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Possible to install sql server 2008 to Windows 2000 server opeation sys

Hi, Helo help Can i install sql server 2008 on Windows 2000 server system,. Please anyone advise me thanks Jerry

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SQL Server 2008 R2 running very slowly after Hardware upgrade

Hi, In my company, we have a SQL Server 2008 R2 Cluster, a few days ago, we doubled the CPU and memory of one cluster node. We have 1 HP BL680C G7 with 2 Intel Xeon X7550 2Ghz and 64Gb RAM. We doubled...

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which version of Windows 7 will run 2008 Express?

plan to upgrade to Windows 7, but which version (home premium, pro or ultimate) will run 2008 Express? Thanks, Jerry

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SSD PCI Express vs. 15k drives

Greetings fellow DBAs -- Just started a new DBA gig, and have unfortunately inherited a textbook version of how NOT to use SQL Server. Client is running 2008R2 Enterprise, with a db size of ~100GB. Due...

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build server from scratch

I would like to bui a SQL server from scrat.I need some guidance on what softwa I neeed.Mentioned below are my requiremen. I) planning to build 2 node sql2008 cluster. I need to know what all...

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Network accelerators

Hi All, I'm working on a new SQL Server landscape for the region I'm responsible for, today we have 14 MS SQL Server installations spread across 7 different physical sites. The sites are all connected...

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Sql 2005 DB servers migration from 32-bit to 64-bit

Hi all, At present our DB servers and applications is running on 32-bit environment. We are planing to migrate DB servers from 32-bit to 64-bit on fail over cluster. But as all the servers are in live...

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SQL Server 2005 64-bit 100% CPU

Hi people, I have a Windows Cluster with 3 instances of SQL Servers, conected true a Fiber Channel network to a HP Storage 4400 and 6400. All my instances are running ok, with a normal e acceptable...

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SQL Server 2005 64-bit 100% CPU

Continuing the topic http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1352495-377-1.aspx Hey Guys, I keep having the same problem, but now I have some useful informations, see below: First, we have changed...

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Lots of Memory or Fusion I/O

My first post so hello to everyone for the first time :) I work for a company who make a large ERP product and my role is to spec hardware for the onsite Managed Service i.e. we manage from hardware up...

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Different RAID controllers for performance and SANs

I hear it is best to have at least three disk controllers for these items: -SQL Server main installation (master database and other databases) -tempdb -tlogs Is there any other portion of SQL server...

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Latency vs Latency ????

Hey Folks, I'm a bit confused regarding the Latency numbers reported by SQL Server Virtual File Stats (sys.dm_io_virtual_file_stats) compared to the Latency reported by the SAN Itself. According to my...

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Storage Subsystems and RAMDisks

We're setting up a new database server for our OLTP and smaller website databases, and disk performance is a big area of concern. We have 3 disk arrays available to us, and 64GB of RAM. The 3 storage...

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Suggest RAID arrays for minimal single server?

Hi, Looking for some opinions/links. If a SQL server (OLTP) is restricted to a single box with max 8 drives, would four RAID1 arrays (OS,TEMPDB,LOGS,DATA) be the way to go? Or a RAID1 for OS and a 6...

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5000+ stores connecting - What type of architecture?

We have a very large client that will have 5000+ stores that will be connecting in on a web app and I'm looking for the best architectural design to make everything run super efficiently. Putting aside...

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LSI Nytro feedback

Greetings to all -- I have been tasked with evaluating storage options for our server, and the LSI Nytro NWD-BLP4-800 PCIe SSD card was mentioned. Does anyone have any experience with this make/model?...

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Separation of MDF and LDF files in a VM enviornment

Within a VM environment that is using one massive array of hard disks. is it really beneficial to create 2 VM Drives out of the same array to separate your MDF and LDF files? it would seem if I am...

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Hidden SAN fragmentation

Hey folks, a quickie question about the drive space assignment mechanics. We'll simplify things. Working on a single drive in a LUN, said drive is a 1Tera drive. I need 300 gigs, so I get a nice simple...

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Reporting Machine

Hi, Right now my meager setup is SQL Server 2008 R2 (and PostGreSql) and Report Builder 3.0 on the same workstation (Dell desktop i5 processor, 8GB Ram, 4TB Harddrive Space). My only requirement is to...

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Suggestions on how to carve this up?

I have a 2 node failover cluster running SQL 2012 enterprise. The purpose of the server is to host a reporting database (no OLTP workloads). The servers are 12 core Sandy Bridge Xeons, 128GB RAM, with...

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San & Sql Server

Hi, I understand it's best practice to seperate log, data and temp files over seperate drives, however is this still being done for people running on SAN's? When doing a new SQL install, I asked for...

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San storage

I have a question regarding san storage and partitions

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VM design recommendations for distribution database in Transactional...

Is there a specific design principal for how to build your VM server in a TR design? By that I mean do they have a way to calculate how much RAM and CPU is needed per Publication or by Subscription per...

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Blades recommended for Dell chassis running SQL Server

Hello - I was asked to find "what blades are recommended for Dell chassis running SQL Server" I don't have hardware experience and was hoping I could get some input. Thank you in advance for any...

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Large data warehouse Capacity

We have recently gotten a hold of a large data set that we use for comparison studies. It is alittle over 1.4 billion rows and will double next year. We are trying to decide whether our currently...

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My first proper server...

Hi, I'm looking to improve my Windows Server know how by getting my own server at home and installing SQL Server upon it. I've been in the SQL and BI (Microsoft largely) game for a number of years now,...

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Real-World Hardware Performance Comparison

Our current production SQL Server environment is running on AMD Opteron processors in a quad socket host. Due to licensing shifts and the track record of improvements in single threaded performance in...

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Placement of SQL Server Data and TLog files in a SAN Infrastructure and...

Hi Everyone, The reason for my post is to get others opinions, thoughts, and any facts regarding the placement of SQL Server data and tlog files in a SAN Infrastructure and monolith Storage...

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Ram Memory Uasage is full

Hi All, I am using SQL SERVER 2008R2 in Window 7 with 16 GB RAM, and three production database are running on that server. I am worrying about Memory usage reserverd upto 15.1 GB out of 16 GB. and most...

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cpu consumption rate

Hi Guys, I am looking to build a data warehouse and trying to analyse hardware that may be suitable. On microsoft's website they have an article called the fast track data warehouse which talks about...

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The slab consolidation / trim operation cannot be performed because the...

Has anyone seen this error? I received it when attempting to run defrag analysis (defrag S: -a -v) on a 64K file allocation size configured SAN disk. My sysadmin is telling me that his testing resulted...

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Proper use of a SAN

Hi all... I have the following network setup: 6 machines running HyperV (2012) 2 10GBe switches 1 24TB Dell SAN On the SAN, we have carved out "LUN"s for data, logs, backups, files. We have a virtual...

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Some performance improvements tips required at server level

My db is currently around 650mb but is is increasing with around 500 concurrent users doing transactions and reporting at the same server. Please let me know whether the following changes can improve...

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physical and logical drive

Hi, can you tell me if i configure 6 local disk as RAID10 and then cut 3 LUN's from it (data,log,tempdb) format them with 64K i will have the same performance as configure 6 local disk as RAID10 into...

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Fusion IO SSD Configuration Recommendation

I'm looking for a recommendation for how I should build my new SQL servers to most efficiently take advantage of my new Fusion IO SSD cards. I have SQL Enterprise licensing for two physical hosts. Each...

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16 core and sql server enterprise license cost

hi, what does enterprise edition per core mean , say if i have 2 cpu with 16 core do i need to buy 16 license of sql server....

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SMB shares in Industry

Hi Guys,Hopefully someone can shed some light on this. I have been tasked to find out whether SMB file shares are acceptable within industry.As anyone used these before? If so , how? Did you use it as...

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PCIe SSD v HDD SAN for Primary Storage

About 12 months ago a disruptive influence joined our team, a Microsoft Dynamics AX consultant, who certainly makes us question the way we do things. In the new landscape he has come to help roll-out,...

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Hardwware Requirement for Sql Server Database

Our Firm is using a Inventory Software with SQL Server 2008 as a Backend and .net Based Windows Application.Networking is based on Workgroup concept with One Database Server connected to Other 25...

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Hardware requirements for Conversion / Migration Server

We perform data migrations for clients.We intend to allocate drive space according to the following guidelines:C:\ OSD:\ SQL Binaries and system databasesE:\ User DB Data FilesF:\ User DB Log FilesG:\...

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