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SQL Server 2005 - adhoc script to perform backup, restore and integrity checks/optimization jobs without Database Maintenance plans?

Published 29 April 8 5:14 AM | SSQA.net

As a DBA you might be aware that since SQL Server 2005 database maintenace plans have given flexibility in deploying the workflow of tasks required to make sure that your database is optimized, is regularly backed up, and is free of inconsistencies in...

Filed under: sql server, database, dba, blog, best practices, responsibilties, backups, strategy, size

How to find whether backup is performed using SQL native methods or third party tools?

Published 23 October 7 4:59 AM | SSQA.net

Interesting question: how can we know the difference between a native backup and backup taken by third party tool? Say you have started newly in a enterprise wide platform and your task is to find out what methods of BACKUP and RESTORE are followed to...

Filed under: sql server, restore, high availability, backup, dba, best practices, third party

Calculate size of an index for a new database?

Published 17 October 7 2:6 PM | SSQA.net

How can you calculate size of an index in a database whenever a capacity planning exercise if performed? By default the size allocated for each user objects depends on the user application and on the amount of space that is created by the application...

Filed under: sql server, indexes, database, dba, cache, best practices, tempdb, capacity, calculate

Cluster resource 'SQL Server (<SQL Server instance name>)' in Resource Group '<Cluster group name>' failed.

Published 10 October 7 4:31 PM | SSQA.net

A common mistake by DBAs for missing to check whether all the functionality of tools are working when a SQL Server Cluster environment is setup, though you may not catch hold of few issues with basic failover/failback testing initially but when the application...

Filed under: sql server, dba, sqlagent, best practices, cluster, error log, online, failure, active/passive