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SHRINKFILE Process

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

June 4, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Shrinking Database, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC

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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partition function

SQL SERVER – Total Number of Partitions Created by Partition Function

June 3, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL DMV, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Table Partitioning

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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rowssampled

SQL SERVER – Rows Sampled – sys.dm_db_stats_properties

June 2, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Statistics

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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Statistics Modification Counter

SQL SERVER – Statistics Modification Counter – sys.dm_db_stats_properties

June 1, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Statistics

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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Extension MDF

Can a Database Have Multiple Files with Extension MDF? – Interview Question of the Week #279

May 31, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Files

Question: Can a Database Have Multiple Files with Extension MDF?

Answer: Yes. It is possible to have multiple files with extension MDF.

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total data pages

SQL SERVER – Total Data Pages In Memory Buffer Pool – sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors

May 28, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Buffer Pool, SQL DMV, SQL Index, SQL Memory, SQL Server

Today we will be discussing how to list Total Data Pages In Memory Buffer Pool with the help of sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors.

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buffer pool

SQL SERVER – Data Pages In Memory Buffer Pool – sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors

May 27, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Buffer Pool, SQL DMV, SQL Index, SQL Memory, SQL Server

We reached the point to investigate the data in memory for a single database. Here is the script to list all the database pages in SQL Server Buffer Pool.

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