I have a test environment that we rebuild servers on a regular basis.
To streamline the process we use ghost. We will be installing SQL on
the servers and want to build a ghost image with that build. We have
tested it by doing the build, loading the data, and then stopping all
the services and setting them to manual. After we Ghost the machine,
we start up the services and reset them to Automatic. Seems to work.
My question is:
Are there any risks? Should I expect any adverse affects?
I need to restore a DB but it was prevented by a background process of "Ghost Cleanup". server is SQL2000 ENT. sp4.
It could not be killed, neither it was stoped after restart the server. Is there a way to change its running schedule and/or to kill it when I need to restore the db?
Hello all, Where do I start? My son and I wrote a small ASP.net 2.0 website on XP IIS 5. Works ok with the standard login controls. I FTP'ed the files up to a Windows server2003. I installed the SQL publishing wizard. I created a .sql file of the data base. I ran the file in SQL2005 manager to build the data base on SQL express running on the Windows 2003 server. It installed, no errors. great! The website would not run with Data base connection errors , like files or data base was read only, duplicate database , can not run mydatabase.create. something like that. I created a new app pool and made sure network service was the account. Gave network server permissions to the folders, it started working great. Now sit down. I created a few accounts using the website ok, no errors, Great! Then check the database to see if the passwords were encrypted. The new accounts were not there. But the accounts went somewhere???? Must be two databases???? One hidden? I detached the database I created with the .sql script file.... to see if I would get an error on the browser. nope still worked. Hmmmm other hidden database still working.... I stopped database server in the management tool, It still worked....Ok, I'll get the house check for poltergiests. I went to SERVICES. The service was stopped(SQLEXPRESS).. I changed auto start to manual. Browsed back to the site again, finally an error. I restarted the service, website worked again, but the database, the only user database, is still detached. Created more user accounts with no error.... Seached the hard drives for .MDF files. Found the file I detached and also the ASPNETDB.MDF that I orginally FTP'ed to the server earlier in the APP_DATA folder of the website. I renamed the MDF file to see if then I would get an error, yep I did. It then automatcly re-created the MDF file exactly the same size. Two files in the directory now and now a new error in the browser about a database mismatch. Ok that makes sense. But it will not allow me to rename the new file so I can rename the original. Question is how does SQLEXPRESS run the ASPNETDB.MDF file in the web folder which is not attached to the database engine? Why use a SQL pub wizard if ASP.NET creates the database automaticly? Or just "Runs" it? AM I HIGH? Thanks in advance, before I take drugs and sit in a dark closet. -Wade
I just now had the strangest error, for some reason a table in my DB was locked by two processes, there is no use with BEGIN TRANSACTION in the queries that execute on the DB and while it suddnely happaned no heavy process was running... I was just browsing the table with the enterprise manager.
After viewing the processes with sp_lock I found the two processes that caused the locking and killed them, this fixed the problem, but I would like to know what caused it... When viewing the process info with sp_who the status was "sleeping" and in sp_lock in one process the type was "key" and the status was "wait" (mode "s").
I have problem with 'Ghost cleanup' system process. It is locking up my tables and user transactions are keep getting wait status. So is there any way to disable or change the schedule of ghost cleaner? Thanks in advance..
Hello,I have a table 'customers', with 2 records:SELECT * FROM customers;customerID | customerName------------------+-------------------------myFriend | myFriend's Nametest | testing user(2 rows)but when I'm asking about customerID column, I get the answer:SELECT customerID FROM customers;ERROR: column "customerid" does not existWhat happens? I'm using PostgreSQL 8.1.3
I have problem with 'Ghost cleanup' system process. It is locking up my tables and user transactions are keep getting wait status. So is there any way to disable or change the schedule of ghost cleaner? Thanks in advance..
I have a VB program which uses ADODB.Connection to make connection to SQL Server DB. However, under some circumstances, orphan / ghost connections remain in DB even after the VB program closed.
Here are the facts...
(1) Windows Server 2000 + SQL Server 2000 - run the VB program and made connection to the DB, leave it for 3 minutes, the connection closes when the program closes. - run the VB program and made connection to the DB, leave it for 3 hours, the connection closes when the program closes.
(2) Windows Server 2003 + SQL Server 2000 - run the VB program and made connection to the DB, leave it for 3 minutes, the connection closes when the program closes. - run the VB program and made connection to the DB, leave it for 3 hours, the connection does not close even after the program is closed.
Does anyone know if there is any problem with Windows Server 2003 + SQL Server 2000 using ADODB.Connection? Or is there some kind of "timeout" parameter for which I can set to resolve such issue?
I noticed that several connections were blocked by something called Ghost Cleanup (or something like that). I know what the cleanup does, but it often causes blocking for quite a while . . .
My server is a dual AMD x64 2.19 GHz with 8 GB RAM running under Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with service pack 1 installed. We have SQL 2000 32-bit Enterprise installed in the default instance. AWE is enabled using Dynamically configured SQL Server memory with 6215 MB minimum memory and 6656 maximum memory settings.
I have now installed, side-by-side, SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition in a separate named instance. Everything is running fine but I believe SQL Server2005 could run faster and need to ensure I am giving it plenty of resources. I realize AWE is not needed with SQL Server 2005 and I have seen suggestions to grant the SQL Server account the 'lock pages in memory' rights. This box only runs the SQL 2000 and SQL 2005 server databases and I would like to ensure, if possible, that each is splitting the available memory equally, at least until we can retire SQL Server 2000 next year. Any suggestions?
We have an old machine which holds SQL server 2000 database. We need to migrate a whole database to a new machine which has SQL server 2005.
When we tried to move whole database using Import and Export Wizard, only tables can be selected to import/export. However we want to import/export the whole database, including tables, stored procedure, view, etc. Which tool should we use?
We have an old machine which holds SQL server 2000 database. We need to migrate a whole database to a new machine which has SQL server 2005.
When we tried to move whole database using Import and Export Wizard, only tables can be selected to import/export. However we want to import/export the whole database, including tables, stored procedure, view, etc. Which tool should we use?
When I proposed start to use SQL Server 2005 for new VS 2005 web sites, one of my co-workers responded that we will update the old SQL Server 2000 databases to SQL Server 2005 when we are ready to use 2005 SQL Server.
Questions: 1. Any expected problems to upgrade old 2000 databases to new 2005 SQL Server? 2. I have installed both 2005/Management Studio Express and 2000/Enterprise Manager in my PC. Any expected problems when running both 2000 and 2005 SQL Server at the same database server? 3. What is the best configuration for running SQL Server 2005 when we have old 2000 databases? Upgade or not upgrade?
I am getteing need help Query analyzer error Unable to connect server local Msg17, level 16,state 1 ODBC SQL server driver [DBNETLIB]SQL server does not exist
Hi, I am having a problem connecting my .net applications from the application server to the database server. When I run the application from my windows xp (sp2) box it works fine. When I try to connect via SQL Management Studio to the database server from the application server I get the same error. Here is the error: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) Here is the Environment: App Server: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Inside Company's Firewall/ Network Database Server: Windows Server 2000 Advanced Edition SQL Server 2000 SP4 Remote Connections to the Server is checked Enable Protocols: Named Pipes & TCP/IP TCP/IP Port: 1402 (I don't know why it isn't the default of 1433) The db server is sitting out side the Company's firewall (don't ask me why). I can access it fine from inside the firewall on my XP box but not from windows server 2003. There is a web server outside the our network that also connects to the db server with no problem and that is running Windows Server 2003 Web Edition. I can ping the db server from the app server using the IP address. I tried using the IP address and the port 1402 in my connection string but that didn't work from any machine (XP and Server). I imagine the issue is somehow related to the company's firewall but why would it only block Windows Server 2003 and not XP? What do I tell the network admin to change? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Oran
if you can restore a database to Server B using Server A as the service. Meaning we would issue the command on Server A but somehow point to Server B as where we want the restore to happen.
The backup file would be in a location independent of both servers.
Dear all,On Win2000 server with SP3, I am trying to access a SQL Server 7.0database, "TestDB", from VB6 via a SQL Server ODBC system DSN using ADO2.7. In SQL Server Enterprise Manager, there is a login named "Tester".In its property window, NO "Server Roles" was assigned but its"Database Access" was set to "TestDB". This login was also made as theuser of "TestDB" with "public", "db_datareader" and "db_datawriter"selected as its "Database role membership". All the tables I am tryingto access in "TestDB" were created under "Tester".My code is like:Set conn = New ADODB.Connectionconn.Open "DSN=TestDSN;UID=Tester;PWD=test"Set cmd = New ADODB.Commandcmd.ActiveConnection = conncmd.CommandText = SQLset rs = cmd.Execute()If I set the SQL to something like "SELECT * FROM tbl_test", I alwaysget an error of "-2147217865" saying "[Microsoft][ODBC SQL ServerDriver][SQL Server] Invalid object name tbl_test". If I set the SQL to"SELECT * FROM Tester.tbl_test", everything runs properly. Could anyoneplease kindly advise why the first SQL is not working? Or in otherwords, why must I prefix the table name with its owner while the DBconnection is already made under that owner name? Thanks in advance.Tracy
When I try to migrate a database on a SQL Server 2000 server to a SQL Server 2005 server with the Copy Database Wizard of the SQL Server Management Studio, I'm confronted with the following problem;
Performing operation...
- Add log for package (Success) - Add task for transferring database objects (Success) - Create package (Success) - Start SQL Server Agent Job (Success) - Execute SQL Server Agent Job (Error) Messages * The job failed. Check the event log on the destination server for details. (Copy Database Wizard)
When I take a look at 'Event viewer' on the SQL 2005 server, the following error is displayed;
InnerException-->An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)
I already enabled the MSSQLSERVER network configuration protocols (TCP/IP and Named Pipes ).
My site works fine in VWD2008 express, but I get this error when I try to use it on my live website. An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. According to this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914277 I am supposed to:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2005, point to Configuration Tools, and then click SQL Server Surface Area Configuration. Ok, there is no such program in this folder. The only thing in there is "SQL Server Error and Usage Reporting"... The other thing I am greatly concerned with is this: All is want is for my webpages to be able to access my database for user authentication. I DO NOT want to grant the internet rights to remote connect to my database.
Hi All, Please some one help me... I have to insert a csv into one table in sql server. But the problem is the file is in one server and SQL SERVER 2005 is in other server.. how do i insert the file.... please help me.....
Hi Guys, I have had SQL Server Express and Sql Server Management Studio Express installed on my machine for some time and recently tried to install a trial of SQL Server 2005 as well. (Yes, I'm migrating from Visual Studio Express to Visual Studio Professional, just as in tended!) Everything went fine except that nothing seemed to be installed. I searched in all the obvious places - both on the Start/Programs menu and on the hard-drive: nothing. A check under Add/Remove Programs showed that Sql Server 2005 Express was installed, but called SQL Server 2005. So after a number of retries in which the install program kept saying that there was nothing to install, I selected every option under Advanced in the intall process. This resulted in stuff being installed and I now have SQL Server 2005 running on my machine, but no SQL Server Manager icon. My questions are:
Where can I find the SQL Server Manager executeable? Has anyone installed SQL Server Express, SQL Server Mangement Studio Express, SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Management Studio on a single machine successfully? If so, what order did you install them in? (I'm planning on uninstalling everything SXQL Server related and starting again.) Thanks very much for your help. Regards Gary
Hi,Is it possible to install on a Windows server 2003,SQL SERVER 2000 in the folowing configuration :SQL server 7.0 as a default InstanceandSQL server 2000 as a named instance.Thanks for your answer.
Hi I have created a linked server from SQL Server 2005 (SP 1) to SQL Service 2000 (SP 4) with a sql server login that is available on both servers but with different passwords and permissions.
I am getting the following error while accessing the linked server in management studio based on the scenario given below ;
------ Error Message Starts OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "(SQL Server 2000 instance name)" returned message "Communication link failure". Msg 10054, Level 16, State 1, Line 0 TCP Provider: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. Msg 18456, Level 14, State 1, Line 0 Login failed for user 'abc'. ------ Error Message Ends
Consider login name is abc. Now this login abc has sysadmin rights on sql server 2005. The same login abc has only db_datareader rights on sql server 2000 on just one database and is not associated with any fixed server role.
I have configured the linked server using the following options; 1. I have tried impersonating login from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2000 . 2. I have also tried specifying remote login / password option.
Anyone having any idea, would be of great help. Regards, Salman Shehbaz.
Msg 7399, Level 16, State 1, Procedure tr_cpD, Line 14
The OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "S2" reported an error. The provider did not give any information about the error.
Msg 7312, Level 16, State 1, Procedure tr_cpD, Line 14
Invalid use of schema or catalog for OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "S2". A four-part name was supplied, but the provider does not expose the necessary interfaces to use a catalog or schema.
I have an intranet environment consists of two servers:
- An application server windows 2003 server with 64-bit server Sharepoint 2007 SP1 (Standard version for search) - A database server windows 2003 server with 64-bit SQL Server 2005 SP2 64-bit (Standard - 9.0.3054)
It happens regularly that the database server crash (frozen black screen) while the application server indexes (crawl) the content of the intranet site based on sharepoint. There is no alert / error in the observer of events, nor in the sql logs.
The crash is uncertain: dice once all goes well, soon after that crash. When i set the parameter search service (service management research), I can define a regulatory impact of the robot to change the number of documents at the same time : "Request 2 documents at the same time, the crash is more rare, "ask 64 documents at a time, the crash is more common.
My Intranet under sharepoint is composed of a collection site with a dozen sub-sites. There are 3 large library of PDF document. All done in the 4 go in terms of volume.
My problem for about 3-4 months. (Maybe more. Before, indexing was not yet in place).
Can I connect from a SQL Server 2005 database to a SQL Server 2000 database, without establishing a linked server connection.
I need to fire a SELECT query on a SQL Server 2000 database, but don't want to add it as a linked server. Is there any way I can do this or its not possible??
