Stupid question - Moving tempdb
OKSo I'm relatively new to SQL server.... And floundering.I have a series of commands I need to run, to find out where the TempDB file is, as...
View ArticleHow many SQL Databases would you run on a SQL Server 2008 server?
I'm not a application program or SQL dba so if I leave something out please forgive me. We are experiencing performance issues with our applications that have a SQL backend. There are anywhere from...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 to 2012 - side by side install/migration..new instance name?
I am looking to migrate my sql server 2008 databases to sql server 2012. I am installing it now. When it says to specify the new instance name, should it be the same name as the running 2008 instance I...
View ArticleMSSQL Split Command
I have a table similiar to this:clientcode,professional,man_sen,ssdate,ddate,verifyabc123,tij,RXB/PIW/KKL,31-01-2013,TrueI'm wanting to split the man_sen field in to separate columns as such using [/]...
View ArticleSQL LDF file is out of control
HiI have a SQL 2008 R2 database that is 20GB but the log file has grown to 517GBhow can I reduce it?the database is set to simple mode and the backup job is set to full back upwhen I try to use the...
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ssrs 2008 r2 - background transparent invalid warning
I've seen threads on this issue and haven't found a good easy solution. Somewhere along the line "Transparent" becomes invalid. I click background color... it shows options and I select "No Color"...
View ArticleWinPak 2005
We just started having an issue with WinPak 2005 when attempting to logon. We receive a message that states, "Database connection was successful but Database login failed".We are using the same Admin...
View ArticleSSIS 2008 - Variable passing
I am trying to pass 3 varibles of the same type, one works correctly but the other 2 passess 0'sI have this SQLStatement within a Execute SQL Task:SELECT DISTINCT FILE_ID, TBL_NM FROM DATABASE_TABLES...
View ArticleSQL Express no backup
My machine running SQL Express crashed. There has not been a backup in some time. The hard drive is fine. I bought a new computer running Windows 7 and installed SQL Express and my application....
View ArticleSQL Server 2008R2 version - help finding
Amongst the many things I've inherited from the out-sourced IT team, that ran my companies IT before I started, is an almost complete lack of documentation of our licenses. We have a server (2008R2)...
View ArticleDo I need MSDTC?
I set up a SQL Server cluster a few weeks ago. Things seemed to be working fine until I decided to test the cluster by shutting down one of the VM's. The disks failed over like they should and service...
View ArticleLDF on shared disk or not
I had some help setting up my server cluster and the guy said to just create local (non-shared) disks on each server for the log files. Is that really how it should be?
View ArticleRestore SQL Database from Shadow Copy
Can anyone tell me if I can restore a SQL database using a shadow copy? I have a full regular backup but found that there are shadow copies scheduled for a closer time to when we would like to restore.
View ArticleASP.Net 2.0 to SQL Server 2008
We have an online application system for potential employees to apply for the company. This online application was developed years ago by a predecessor. When an online application is submitted it...
View ArticleSQL server 2008 upgrade to 2012
I'm currently running SQL 2008 on a server 2012 machine. I've got the task of making a new Server 2012 machine, running SQL 2012. I was going to put the new instance on a VM and migrate over the DB,...
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connecting sql server
I''ve been having some trouble for the past two days, and I keep receiving this error whenever I go into my Enterprise Manager. I can stop, pause, etc. but I can not pull up my properties nor connect...
View ArticleSCCM 2012 R2 Microsoft SQL Server reported SQL message 2601, severity 14
I'm seeing errors in the State migration point message on our Primary server where the SMP is installed. It's the same error being reported about every hour.Microsoft SQL Server reported SQL message...
View ArticleOur app
As of right now we are running an app in house. We are going to be branching it out so our clients (as in people we do business with) can access it. It we were suggested to use a MSSQL database. We...
View ArticleLog files getting big
Hi All , My log files on windows sql are getting bigger and bigger by the day, has anyone got some best practices for keeping them small, and what needs to be done to shrink them have done a shrink and...
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