SQL Server 2005 Installation with vendor provided License
Hi, We have our SQL Server 2005 installation setup with Pre-pidded product key. An application has been purchased along with SQL Server 2005 with 5 CALs and we got the Product / License key from the...
View ArticleHow to derive the CAL for a server
The SQL Server CAL is based on the number of connections to a server. Is there a way/method to derive the number of connections to a sql server ?
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008
Currently SQL Server 2005 is running on Windows Server 2003 with 4 Gigs of Memory. The size of the critical database on this server is with the Capacity of 300 Gigs. Always there are complaints about...
View ArticleMoving the backup files between servers
Hi, Due to security polices, the DBA are provided power-user privilege in Windows O.S. We are already discussing with the System Admins to obtain the full permission to the SQL Server Installation...
View ArticleSQLMail Configuration requirements
I need to configure SQLMail for the old project for which the migration planning is going on. To configure the SQLMail, I refer the following web link:...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 on Windows 2008 R2
Configuration: Server: Windows 2008 R2 SQL Server : 2005 Memory : 4 Gigs The SQL Server Max memory is set to 2 Gigs. The memory usage for this server is always high around 3.8 Gigs. Using the guidance...
View ArticleSQL Server CAL based Licesing
In SQL Server Licensing, a CAL is a license granting users and devices access to the SQL Server software. Here how to derive the users ? whether the Log ins (windows & sql) to the servers ? If a...
View ArticleLinked Server to older SQL Server Versions
I need to create a Linked Server from SQL Server 2012 Express Edition to a SQL Server 2000 instance. Whilst trying to do the same, I am getting an error as follows: sql server native client 11.0 does...
View Articletable row count with index fragmentatio details
Hello, There was a request to provide the Row count along with the Index Fragmentation report for a particular SQL Server 2005 database. I am using the following query to get the Index Fragmentation...
View Articlesp_MSforeachdb against multiple databases
Hi, I am using the following query using sp_MSforeachdb to get the table count of All the tables in specific databases, say about db1, db2, db3 & db4. This query working fine, But, On the result...
View ArticleSQL Server Transaction log file bloating
I have some question about the Transaction log bloating. Could you please help me by providing your valuable suggestions ? Server details: SQL Server 2005 with RTM Database size : 6 Gigs but the...
View Articlesql server 2005 service sp4 upgrade
Hi all, One of our production server is running with SQL Server 2005 with SP2. There is a plan to upgrade it to service pack 4. One of our team member referring the following link and informing that...
View ArticleEffect of change in Windows server name
Hi, There are around 200 servers on which we installed various versions of SQL Servers as Default instance in our environment. It has been informed by our management that our company name could be...
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