Running into some more trouble here.
A server was performing pathetic. I defragmented it. There was only a single 250GB HDD. After defragmentation was done at least thrice, the MDF, file for the primary database
failed to defrag. It still has hundreds of fragments.

I’m sure the application performance is taking a hit due to this.
Some knowledgeable co-worker of mine suggested that the SQL Server 2005 / 2008 Database can be defragmented from within the Management Studio, by writing a PROCEDURE or a FUNCTION in the Query window.

Tell me two things here ;
1.) Is it really possible to defrag a MDF file (6 GB approx) that Windows 2003 Server OS failed to Defrag after 3 attempts, from within the Mgt.Studio by the way of a T-SQL Script … ??

2.) If YES, How … ?? Do we use a Function or a Stored Procedure … ??

Any guidance on this will be appreciated.

Thanks & Regards,

Aashish. Vaghela

Great question. I do not think there is something out of box available as Log Forwarding in SQL Server. Log Forwarding is the concept when forward-logging is active, all changes to a database environment since the last backup are recorded in a separate log file. In case of a disaster those changes may be applied to a previous backup, thus ensuring that no data is lost and database integrity is maintained.

Kind Regards,
Pinal

I will be interested in reading your book.

Kind Regards,
Pinal

You can also use SQL Server’s inbuilt DMVs to identify and help fix many performance problems.

You can discover a lot more about DMVs in this forthcoming book http://www.manning.com/stirk. Chapter 1 can be downloaded for free and includes scripts for:

A simple monitor
Finding your slowest queries
Find your missing indexes
Identifying what SQL is running now
Quickly find a cached plan

Thanks
Ian