Sql 08 Maintenance Plans - Needing help
So I have a maintenance plan that I use to run the nightly backups. Just a basic plan just doing the backups to local disk.I also have a batch job that I manually run to move these backups to another...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 standard on a Desktop PC
Hi,I was thinking this sounds like a ridiculous suggestion but after looking at SQL 2008 R2 requirements it would appear it can be installed on a Windows 7 x64 machine.For me this is an absolute no,...
View ArticleWhere to locate Large production SQL DB files on Server Storage
Dear Spicy FriendsNeed some expert advice please. Our Live SQL business system has an MDF file 200GB, Log File That can grow to 100GB and TempDB file that can grow to 100GB.I am setting up a new server...
View ArticleSet Date settings to UK on SQL Server Express 2012
I have an SQL Express 2012 server running several databases. I use SQL Management Studio 2012 to manage the databases and VB.NET to manipulate data.How can I set the date settings to UK? All my servers...
View ArticleMicrosoft EFS on SQL Server: Internal Operation
I'm trying to wrap my head around the inner mechanics of how Microsoft EFS works on SQL Server.I have read Microsoft's TechNet post on EFS (http://technet.microsoft.com/library/bb457116.aspx) and I can...
View ArticleSQL Server Auditing Quick Reference Guide
Hey Spiceheads!Another guide for you today to help with SQL Server auditing using native tools.This guide will show you how to create and manage SQL trace in which you can define what events and table...
View ArticleGuide on migrating db production from SQL 2008R2 to MSSQL 2014
Hi!We are on the way to migrating SQL Server 2008 R2 production to SQL Server 2014 Std. Edition. Can you share some things to take note of and practical guidelines?Thank you!
View ArticleFiles storing in SQL database as converted binary format is recommendable ???
Files storing in SQL database as converted binary format is recommendable ???As the data base grows the file access for the users will effect the network performance??what about the consistency of...
View ArticleSQL Query for Parameter in Report Builder
I am attempting to a Date picker field to a report that we currently run so that users can select a data range.Here is a snippet of the codeCONVERT(CHAR(10), DATEADD(d, tot_est_ship_code +5843, 0), 1)...
View ArticleSQL 2005 express restore
I have an old database of about 6 gigs that I am trying to restore for a client dated pre 2007 from cashwise/softwise. I am guessing it was created under Sql 2005 but might have been under Sql 2000. I...
View ArticleSQL Data Origination
Is there a way to tell from within a SQL database where the data in the tables originates from? Eg: Whether it's written from an application or pulled from another database, etc? I was pulled into a...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Licensing Questions
I recently purchased a nice new shinyDell PowerEdge T630with some beefy specs:2x Intel Xeon E2690 v3 2.6GHz, 12 Core/24 Threads (48 Threads...wh00t!)4x 16GB 2133MT/s RDIMMs (64GB Total)32x 600GB 15K...
View ArticleLazy Writes Counter - high max values
First off I just want to preface this by saying that I'm mainly a programmer. We ran a performance monitor on our Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and it came back with high max values for lazy writes but...
View ArticleCollect Information through Web Form to Add to a Database
I am currently working on a project to improve a current process at work. Each quarter drivers are required to submit a Maintenance Report for their truck. This report is supposed to be a list of all...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 on AD 2012
Does anyone know if SQL Server 2005 has any issues authenticating to an AD 2012 Domain?I can see from the req that SQL 2005 will work with AD2008 from documentation but nothing about AD2012.
View ArticleHow to determine how much RAM SQL Server will need?
Hi All,So I know that, given the chance, MS SQL Server will consume all the RAM that it needs/wants but how do you determine how much RAM a specific database will need to run effeciently? Can this even...
View ArticleI need material tracking software.
I need a software that can track where material is in our warehouse.It goes from the press to the cutter in another area to another area where parts are welded then to another area to get cleaned up...
View ArticleSQL AO availability group secondary fails/disconnects after cluster failover
I have setup a standalone synchronous autofailover secondary that is successfully synchronizing with the primary replica which is hosted on a clustered instance. When I manually move the primary SQL...
View ArticleFree SQL Backup Tool?
Can someone suggest one? Need to be free.Then I will have CrashPlan upload it to the internet.
View ArticleAccess 2013 / SQL Migration
Is there any way that is not too difficult to migrate data from an Access 2013 DB to a SQL Server 2014 DB?
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