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Jun7

How to Find IP Address of All SQL Server Connection? – Interview Question of the Week #280

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Computer Network, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
2 Comments

Question: How to Find the IP Address of All SQL Server Connection?

I had recently received this question during a recent consultation.

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Jun6

SQL SERVER – Restore Database With Just Log File

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SSMS
1 Comment

Restoring the database with Just Log File is not possible. If you are looking for the answer to this question, you have bad news. It is not possible.

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Jun5

SQL SERVER – Having Two Identity Columns for A Single Table

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Computed Column, SQL Identity, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC
4 Comments

In yesterday’s session, a DBA asked an interesting question that if it is possible to have two identity columns for a single table. Yes and No. 

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Jun4

SQL SERVER – Killing DBCC SHRINKFILE Process – Is it Safe?

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Shrinking Database, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC
2 Comments

Shrinking the data file is a very bad thing and you can read it. Now let us learn about if Killing DBCC SHRINKFILE Process is safe or not?

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Jun3

SQL SERVER – Total Number of Partitions Created by Partition Function

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL DMV, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Table Partitioning
1 Comment

The next task for us was to find out how many partitions so far has been created by the same partition function. Let us learn about that today. 

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Jun2

SQL SERVER – Rows Sampled – sys.dm_db_stats_properties

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Statistics
No Comments

Here is the question asked in my yesterday’s Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check about rows sampled from sys.dm_db_stats_properties.

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Jun1

SQL SERVER – Statistics Modification Counter – sys.dm_db_stats_properties

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Statistics
No Comments

Let us learn about it in today’s blog post about the Statistics Modification Counter. The answers to this question is also very simple.

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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