ready to pop!The SSRS statement below works except for the condition...
View ArticleMultiple MS SQL Server Instances and Versions on same Server?
Hi,In some of the sites where I work the server usage is changing at the moment somewhat due to the main mission critical MS SQL Server Instance and DB being migrated to a cloud hosted service, so that...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 SSIS ODBC or ADO.Net?
I'm creating my first SQL Integration Package on my new SQL Server 2014. I will be pulling data from several IBM Informix databases hosted on Windows Server 2008 R2 machines. I was researching and...
View ArticleSQL Jobs are enabled, however they are not running
We took databases offline last night. Ran this to disable jobs:USE MSDB;GOUPDATE MSDB.dbo.sysjobsSET Enabled = 0WHERE Enabled = 1;GOWe then brought the databases back online and re-enabled the...
View ArticleSQL 2003 and SQL 2008 R2 in Windows SBS 2008
I have a client who has an SBS server 2008 running SQL 2003 Express. Am I able to install SQL 2008R2 standard so they coexist? I would hate to install it and mess up the exchange server.
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Express - Ok to install "with SP2" on Windows 7?
We currently have SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (with SP2) running on a Windows 7 (SP1) PC. The database is for a SQL software application used in our industry and runs on this PC with it, all...
View ArticleSQL Server event ID 2003
I'm running SQL Server 2014 SP2 and getting a bunch of 2003 Event ID errors in event manager"The configuration information of the performance library "perf-MSSQLSERVER-sqlctr12.4100.1.dll" for the...
View ArticleConverting multiple rows into one row of data
Hi All,I'm trying to write a query to bring in the description field and not duplicate my data by doing so. The description field is up to 48 characters by design and can have up to 10 lines of...
View ArticleRestrict permission for selected members of group
Hello,I am using MS SQL server 2008. I have a data base “Product details”, in that I have 4 tables A,B, C and D. Now I have a requirement of denying access to table “B” and “D” for some users of group...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 VSS Error
My SQL Server backups are failing. SQL Server 2014 SP1. OS is Server 2012 R2. 'vssadmin list writers' shows SqlServerWriter with a 'non-retryable error'. After a reboot the writer shows no error but...
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