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Can't use SQL Server database on a networkpath

I am working on a project for a very long time now. It's a .NET application which works with a SQL Server database (.mdf, LINQ to SQL). Now I am almost finished and wanted to run some tests. But ...
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How to connect to Oracle 11g using “Navicat for Oracle”?

My Oracle 11g Enterprise Manager runs like this: I have taken the following screen-shot after my Oracle installation has been completed: I have the following Oracle-related services running: ...
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Communication link failure for some queries to linked server

I am seeing the following error in SSMS (server has Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (RTM) - 10.50.1600.1 installed) when running some queries against the linked server, in ...
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Possible reasons for slow BLOB updates in Oracle?

We have an application that transfers .bmp images as BLOBs to an Oracle table. One of the users of the app has complained that it is taking 2-3 seconds to transfer each image. Each image is ~1.2Mb. ...
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Storing IPv4 and IPv6 hosts and networks

I have to store the IPv4/v6 address and networks(CIDR notation) in a MySQL database. Unfortunately, I am constrained to use Mysql. So, I'm looking for the equivalent of the inet type of PostgreSql. ...
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How does disabling a network protocol affect SQL server performance

The SQL server 2000 process info monitor displays about 100 processes that use a mix of Named Pipes/TCP-IP and (integrated authenticated) users. I was wondering if: disabling Named pipes - or - ...
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Network issues with sql server

There are two servers on co-location. First is Windows Server Standard 2008 R2 SP1. Second is Windows Server 2012 + Sql Server Standard 2012 SP1. First server has a task with a report against tables ...
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Backup SQL DataBase to C$

Another simple SQL backup question from me.... I've got a SQL Server database running on SSMS 2008 and am trying to configure some backup jobs. I am now seemingly fine with backing up and restoring ...
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Sybase anywhere sql server connection problems

in my work we have a software system based on sybase adaptive server any where version 6 installed on a windows server 2008. the system work fine but after a period of time from system start problems ...
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Network design considerations for Oracle Database Appliance

With the introduction of Oracle Engineered Systems the DBA is moved somewhat closer to infrastructure design decisions, and expected to at least have some opinions of the network design requirements ...
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Remove an IP address from server config

What is the safe way to remove an old IP address from SQL Server configuration? The scenario is, I have a server with 2 NIC's that should have been configured for teaming but weren't at the time SQL ...
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Disabling protocols using SQL Server Configuration Manager or ENDPOINTs

Besides SQL Server Configuration Manager, it's possible to disable access to specific SQL Server protocols by disabling the default ENDPOINTs, but what's the difference between the two options? Are ...
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SQL Server: Should we use TCP or Named Pipes or use the default?

When connecting to a SQL Server 2008 R2 from a .NET 4 client application on a different server in the same LAN, one can set three different network protocols: TCP Named Pipes Don't set anything in ...
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Analysing SQL Server Network I/O

A frequent request I get from clients is to help figure out what queries or clients are making the largest contribution to SQL Server saturating an Ethernet link. Ideally I'd look at some counters ...
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Ports necessary for Oracle 11g Replication across a firewall?

We have two Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition servers that need to replicate data via Oracle streams. However, the two servers are on untrusted domains and connect via a VPN. On end of the connection is ...
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Visio and Oracle Server/Network Layout

I'm attempting to use Visio 2010 and SharePoint for a somewhat unique scenario. After quite a bit of searching, I am in need of some assistance in pointing me in the right direction. I want to ...
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Change Oracle IP

If I change Oracle database server IP , what problem may exist and how to solve? modify hosts file modify tnsnames.ora file modify listener.ora file modify clients' tnsnames.ora files As I know ...
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Connection to localhost dramatically slower than to network server

I have an Excel VBA application that connects to a SQL Server 2008 R2 database through ADODB. When I'm on the network at work, the connection is almost instantaneous. When I am at home working with ...
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Where do I find the meaning of TdsInputBufferError numbers?

We are having some sporadic connection errors on some of our SQL servers. I did some searching and found out about the Ring Buffer in SQL 2008 R2 and found some information, but I am not entirely sure ...
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database connection time expired issue

I have a server machine and four client machine for database connectivity. I installed sqlexpress 2008 in server and one machine and all remaining systems, they have connected the database through ...
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How do I limit Oracle to use specific ports?

I've built a new Oracle 9iR2 instance on a Windows 2003 32-bit cluster. Of course, it's version 9i for reasons out of my control. Several application servers connect to this instance, and each opens ...
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PostgreSQL: Trouble accessing another server's Data via NFS

Background: I'm working on a 2-node High Availability PostgreSQL database cluster for my company. The system has a master/standby setup where the standby takes over the duties of the master when the ...
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MySQL Cluster over WAN: Best Architecture Options?

My company is looking at a multi-data-centre solution for high-availability, fun, and profit. We have businesses across the planet, with the need for MySQL database clustering solutions that can keep ...
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TdsInputBufferError not 0 in LoginTimers errors of RING_BUFFER_CONNECTIVITY of sys.dm_os_ring_buffers

I've got an issue with SQL Server. The value of TdsInputBufferError is not 0 in LoginTimers errors of RING_BUFFER_CONNECTIVITY of sys.dm_os_ring_buffers. This happens randomly, once or twice a week, ...
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Creating a New Database Across a Network with SQL Server 2008 R2

I appreciate that the above should not be done ('Creating a New Database Across a Network with SQL Server 2008 R2') for all of the reasons outlined here but a client wants to know how to do this and ...
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I/O requests taking longer than 15 seconds

Usually our weekly full backups finish in about 35 minutes, with daily diff backups finishing in ~5 minutes. Since tuesday the dailies have taken almost 4 hours to complete, way more than should be ...
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Using SQL Server on separate networks

I have a bunch of SQL Servers installed on Windows2008R2. Currently, each windows server has two NIC's, each connecting to separate networks. In other words, each server appears on each network. ...
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Best practices for connecting DBs that are in different geographical regions

We are about to set up SQL Servers in different countries. We need to link them, but we don't have to have a direct link (as in linked server). In other words, they can be loosely coupled. Is it ...