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Find Uptime / Last Boot Up Time Commands
There are numerous ways to find how long a machine has been powered on for, and below I will list a few of them: CMD Powershell
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SQL Server Memory Usage – Buffer
What is the SQL Server Buffer Pool? I am purposely keeping this post short because I simply want to offer up my script to show the current amount buffered. My…
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SQL Server Max Row Size 8060 Part 2
In my previous post on row maximum length I showed that the largest row size that could be stored on page was 8053 byte. So to recap a table with…
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Page Life Expectancy
Page Life Expectancy Page Life Expectancy is often quoted as being a key metric to watch out for memory pressure within SQL Server. If you search you will often see 300 listed…
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SQL Servers Virtual Columns and Row Cracking
In order to access row structures there are several functions within SQL Server that are beneficial. I have listed these below with the descriptions taken from the actual functions. sys.fn_GetRowsetIdFromrowdump --…
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SQL Server Max Row Size 8060
When asked the size of the largest row that could be placed on to a single SQL Server data page the answer that most give is 8060 bytes. If you…
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SQL Server Instance Security: Scripting Permissions Part 2
After writing a powershell way of scripting permissions I thought I better just show the way I used to do it using T-SQL. Although this script is not complete and…
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SQL Server Instance Security: Scripting Permissions
Another How-To post and this time focusing on scripting permissions. Here is how to script User(s), Object(s), Role(s), Server Role(s) and Server Object(s) Permissions. Beginning with the simple way via…
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Capturing Deadlocks
So, deadlocks. "A deadlock occurs when two or more tasks permanently block each other by each task having a lock on a resource which the other tasks are trying to…
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SQL Server Profiler Trace
A Trace can easily be used to monitor what is happening within SQL Server, just start SQL Server Profiler via the Tools Menu in SSMS or via a shortcut. Once…