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Implementing a Simple SQL Server Backup Script

October 21, 2013 by Andy Hayes 1 Comment

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I've used this simple SQL Server backup script a number of times to backup sql server to a file or network drive. It's ideal if you are running SQL Server Express for example which does not come equipped with maintenance plans.  This script can be used in conjunction with SQLCMD to backup SQL Server from the command line. So let's take a look at this. What we want to … [Read more...] about Implementing a Simple SQL Server Backup Script

Using DBCC SQLPERF

October 19, 2013 by Andy Hayes 3 Comments

There are a number of uses for the DBCC SQLPERF command. I touched upon one of them in my last post on how you can use the command to obtain information about transaction log growth. This handy little DBCC command has been around for a while now. So lets look at the others ways you use it.... Viewing wait statistics data Clearing wait statistics data Clearing … [Read more...] about Using DBCC SQLPERF

Monitoring SQL Server Transaction Log Growth Using DBCC SQLPERF(logspace)

October 13, 2013 by Andy Hayes 5 Comments

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For this article, I am using DBCC SQLPERF(logspace) to get size information about the transaction logs. I hope you will find this post useful in helping to monitor the growth of your transaction logs. The idea here is to capture and store the growth information at set intervals. This can provide a way to report on how much the logs are growing by and when. Reports are then … [Read more...] about Monitoring SQL Server Transaction Log Growth Using DBCC SQLPERF(logspace)

An Introduction to SQL Server Backup

June 29, 2013 by Andy Hayes 2 Comments

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Before I get into this post on SQL Server backup, I must make something really clear without sounding like I am stating the obvious. :| Having a fully tested backup and restore plan in place for your SQL Server databases is one of, if not, THE most important job that you have to ensure you get right as a DBA. Getting it wrong could mean huge financial costs to your … [Read more...] about An Introduction to SQL Server Backup

How to Delete Millions of Rows using T-SQL with Reduced Impact

October 9, 2012 by Andy Hayes 27 Comments

In this post, I talk about deleting millions of rows in SQL Server whilst keeping impact low. Deleting millions of rows in one transaction can throttle a SQL Server TRUNCATE TABLE - We will presume that in this example TRUNCATE TABLE is not available due to permissions, that foreign keys prevent this operation from being executed or that this operation is unsuitable for … [Read more...] about How to Delete Millions of Rows using T-SQL with Reduced Impact

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