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SQL Database size incorrect and database file growing while empty
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I have a database data file showing as 200GB on disk, and 200GB allocated space in the database properties. sp_spaceused also shows 200GB allocated. All ...
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move AG database files between disks
Environment: SQL 2016 SP1, AG with 2 replicas, sync commit, no readable secondary. 1 file in the PRIMARY FG, 1 for the index FG.
Problem: How to move the files for a database in this AG, from the ...
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Identify Full Text Catalog Files
I'm trying to write a query for a report to show how much free space is in our data files so we can plan storage for the future. I'm pulling data out of sys.database_files, and I can narrow it down to ...
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SQL Server Storage for multiple data files
Recently, our company wants to add 4TB on the drive size for SQL Server. We have two drives now which have different size and data files. In order to make sure our SQL Server has the best performance, ...
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SQL Server data files and RAID
I have a server with a RAID1 volume (OS + apps) and a RAID10 volume (database).
The RAID10 volume has 6 physical disks. Should I split the SQL Server database into 6 datafiles (one for each physical ...
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Multiple SQL Server data files on same SAN disk
I'm currently in the process of creating a new database, and have previously only ever used a single data file and a single log file. I've done some research online regarding the benefits of multiple ...