SQL 2008 R2 Trial expired, need a short term fix ASAP
So...In August I had a drive failure in my RAID configuration, just as we were moving data from a shared application server to individual VM's on a new server. The week became hectic, to say the least!...
View ArticleSSRS Reporting: How to limit the number of rows returned in a group
How can I limit the number of rows returned in a group?So far, when the report runs, it returns a lot of records for each group. However, I only want it to return the top 4 records in each group.I...
View ArticleReady to pull my hair out...whats left of it...
As some of you may know from my previous posts, my company purchased SAP Business One for our accounting department to replace quick books.SAP requires SQL Server. I have been pricing out servers to...
View ArticleNeed to rollout SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
I am tasked with deploying sql management studio 2008 to some users. Do I need to use the full version of sql 2008 and do a feature install to roll this out? I tried downloading the management studio...
View ArticleHow do you improve server/database availability?
SQL Server gives you a few different options on how to create high availability for your server or database, depending on what year/version of SQL Server you have. (Here's the list of solutions, based...
View ArticleMS SQL multiple columns from same table
Hi there, this is probably asked many times but i just cant figure what to look for...here is example ...there is column with data: id, name, unit, value ... unit field have 5 valueshow can i get...
View ArticleLost connection to SQL Server (SQL Server Error 17)
Greetings again to the well of knowledge...OK, I'm really stumped here.I have an Access 2010 front end that uses SQL Server on a separate server for the back end. Multiple users have their own copy of...
View ArticleRAID for SQL server
I have a question for setting up RAID for an SQL server.My current planning for setting it up is thisRAID Controller 1- 3x 300GB setup as RAID5 for OS/APP/SQL ProgramRAID Controller 2-8x 300GB setup as...
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Enterprise MCSA SQL 2012 Server Boot Camp
Are you or your employees looking to get MCSA certified in SQL server 2012?Unitek Education, an Authorized Microsoft Learning Partner, offers a7 Day MCSA SQL server boot camp that is 7 days.The...
View ArticleCan I query what username is being used in my SQL db's?
hi sql guru's.so I am in need of changing an admin password but I am afraid that doing so might mess up sql in some way shape or form thus breaking user applications along the way.I want to ensure that...
View ArticleSQL Restore Problem
I have a 2012 SQL Server backing up to a 2nd 2012 SQL Server nightly. I have been manually restoring the database once a week using this,USE [master]goRESTORE DATABASE [Power] FROM DISK =...
View Articlehow can I permanently sort a table column? - sql 2005
hi sql gurus, there are some tables that I have to go into sometime to modify some quick things. Unfortunately the columns are not sorted so I have to copy/paste in excel, sort, look for whatever I...
View ArticleUnable to add additional servers to SP2013 Farm
When I try to add the server to the farm, I get to the part after you retrive the database names.That works no issue and find the right DB name.After clicking next I get the following message"Failed to...
View Articlesql 2012 integration services settings grayed out
Our DBAs are trying to change some settings for integration services by going to:TextExpand the Component Services node in the left pane of the console. Expand the Computers node, expand My Computer,...
View ArticleCannot create SQL DB with same name as one just deleted
I am using SQL2012 and need to restore a test database. The existing test DB would not allow me to restore data into it because it said it was in use. So I went ahead and deleted the test DB. But...
View ArticleSQL Disk IOPS
Hello,I'm currently configuring a SQL server in Azure as a IaaS and had a questions about available IOPS to the database volumes. I have two options in front of me that I have laid out in detail...
View ArticleSQL - Add mappings for existing login to multiple DBs
I have a MS SQL Server 2005 server. I have a login that has db_datareader and db_datadenywriter to one of the DBs on that server. I need to add these same mappings to about 40 more DBs, and I don't...
View Articlesql insert multiple rows
I need to insert about 20 rows which will contain values from 1-20 (in order). Is there a "quick" way of doing it or do I have to write an insert for every number?the table would look like thisID,...
View ArticleExecute SSIS package remotely
Hello, What would be the best way to execute a SSIS package saved on a remote server, running SQL Server 2008, from a desktop running windows 8, without any SQL Services installed locally on this...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 Mirroring (Standard Edition)
Hi Everyone,We are currently specing out hardware to move our Hyper-V SQL Server VMs. The current VMHost simply cannot keep up with the SQL Server replication resource demands and it affects the...
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