SQL Server 2016 launches new rapid preview model with CTP 2.1
SQL Server 2016 launches new rapid preview model with CTP 2.1With the release of SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2.1, for the first time customers can experience the rapid preview...
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Hello,Cannot for the life of me seem to get SQL Server 2008 R2 Express installed (32-bit Windows 7 Pro workstation). Keep getting this error or some derivative of it:"SQL Not all privileges or groups...
View ArticleSafe to remove extra TempDB Datafiles after reconfiguring vCPUs?
So best practices state have one TempDB Datafile per CPU. Our SQL Server had 6 cores, and 6 TempDB Datafiles. We have had to remove 2 cores. What is the best way to remove the extra two TempDB Files?
View ArticleSQL 2012 SP2 error on server 2012
I have tried two different 2012 R2 servers now, and both have ended up with the same error during install"Error installing SQL Server Database Engine Service Instance FeaturesWait on the Database...
View ArticleSSRS and the IN filter
So I have a SQL database with the field "reportype" which is an integer field. In SSRS I made a parameter with multiple values and I specified the values so my users would see "budgetary" instead of...
View ArticleSQL DB used by Internal company users while integrating some DB data on website.
Hi I am currently in a situation to start using an ERP application which basically stores data of current stock, CRM Module, Accounts Module etc. This is a client/server based system which requires to...
View ArticleSQL Server view authorizations
Good Morning,I have two softwares which use two separate databases on the same DB Server, ERP DB and Lab DB. I have created a view on ERP DB which I would like to share with Lab DB. I did that by means...
View ArticleMSSQL 2008 R2 Memory Consumption to low.
We have a SQL server that is behaving.. oddly.. in that it's not using all the memory I'm throwing at it.The server has 8gb of RAM allocated to it. It's dedicated to SQL. I've set the instance to min...
View ArticleRestore appears not to work.
I have been attempting to do a bare metal restore, created my boot disk, my proper backup (.ndf), ran through the steps in the wizard, and states that it has completed the backup, but when I do a...
View ArticleCancel or Remove a backup to a database in SQL 2008 R2
Need to delete or disable a configured database backup job on SQL Server 2008 R2. Configured it in two places, one through the Maintenance Plan and the other one was done by right-clicking the "...
View ArticleSQL Maintenace Plan WITHOUT backup
So I recently acquired an enterprise license of Veeam which handles all my backups now, including SQL and the truncation and the transaction log backup and database backup.We already had a maintenance...
View ArticleJust want to verify - I should drop this Index, right?
Hey Guys,I am slowly learning SQL. I've been thrown head first into this, and the vendor refuses to help.To make a long story short, the vendor says we need to run their maintenance task every night,...
View ArticleSQL Server Agent Not Starting Properly
I have a Windows Server 2012R2 Box running SQL Server 2012 and we need to get the SQLSERVERAGENT running. It starts then immediately stops with the following...
View ArticleConnecting to SQL with Windows Authentication Fails, Basic Authentication Works
We recently upgraded the operating system on one of our SQL servers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. The upgrade went fine and SQL started right back up afterwards. We are able to...
View Article1 query, 2 servers, same data, 2 results
Someone in the past wrote a query to generate data for a report. It's in a SQL Agent job that loads the data into Excel. The group that uses the report is saying they get inaccurate data for a certain...
View ArticleOn demand database maintenance order
Dear Experts,We have a prod database (databaseA)at 45GB and it contains tables for attachments(documents, images etc) from 7 companies/affiliates. The compressed full backup size is at 35.5 GB. We also...
View ArticleSQL 2008R2 32-bit to 64-bit Upgrade
We are adding new hardware and looking to upgrade our only 32-bit SQL server to 64-bit, and I'm just looking for some options on how to do so. If you have any input it would be greatly...
View ArticleQuestion about new SQL Array
I am in the process of building out a new SQL Server, and I want to make sure I get the best bang for my buck for this new SQL Server.Information about the SQL ServerVirtualized (P2Vd)Server 2008R2 w/...
View ArticleAzure SQL Database Regional Options
Does anybody know how to change the database language options in an Azure SQL Database.We use British English rather than US English. The date formats are different.If you Right click on the database...
View ArticleWho was the smart guy who invented the SQL Server SP during reboot blues
Who in the hell decided that a SQL Server Service Pack was just the perfect thing to deploy to my SQL Server , just waiting for the moment I had to reboot the server real quick... and then decided that...
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