Hello. Joining the discussions. New company / New project.
I thought I'd just say hello. After 14 years at my last company ranging from admin/programming/dba of an obscure ERP system called Dataflo running on a PICK database called Universe - and after...
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I'm fairly new to the SQL Server stack. I'm working directly on the server - in BIDS - and have the report running. I've built and deployed the entire project to the report server - which is the same...
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We have a MIP Sage Program on a SQL Server. DC1 would be the main server DC2 is teh back up i am think they are not syncing see below. I am not too familar with SQL yet. SQL JOB...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sql server 2008 Jobs for nagios
Good afternoon everyone I've been online invesntigando hacerca as monitor sql jobs in nagios is that there are options, but does not work aver if anyone has any manual configuration or help me step by...
View ArticleSSMS 2012 on Server 2012 only launches as admin
The SSMS 2012 on Server 2012 only launches when logged in as administrator (domain and local) or ran as administrator. When I'm logged in as myself (my login has domain rights) it won't start, no...
View ArticleChanging the password of local admin of Sql server
Hi guys: planning to change the local admin paSsword of my sql server. Not sure the impact on this in the functionalities of sql. Help pls. Thank you. By the way, my sql server is just a member server...
View ArticleRestoring SQL DB to an earlier state
I have an SQL DB that needs to be rolled back to an earlier date for reporting purposes. The problem is that not all the transaction logs are there (I don't think) from the last backup we did. Would...
View Articleconnecting an oracle and a sql database on different VMs
i need to connect a database adventureworks on a sql server database on a VM with ip address 172.27.56.1 port 1433 to an oracle database ORCL with an ip address 172.27.57.255 port 1521 i will need to...
View ArticleOdd DB2 date subtraction behavior SQL Server / Excel
I've discovered this both in a dataset and directly in Excel using same query. If I force a DB2 field into a DATE and then subtract one from the other - it's correct for about month or two before the...
View ArticleNew SQL install, which is "less bad": a DC or a Sharepoint server?
Installing SQL 2012. I have two machines available: one is a domain controller and a primary file and print server, the other is hosting Sharepoint 2010 with the built-in database. This SQL...
View ArticleSQL Server Notifications
Thanks to some help from the board here I have my transaction log shipping humming along...unless the network hiccups or something. But that's not what this is about. On my secondary server that is...
View ArticleSQL Autogrowth Percentage Triggered.
I've been looking for this answer for awhile. My question pertains to SQL databases that are set to auto grow when filled. At what percentage do they actually autogrow? I was under the impression it...
View ArticleCrazy Idea - Putting SQL Logs into RAMdisk - Thoughts?
Hello My Fellow SQL Admins, About 8 months ago I resolved a tempdb bottleneck by creating a TempDB drive in RAM, using RAMDisk software to accomplish this...
View ArticleSQL Server Storage - More Spindles or Fewer SSDs?
Good Evening SQL Experts, Given the budget, would you rather go with more conventional 10k or 15k SAS spindles or fewer SSDs? If SSDs is the way to go, what is the performance ratio for SQL DB &...
View ArticleExport SQL Server 2008R2 and import in Azure?
Has anyone exported a SQL Server 2008R2 DB and successfully imported it into Microsoft Azure?
View Articlehow to run stored procedures on all databases
I need to run automate two stored procedures nightly on all databases on a server. Proc_CleanTempTables and Proc_CompactDB Can someone give me some pointers. I am a sql newbie. Thanks in advance SQL...
View ArticleGood Basic DBA guide to maintenance on SQL 2008R2
Can anyone recommend a basic schedule/guide white paper for maintaining the MSSQL 2008R2 server on a small project manager sharepoint 2010 server
View ArticleLog shipping and SQL update
I need to update replica server (SQL 2008) to SP3 and CU11, do I have to update live server (SQL 2008) as well? When using log shipping, do both servers have to be on same version?
View ArticleSimple, cheap report generating software to sit on MS SQL 2000 database
Our EPOS system (Stockade) feeds back its data to a MS SQL Server 2000 database. The EPOS software generates some reports on the data (which can be produced in various formats, including Crystal...
View ArticleSql error unable to track down what is attempting to log in.
So I've been grooming the error logs of the servers i'm in charge of and correcting left over issues from the previous IT, Current ERP support, and other assorted things. I've been rooting down the...
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