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SQL Server 2008 R2 (major build version 10.50.xxxx). Please also tag with sql-server.

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Semi-Annual archiving of SQL Server database

Use Database Snapshots Use SQL Server's built-in Database Snapshot functionality. In the article on Typical Uses of Database Snapshots, the following is listed as a common use case: Reasons to take …
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Semi-Annual archiving of SQL Server database

Twice a year we create a static, archived subset of our production database. The newly created database contains roughly half of the tables as the production db (log/audit tables, etc. are not copied …
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Semi-Annual archiving of SQL Server database

Create Table Structure --> Fill Tables --> Add Security Use SSMS to generate scripts to create table structures. Change the USE [ProductionDb] at top of each script to USE [ArchiveDb2011B]. Create t …
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Semi-Annual archiving of SQL Server database

Restore From Backup --> [Drop Unused Tables] Perform a full backup of database ProductionDb. Restore from backup to database ArchiveDb2011B. [optional] Drop unnecessary tables. Set database ArchiveD …
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Connection to localhost dramatically slower than to network server

Try enabling TCP/IP on your local instance: Open SQL Server Configuration Manager (mmc.exe -> [Ctl] + [M] -> Add "SQL Server Configuration Manager" snap-in) Expand "SQL Server Network Configuration" …
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