Sql2008 doesn't release memory.....
Setting: Windows 2008 R2, Sql 2008, SP3. 64GB RAM. Sql Memory usage capped at 40GB for the datawarehouse server.While processing a large amount of data Sql uses up to its cap of 40GB. Hours after the...
View ArticleHow to trick Data collector to insert data in a view?
We are using Data Collector to aggregate data from some SQL Server views and insert them into a table in the Management Data Warehouse DB. I would like to create an identity column in the destination...
View ArticleSQL Server on a VM - are profiler CPU and Duration times honest?
If my SQL Server is running on a VM and the physical CPUs are oversubscribed, my actual performance will be impacted.Will this be visible in the times the profiler reports - will the CPU and Duration...
View Articlesql server data display change
Hi,I have a data in a table likeRetailer_SK Regional_SK National_SK12 226 NULL23 224...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005: 20vcpu/124GB with 4 numa nodes. ple drops and foreign pages...
I took a DBCC Memorystatus and it doesn't look right to me....Is this normal? I could be starving the system for memory.Memory Manager KB------------------------------...
View ArticleAccessing System Tables (books online)
I have taken this comment from the SQL Server 2005 Books Online documentation but am having problems accessing the system tables (elsewhere it is stated that there is NO modification of system views,...
View ArticleWarning: Failure to calculate super-latch promotion threshold. appears in SQL...
We are running SQL Server 2008 R2 and have just applied Service Pack 2 to our QA environment.Today we noticed this message in the SQL Server log: Warning: Failure to calculate super-latch promotion...
View Articlexp_delete_file extremely slow on a server - Wait_Info...
I am looking at one server where xp_delete_file is extremely slow to delete files.One subdirectory contains a few thousands files and it takes about 1 second for each file to delete.The wait_info is...
View ArticleTable Partitioning
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition - Windows 2008 R2.I have never done a table partitioning and I am not familiar with the concept (Yes I have googleed and look at a couple of links). Now, I have been...
View ArticleError: Link Server in Sql Server2008
HiI have two sql server A is 2008 R2 and B is 2005I have created link in A for B.when I am updating data from A to Bit gives me error:OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "LINK_A" returned...
View ArticleData compression in SQL Server 2008 R2
Hi,I would like to know if we can roll back the action of data compression on a table. For ex: I have compressed a table with PAGE compression option. Now I want to rollback the compression and get the...
View ArticleAttaching a db - missing log (ldf)
Hello,I'm trying to re-attach sqlserver 2005 db. I have the mdf file but I don't have the log file. When I try to attach, I get the appended error.Is there anyway, around this?ThanksHouman TITLE:...
View ArticleJoin Elimination not working with FK to view
In our dimensional data warehouse we have a fact table with foreign keys to dimension tables. In some cases, a view is used for a dimension table to reuse the underlying generic table. The fact table...
View ArticleDatabase Mapping error
Hi I am actually trying to make relationships in an already designed database..Database is historic one and no proper relationships, I could find 3 PK's and 0 FK's. I am doing it in test database...
View ArticleMSDTC Two Connections One Distributed Connection Same Server
Is it possible for two connections -- one from managed code / ADO.Net and one from VB6 COM classic ADO -- on the same server to the same database to enlist in a distributed transaction?A .Net app I...
View ArticleWarning: Fatal error 823 occurred
Hopefully I chose the correct forum....On a SQL 2008 64 bit (10.0.5500.0) I got this error messages three time with interval of two minutes:Warning: Fatal error 823 occurred at May 11 2013 2:38PM....
View ArticleDBCC checkdb online
HI ALLare there any method that I can do dbcc checkdb('dbname','repair_rebuild')online? without change to single_user mode.
View ArticleSQL2012 SP1 - Errorlog message: Failed to allocate BUFs:...
Hi all,recently i have received following errors in my errorlog: Failed to allocate BUFs: FAIL_BUFFER_ALLOCATION 1this error is followed by: Memory Manager KB...
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