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Cumulative Update – 6 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !

The 6th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available. Cumulative Update 6 contains all the hotfixes released since the initial release of SQL Server 2012 SP1. Those who are facing severe issues with their environment, they can plan to test CU6 in test environment & then move to Production … Continue reading

How to Check SQL Server Evaluation Version Expire Date ?

SQL Server Evaluation Edition is available free of cost. It’s a trial version & valid for limited time of period. The expiration date is always 180 days from the initial installation date. The following query will give you the expiration date of evaluation instance : SELECT @@SERVERNAME SERVERNAME, CREATE_DATE ‘INSTALALTIONDATE’, SERVERPROPERTY(‘EDITION’) ‘Version’, DATEADD(DD, 180, CREATE_DATE) … Continue reading

DMV-14 : Which Table has Max. rows & Size……..sys.dm_db_partition_stats

sys.dm_db_partition_stats DMV (Dynamic Management View), described by BOL as follows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187737.aspx Returns page and row-count information for every partition in the current database. This DMV gives useful information about rowcount, free & reserved space of each table in database. It can be used for analysis purpose while adding new indexes, doing index Maintenance or checking … Continue reading

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