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Generate usage log

I'm trying to automatically generate an events log report in sql server that does the following: Records events including successful login, Create/Delete Account, An Account was Unlocked, Account ...
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Object name 'Clean Up History' in use when trying to complete the maintenance plan wizard in SQL Server 2008 R2

I am trying to create a maintenance plan on a instance running SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 (no CU's installed). When completing the wizard I get the following error: The object name cannot be changed ...
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Which system databases should I checkdb and defrag indices?

I have SQL Server Agent (2005) jobs that periodically perform CHECKDB and a defrag (ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE/REBUILD) of any index that is highly fragmented. These are typical maintenance best ...
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Process attempted to unlock a resource it does not own

SQL Server 2005 SP4 32-Bit I have a DBCC CHECKDB job running nightly. Last night, soon after the job started, I got the errors below. The database is NOT in suspect mode, and CHECKDB comes back clean ...
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Role of Database Administrators

I am currently working as an application developer on a project which involves the creation of a new SQL Server database. I am actively working with a group of DBAs who will play some role in the ...
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Stop SQL Server service(s) before defragmenting drive?

Our production SQL Server 2005 database's data files live on a separate physical drive, which Microsoft Windows 2003's Disk Defragmenter tool reports as 99% fragmented. We scheduled a task to ...
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Creating indexes with t-sql scrips vs rebuild indexes in maintenance plan

I’m using SQL Server 2008 and I am running several (15) scripts each day to bulk insert to tables. Each script drops the table at the beginning. I create indexes in the scripts. Some of the scripts ...
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Disadvantages of reorganizing all tables nightly

I consider scheduling a SQL Server job that reorganizes all tables nightly. We don't have enterprise, so we cannot rebuild online (this means we need to reorganize). We also don't want to invest too ...
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How can I fix “Cannot perform a differential backup … a current database backup doesn't exist”?

We recently switched to the FULL recovery model, with full backups being done every weekend, and differentials being taken every day. The problem is, the differential backups don't always seem to ...
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Shrink database operation in maintenance plan failed

EDIT: The solution was to remove the DB shrink and modify the rebuild index task. I was rebuilding an index on 3.8 million rows. This was causing SQL blocking. I have removed the rebuilding index task ...
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Database Indexing - Maintenance Jobs

I have created a script that runs every night to rebuild & re-organize indexes based on the fragmentation, Indexes with Fragmentation > 30% are rebuilt, Indexes with Fragmentation 10% - 30% are ...
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Can you set up a SQL server maintenance plan to restore a database?

I am looking to setup a maintenance plan that makes a backup of a database (Database1) and then restores to another database (Database2) to confirm that it is able to restore successfully. Can I do ...
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Can I “Execute T-SQL Statement Task” against all user databases?

I'm setting up a maintenance plan on Sql Server. I want to add an Execute T-SQL Statement Task to the plan, however I do not see any way to set this task to run in every [user|system|all] database as ...
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SQL Server 2008 - Run the Check Database Integrity Task with the PHYSICAL_ONLY option?

As part of our nightly maintenance, we include the Check Database Integrity Task which is an encapsulation of the DBCC CHECKDB command. It's beginning to take a considerable amount of time due to the ...
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How to do automated archiving for a SQL Server database based on interpretation of database metadata?

I am looking for a solution giving me automated archiving of SQL Server databases based on a smart interpretation of table relationships that is able to archive records from related tables minimizing ...
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When To Update Statistics?

I've inherited a Maintenance Plans that does the following: Cleanup old data Checks DB integrity Performs Database and Transaction Log Backups Reorganizes Our indexes Updates Statistics Delete old ...
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Executing the query “UPDATE STATISTICS [dbo].[Contact] WITH FULLSCAN …” failed

My maintenance plan fails with the following error on one of my databases does anyone know how I can fix this problem? is is a corrupt table? Executing the query UPDATE STATISTICS [dbo].[Contact] ...
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Is it possible to retrieve the specific databases selected in a maintenance plan step?

I would like to use a tsql query to retrieve the databases involved in one of the steps in a database backup plan I've created. From a previous question, I understand that somehow, the data is ...
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When is it OK to shrink a Database?

I know shrink is the devil: It reverses page order and is responsible for skin cancer, data fragmentation, and global warming. The list goes on... That being said, say I have a 100 GB database and I ...
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Backup database and clean old backup question

Right now we have a maintenance plan which looks like this: backup all databases clean old backups (> 24 hours) This job runs every day. Every now and then this script crashes during backup step ...
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Defragmentation - Rebuilding Indexes SQL Server 2005

I'm researching defragmenting databases and it seems the following SQL statement is what I'm looking for: ALTER INDEX ALL ON mytablename REBUILD WITH(ONLINE = ON) When I pull the info from ...
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How does SQL Server reduce index fragmentation?

If a user never runs REBUILD or REORGANIZE on their database, does SQL Server still somehow defragment the indexes? MSDN suggests that if an index is over 30% fragmented, it is recommended to run ...
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SQL Server reports for management

I have been placed in charged of overseeing our DB and web servers (SQL Server 2005/2008.) Not being a technical person, what reports should I request on a weekly/monthly basis to asses the health of ...
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How often should I run integrity and consistency checks on SQL Server 2008?

Before updates of our application, I run some checks on the database like CheckAllocations and CheckCatalog, so I know the database is in good shape before the update scripts get executed. What is ...
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Maintenance Plan fails but the query it generates Runs

I have an SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition whose Maintenance plan fails constantly with the error: backup MYSERVER (MYSERVER) Backup Database on MYSERVER Databases that have a compatibility level ...
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Does restarting SQL Server speed it up?

I have noticed that some DBAs restart SQL Server very frequently, sometimes even nightly. I believe they do it to free up some memory, or perhaps to speed up queries too. I know that after a restart ...
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Difference Between Row Level and Page Level Locking and Consequences

When attempting to run my Maintenance Plan, I receive the following error: Executing the query "" failed with the following error: "The index "" (partition 1) on table "" cannot be reorganized ...
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What does a best-practice SQL Server maintenance plan look like?

I am a student from Fontys University in Eindhoven, and I am currently carrying out a series of interviews to help with the development of a SQL Server tool and I would like to get feedback from the ...
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What are best practices for safely permanently deleting a database?

We have an "organic" environment, meaning people piled code on code for ten years with minimal oversight or documentation. The server I use has several databases which I believe are no longer being ...
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In MS SQL how do I find out what tables have not been queried or updated in a long time?

I'm maintaining a database that is being shared by a few systems. Over the years a few of those systems have been deprecated and lots of the tables are actually orphaned. Is there a query I can run to ...
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How to ensure that SQL Jobs run in the correct order within a minimal maintenance window?

From this question I learned about a script which creates jobs for backing up databases, checking database integrity, optimizing indexes, and cleaning files. According to the documentation, this ...
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Should I create a maintenance plan for my database or use jobs?

I tried creating a Maintenance Plan on my SQL Server 2008 database and was impressed by some of the things that are available out of the box. However, after it was created, it seemed difficult to ...
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maintenance plan executing by agent

I have a built-in, regular maintenance plan scheduled to run weekly. The databases are SharePoint databases and a snap manager (netapp snap manager) backs up these databases. The rebuild ...
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SQL Server 2005 Huge DB issue

My DB files are growing very fast ( designer is not me and just a weekly report makes 7 GB growth ). And finally, I don't have enough space in the disk. And number of un-reported weeks counting up. ...
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tsql: table data size won't shrink after large row deletion

i have a table with 12 months+ data in it. I backup the table then delete all rows keeping only rows inserted in the last month. But the table size won't shrink, nor the underlying physical file. ...
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SQL Server Index Fragmentation

When should you rebuild an index? vs reorganize? What index fragmentation value is considered healthy?
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Should I be regularly shrinking my DB or at least my log file?

My question is, should I be running one or both of the shrink command regularly, DBCC SHRINKDATABASE OR DBCC SHRINKFILE ============================= background Sql Server: Database is 200 ...