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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
Cumulative Update – 9 for SQL Server 2012 RTM Is Now Available !
The 9th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 RTM is now available. Cumulative Update 9 contains all the hotfixes released since the initial release of SQL Server 2012 RTM. Those who are facing severe issues with their environment, they can plan to test CU9 in test environment & then move to Production after satisfactory … Continue reading
Data Purity issue after upgrading SQL 2000 to later versions
In SQL Server versions prior to 2005, it was possible to have invalid data values into a database. That can lead to incorrect result or issue at time of query execution. SQL Server 2005 brings new option to the DBCC CHECKDB and DBCC CHECKTABLE commands to solve this issue. “DATA_PURITY”, The new option to check … Continue reading