Comments for Ajmer Dhariwal's SQL Server blog http://www.eraofdata.com/blog SQL Server posts that DBAs will (hopefully) find useful. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Misaligned disk partition offsets and SQL Server Performance by SQL Server and Disk IO | Ajmer Dhariwal's SQL Server blog http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2010/02/misaligned-disk-partition-offsets-and-sql-server-performance/#comment-2451 SQL Server and Disk IO | Ajmer Dhariwal's SQL Server blog Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:09:02 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=221#comment-2451 [...] of Data home || about || contact || blog || « The SQL Server default trace Misaligned disk partition offsets and SQL Server Performance [...] [...] of Data home || about || contact || blog || « The SQL Server default trace Misaligned disk partition offsets and SQL Server Performance [...]

]]> Comment on SQL Server memory configuration by Ajmer Dhariwal http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2008/10/sql-server-memory-configuration/#comment-2450 Ajmer Dhariwal Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:03:07 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=3#comment-2450 Hi Jignesh, As indicatd in the blog, if no memory limits are set then SQL Server can eventually use up as much memory as it possibly can, if the workload is there. On a 32-bit system (without awe enabled) this will be @ 1.6 GB. There can be many reasons for the sluggish behaviour - how much RAM is there in total on the machine? If SQL Server is using most of what is available this may be a factor. Otherwise narrow down what is causing the issue using http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc966540.aspx Regards, Ajmer Hi Jignesh,

As indicatd in the blog, if no memory limits are set then SQL Server can eventually use up as much memory as it possibly can, if the workload is there. On a 32-bit system (without awe enabled) this will be @ 1.6 GB.
There can be many reasons for the sluggish behaviour - how much RAM is there in total on the machine? If SQL Server is using most of what is available this may be a factor.
Otherwise narrow down what is causing the issue using http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc966540.aspx

Regards,
Ajmer

]]> Comment on SQL Server memory configuration by Jignesh http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2008/10/sql-server-memory-configuration/#comment-2449 Jignesh Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:12:48 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=3#comment-2449 Hi Thanks for the blog, i wanted to know is there any way that SQL server process release unused memory my problem is we have a single instance server containing a signle database to which atleast 10 users are conneted at a time now this SQL server process start consuming memory upto 1.5GB in no time and it resonses slow back to the client machines can you have any sugesion on this Hi
Thanks for the blog,

i wanted to know is there any way that SQL server process release unused memory
my problem is we have a single instance server containing a signle database to which atleast 10 users are conneted at a time

now this SQL server process start consuming memory upto 1.5GB in no time and it resonses slow back to the client machines

can you have any sugesion on this

]]> Comment on Orphaned MSDTC transactions (-2 spids) by Mike http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2008/12/orphaned-msdtc-transactions-2-spids/#comment-2448 Mike Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:51:33 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=99#comment-2448 Thanks for your suggestion. The GUI MSDTC actually matched what the queries showed i.e. killing the SPID also removed it from the GUI. Restarting the MSDTC didn't work but restarting the SQL Server Service ended up fixing the issue. Thanks for your suggestion. The GUI MSDTC actually matched what the queries showed i.e. killing the SPID also removed it from the GUI. Restarting the MSDTC didn’t work but restarting the SQL Server Service ended up fixing the issue.

]]> Comment on Orphaned MSDTC transactions (-2 spids) by Ajmer Dhariwal http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2008/12/orphaned-msdtc-transactions-2-spids/#comment-2447 Ajmer Dhariwal Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:58:52 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=99#comment-2447 The transaction should still be visible in the MSDTC GUI. If so, it will probably be marked as in-doubt. so right click on it and choose to Abort or Forget it. Otherwise try restarting MSDTC. The transaction should still be visible in the MSDTC GUI. If so, it will probably be marked as in-doubt. so right click on it and choose to Abort or Forget it.
Otherwise try restarting MSDTC.

]]> Comment on Orphaned MSDTC transactions (-2 spids) by Mike http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2008/12/orphaned-msdtc-transactions-2-spids/#comment-2446 Mike Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:38:57 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=99#comment-2446 Hi, Thanks for the informative article. I wonder if you can help. I seem to be having problems with an orphan transaction blocking a resource. I've posted the problem here: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic834337-364-1.aspx Thanks Hi,

Thanks for the informative article. I wonder if you can help. I seem to be having problems with an orphan transaction blocking a resource. I’ve posted the problem here: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic834337-364-1.aspx

Thanks

]]> Comment on SQL Server memory configuration by levidos http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2008/10/sql-server-memory-configuration/#comment-2445 levidos Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:04:03 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=3#comment-2445 Great post, thank you. Great post, thank you.

]]> Comment on The SQL Server default trace by califguy4christ http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2009/09/the-sql-server-default-trace/#comment-2442 califguy4christ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:34:34 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=161#comment-2442 Great post! Thanks for enumerating a few scenarios, too. Great post! Thanks for enumerating a few scenarios, too.

]]> Comment on Orphaned MSDTC transactions (-2 spids) by SQL Server Central http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2008/12/orphaned-msdtc-transactions-2-spids/#comment-2305 SQL Server Central Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:52:51 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=99#comment-2305 [...] I have experienced –2 session_ids and I understand how to fix this problem.  Click here for more information on –2 session_ids.  I had never experienced a –4.  After a few [...] [...] I have experienced –2 session_ids and I understand how to fix this problem.  Click here for more information on –2 session_ids.  I had never experienced a –4.  After a few [...]

]]> Comment on The SQL Server default trace by Troubleshooting SQL Server login failures (18456 errors) | Ajmer Dhariwal's SQL Server blog http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/2009/09/the-sql-server-default-trace/#comment-2287 Troubleshooting SQL Server login failures (18456 errors) | Ajmer Dhariwal's SQL Server blog Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:28:52 +0000 http://www.eraofdata.com/blog/?p=161#comment-2287 [...] in an out-of-the-box installation) then you don’t need to start a new trace; check out my SQL Server default trace post [...] [...] in an out-of-the-box installation) then you don’t need to start a new trace; check out my SQL Server default trace post [...]

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