SQL Server 2008 :: Separate Drives For MDF / LDF On Same Storage?
Apr 14, 2015
I'm aware that it's best practice to separate mdf and ldf files onto separate drives.
However, I see a lot of servers where the underlying disk array is the same for drives on the server.
Is there still any performance benefit to separating mdf and ldf files in this situation?
For example, a single virtual server running SQL Server, with multiple drives attached.All of the drives are connected to a shared storage via iSCSI.There drives C:, D:, E: etc are all actually sharing the same underlying disks.
Obviously, there are some benefits from an administration perspective whereby individual drives can be reconfigured without affecting the others.
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Apr 25, 2000
I'll be running SQL v7.0 with raid level 0. The DB will have approx. 250 tables and 1200 indexes.
Can you have the indexes located on a physically separate drive with SQL v7.0 and would this be the best practice?
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Aug 26, 2015
Currently we're running everything on C: but I've convinced management to split out, what's the command to add drives?
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Mar 12, 2015
I am troubleshooting some slow queries and notice that the primary table involved has a strange setup.
This table stores detailed information about time cards. This important column is Week_ending(that is the CI)
It has one column( identity column) as the PK and...
It has another column is used as CI
Is there ever a benefit to this approach?
I would think combining these two rows into the CI would be best?
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Apr 24, 2015
I am pulling down out of range values from a single table on one database to a different table on a different database on a different server (one i have full access to). Basically, it looks something like this:
id1 value1 prev_value1 value2 prev_value2 date prev_date
id2 value1 prev_value1 value2 prev_value2 date prev_date
id3 value1 prev_value1 value2 prev_value2 date prev_date
all the "prev"'s are null. I want to do one do one query that will get me the previous values and dates for each id from the original database. how to do this.
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Jul 14, 2015
I have several reports that are looking for a code within a certain set of codes or ranges. The specific list of codes to be including is determined by the end user. Currently my "IN" statement can be a hundred lines, listing several ranges, lists of specific codes, etc. I am constantly getting asked what codes does it include, is this code included, etc. Sometimes they'll give me a printed 10 page list of codes and want me to compare to what I have included in the report. Not ideal in the slightest.
What I'd like to do is have a table or a file of some kind somewhere where the end user can view the codes contained, add new ones, and delete ones they no longer want. Then I'd like to be able to just reference that file in my IN statement. Leaving the responsibility of listing the correct codes on them.
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Aug 17, 2006
Dear all,
In my current database design, there is one table (PState) which has a Primary Key (int) and a few other fields.
During development, a pattern started to arise; for certain rows in PState, I wanted to specify an additional set of columns (over 10 of them with quite large lengths) for each row in PState. However, as these additional columns would only be required in approximately 20% of the rows of PState, there would be plenty of NULL values in PState if I would make this table wider than necessary. So, I decided to create a separate table with those optional columns (PStateWFI). In order to attach these additional columns in PStateWFI to PState in the cases they were needed, I would obviously have to create a Foreign Key constraint on the Primary Key of PStateWFI so that these optional rows would know which row in PState they would belong to.
However, the problem with this approach is that one could define multiple rows in PStateWFI referring to the same row in PState, which would not make sense. Thus, a UNIQUE index constraint added to the constrained ID column in PStateWFI would make sense to ensure that there could only be one set of optional columns added to each row in PState. But now, when adding the UNIQUE index, the FK constraint started to appear as a bidirectional key link in the Diagram; hence, new entries in PState would have to meet a FK constraint based on PStateWFI, which was not intended.
Hence, I had to create a quite awkward design to enforce the constraints:
1. The PState table has a Primary Key (PState.ParticleID, int, Identity Specification: Yes)
2. The PStateWFI table has a Primary Key (PstateWFIID, int, Identity Specification: Yes)
3. PStateWFI has field "PStateID" which has a FK constraint to PState.ParticleID (which is a one-way constraint operating in the correct way and does not constrain insertions in PState)
4. PStateWFI has an additional column ParticleIDIndex which has a UNIQUE Index attached to it.
5. There is a check constraint on PStateWFI enforcing PStateWFI.ParticleIDIndex = PStateWFI.ParticleID.
Although this structure does the job, it makes it necessary to add a redundant column in PStateWFI by duplicating the PStateWFI.ParticleID into PStateWFI.ParticleIDIndex, since I can't create a UNIQUE index on PStateWFI.ParticleID without constraining the PState table as well. So, insertions into this table would have to insert the same value into two columns. Not a big deal, but appears slightly ugly.
Basically I'd hope someone could explain why a bidirectional FK constraint has to be enforced on the primary key table in a relationship when the constrained column in the primary key table has a UNIQUE index attached on it. I have a few other cases where the above approach would benefit from a more clear structure.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Jan 14, 2008
I am a Windows developer for the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server (TSMS) product.
Our product installation is built with InstallShield and uses the Windows Installer.
On a new installation of Windows 2003 x64 Storage Server R2, at a customer's site, the TSMS product fails to install.
The install of the OS has version 3.01.400.3959 of the Windows Installer and I see no newer version that installs.
Part of our product is 32 bit (console) and another part is x64 (server).
When installing I can see that the install's default is being redirected/reset to C:Program Files (x86)TivoliTSM after it is explicitly set by a custom action to ..Program Files.. . I further observe that our custom actions to write 64 bit registry entries are being refused.
REGSAM samMask = KEY_ALL_ACCESS;
if ( regIsWow64Process () ) samMask = samMask | KEY_WOW64_64KEY;
lStatus = RegCreateKeyEx( hLocalConnectKeyRoot,
szSubkey,
0L,
NULL,
REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
samMask,
NULL,
hKey,
&dw ) ;
The above fails to create the key.
We have tried four versions of our TSMS spanning many changes but the install acts the same.
This does not happen on any other Windows OS we test on but we do not test on Windows 2003 Storage Server R2 being that it is an OEM product. We did test on Windows server 2003 R2 x64 and do not see this problem.
Do you have any suggestions on how to tackle this problem?
I have full installation traces but can only see that the registry work is being refused. I can't see why.
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How to implement distinct storage tiers on SQL Remote BLOB Storage (RBS)?
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Description:
- 1st and main tier: new and frequently accessed objects stored in high performance storage;
- 2nd tier: automatically move older or less accessed objects to an inexpensive and different storage tier;
- in all cases, all objects must be accessible to all users, but accessing to archived objects(2nd tier) will be much slower;
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Aug 6, 2001
Hi,
I mapped a drive on to my SQL Server box. It points to another server from the same domain. When I try to backup or restore a database, I can't see this mapped drive through my SQL Server. Even if I type the entire path, SQL Server wouldn't take it. I don't have a clue about why it is not working. Can anyone throw some light on this. Your help is grately appreciated.
Thanks,
Varma
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Jan 25, 2008
Hello! I hope that I have posted in the right spot.
We are looking for advise. I know that there is no right or wrong answer. "It depends."
We currently have a server with the OS as Windows Server 2003 SP2 and SQL Server 2000 SP3. This Server has 6 physical drives; only 3 of these physical drives are being used. These 3 physical drives are 1 container with Raid 5. This 1 container is divided into 3 logical drives.
We would like to fill the other 3 physical drive slots and create another container. We were thinking of making this Raid 1.
I should put in my disclaimer that Raid 10 is out of the question and so is SAN.
Is Raid 1 the best choice? This is my first question.
Next is how should we split up the files among the containers.
For example, OS, log and swap file on container 1 with Raid 1 and datafiles on container 2 with Raid 5?
What are most people doing? Is there a standard? Can people provide examples of what they are doing or provide suggestions?
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thanks.
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a: data
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Jul 20, 2005
All,To make a long story short, we are swapping out the "knock-off" drivesthat the NA purchased on E-Bay in one of our production SQL Servers(SQL Server 2000 Enterprise) this weekend for brand new ones (Compaq15K RPM 32GB drives). We are currently experiencing ASR almost on adaily basis and it is really causing a disription in service. SO, TheNetwork Admin ahs made this decison to replace these drives in attemptto solve this. These new drives will be imaged with ALL of the currentdata on the "knock-off' drives and will be plugged back in to thisdatabase server and brought back up .This Server also happens tocurrently be a subscriber in Merge Replication as well. Besidesstopping replication to this subscriber is there any other tasks thatI need to do or concerns that I need to be knowledgable about or lookfor when we bring this database server backup on line this weekend?Thanks Travis. :)
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Jun 9, 2006
Dear sir/madam,
I am from NTU, Singapore and we have a windows 2003 server edition installed on a DELL server and it also runs MS SQL server 2000 for a project of ours. We have installed a HP tape drive on the dell server and it works fine if ntbackup is used at the command prompt but then the SQL enterprise manager does not recognize the tape drive and backing up of our database is of high priority as it contains sensitive information. But the tape drive is installed properly as the device manager does not show any error and ntbackup also recognizes it. I cant seem to figure out why SQL server 2000 cannot recognize it. It would be very helpful if you could kindly guide me on this issue.
Thanking you
Regards
Lavanya Janardhanan
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Storage team want to enable only NFS protocol, so I'm wondering how SQL Server will handle that ? I read that NFS wasn't optimize for SQL Server and that block level (SAN) should be preferred.
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Aug 3, 2007
hello forum friends,
i need to know where the database table stored in,
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sql server editor.whtr it is possible to get it from
"C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLData"
or some where else.
Regards
prathap
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Nov 28, 2007
Hi,
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Thank-you!!
MTV
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Oct 11, 2001
Dear Friends,
I am using SQL server 7 with ASP. I have two working environment means one is korean and second it english.
- one Korean OS server have SQL server 7.0 and it is my database server
- second Korean OS server is only webserver
- English OS is win2k and it is only Web server.
1) When i used both Korean server as my webserver + database server then there is no problem to add Korean Data to SQL server On korean OS.
2) But when I try to user English OS server as my webserver and Korean Os server as my database server then I am not able to store Korean Data in Database server insted of it stored some mis/junk/acssi characters in database.
-- I allready try with Korean version of MDAC of English os
-- I also try with OEM feature in SQL server client network utility
-- When I am use CODEPAGE in my .ASP page then data storage work fine .. but at the time of getting it back there is problem.
If u need any more information about problem then let me know.
So please help me in this regards.
Thanx in advance
Anis Vora
Partner
Global SoftWeb Solutions
www.globalsoftweb.com
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If I have a table
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[Id] [bigint] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[Details] [varchar](MAX) NULL)
insert logg (Details) values('')
insert logg (Details) values(null)
Will both statements above access only a single page (as it fits into one page) or does the VARCHAR(MAX) always put its data on a separate page. If so, is the null insert treated differently from the '' insert?
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Jul 20, 2005
Hi all,I'm getting this error when trying to import data from a text file intoSQL Server 2000 (Windows Server 2003) using the DTS import wizard.Any ideas what could be causing this? There aren't any restrictions(that i can find) on the file sizes etc.Thanks in advance.Dave
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Feb 13, 2008
Here are my planning details:
RAID 1:
2 disks RAID 1 for OS and BINS
2 disks RAID 1 for Backups.
RAID 10
4 disks RAID 10 for data
4 disks RAID 10 for log
4 disks RAID 10 for TEMPDB
Should i put the master and other system database on RAID 10 along with TempDB.
Or what else a guru fellow will advise in above setup.
thanks,
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May 11, 2007
Hello,
I've been using SSIS for a while and think I get the gist of how it works (and it works nicely!).
However, because of the configuration on my machine I am constantly moving the dtsx files around (long story). Sometimes I make a full image backup and then later restore those SSIS packages.
The problem is that even if I copy the dtsx files to a different directory and then copy them back (without making any changes) I get a 'Cannot Aquire Connection' message. Other times I get errors that have to do with the encryption of the individual package. For those, I just reset the package to save with a password, save it, and then reopen it and can resave it again with the userkey encryption. This one occured when I move the packages from one machine to another.
Is there a best (or at least good) way to save packages with the sensitive data that won't force me to reconfigure it each time I move a package around? Or have to enter passwords each time?
Also, what is the advantage of saving the files in SQL Server? I assume you are not actually saving the files, just the data about them. I just don't understand it enough to even ask an intelligent question about it.
Thank you for the help.
-Gumbatman
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May 15, 2007
Dear All
I have a situation where I installed SQL Server 2005 64 bit on a server, where database files are stored on storage media 'Sun StorEdge 3320 Storage'
I am facing deadlock problems, and slow performance, though they do not appear on my test environement (64-bit, server with no storage)
I need a method to track and find out the source of the problem, could be storage media compatibility, SQL Server or any other issue
Please find below specifications of the storage media used;
Sun StorEdge 3320 Storage
3.1.3.1 SE 3320: Technical Specifications
Model Sun StoreEdge 3320.
Manufacturer Sun Microsystems
Country of Origin Sun-certified factories in America€™s/ EEC/ Far East.
Manufacturing
Standards
UL, FCC, IEC, EN, ISO, etc.
Kindly refer to technical brochures provided for detailed numbers of
above standards.
Operating systems supported
Sun Solaris Operating Environments 8, 9, 10, SPARC Platform Edition
Solaris 10 operating system, x86 Platform Edition
Red Hat Linux AS 3.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2003 Server
IBM AIX 5.1
HP-UX 11i
Novell Netware 5.1 and 6.5
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.0, (32-bit and 64-bit) Proposed Configuration
Expansion
Expandable Up to 3.6TB per enclosure and Up to 68.4TB of raw capacity per rack cabinet.
Supported drives are 73GB 10Krpm, 146GB 10Krpm, 300GB 10Krpm, 73GB 15Krpm, and 146GB
15Krpm and is expandable to support up to two 2RU expansion trays (36 drives total).
Proposed Configuration
Proposed with 365GB (5x 73GB Ultra 320 SCSI HDD)
Interface
STS AlertONE Technical & Financial proposal €“ Mobilecom
STS_Tech_Mobilecom_AlertOnet v 5 0.doc Page 38 of 73
CONFIDENTIAL© Copyright STS (2006) Stamp / Signature
320MB SCSI LVD
Ports and Controllers
Upgradeable to dual (mirrored) RAID controllers
All configurations have 2 Host ports
Management Software
All needed Management Software is included such as Sun StorEdge Configuration Service; and Sun
StorEdge Diagnostic Reporter software
Power and Cooling
Dual hot-swap, redundant, load-sharing power supplies with dual independent AC inputs
Hot-swap, redundant electrically-isolated redundant cooling fans
RAID Level Support
RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 3+0, and 5+0
LUN€™s
Up to 128 LUN€™s with LUN Masking [Security]
Server Controllers
2 x UltraSCSI adapters are proposed one for each server.
appreciate any feedback
thanks
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Apr 5, 2006
HI, we are beginning a new project at my company and I was wondering where is the best place to save SSIS packages: file system or SqlServer. I have used other ETL products and they always create a repository on an RDBMS. Since SSIS offers us the choice of DB storage or file system, is there pros and cons of both approach? Will the deployment of our application be simpler by using Sql Server since we would onky move metadata instead of files?
Thank you for your help,
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Jul 27, 2007
With regards to time zones, daylight savings, and web users, is there a best practice for storing date & time information in a database?
For example, my databases are hosted in Time Zone A, but the web users are in Time Zone B. Then, when I create a rss feed (which is displayed in GMT), I add a third time zone into the mix for the same data. To date (no pun intended), I have been entering the date/time data in the time zone of the database server (Time Zone A), and then converting it using an application setting in the web.config file (i.e. TimeZoneBOffset = -1, GMTOffSet = -5). In other words, each time I display a date I calculate what it should be using the time-zone offset in the web.config. This also enables me to account for changes in day light savings, etc.
My concerns are three fold: 1. What if I move the database to another server and the time zone changes? 2. Right now the users are in only 1 time zone. If I expand it to several then the offset will have to be by users, which is do-able, but something I haven't had experience with in the past. 3. It is likely more efficient to calculate the time zone once on input into the DB, rather than in each use like I'm doing now. What time zone baseline for insert into the db should I use?
Thanks in advance for your help!
PS My application is primarily looking at 'smalldatetime' data - down to the 'minute' level.
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Dec 19, 2005
Using shared folder in windows mobile 5 emulator, it is not possible to create a database (sqlserver mobile 2005) in the emulated storage card.
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Is this a bug of SqlCeEngine?
thank you
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