DB Design :: Auto-growth Script For All Databases?
Oct 5, 2015
I am trying to create sql script which will check all databases file size and then depend on the size set up auto growth different sizes with MB.
for example, sql server has 50 databases with different sizes, i would like to change auto growth all databases with different autogrowth size MB.
 File size      Data Autogrowth  Log AutogrowthÂ
 0MB - 250MB          25MB            25MB
250MB - Â Â 1GBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 250MBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 250MB
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I'm currently using SQL Server 2005. Before I have set my database on unrestricted auto growth. But today, I have noticed that the Log file has been set to limit its growth to 2,097,152 MB. I have 160GB space for my log files, I just want to maximize the space for logs in my hard drive.
When I try to change the settings back to auto growth it still keeps on returning to its previous setting it is still set on 2,097,152 MB. What I did was : Right Click on the Database - Properties - Files - Click the (...) - set the auto growth option to unrestricted - Click Ok But when I checked log file, it is still set on 2,097,152MB.
Can some one help me change the settings of my Database.
Dynamic Log File Growths Remaining alarm becomes active when a non fixed size log file in any database is in danger of running out of space to grow. It is raised when a log file is almost full and the file cannot automatically grow enough to relieve the problem.
We have our databases with Enable Autogrowth (in Megabytes), and then a Maximum File Size (Limited to a MB value).
Example: If one of the database logs (or possibly filegroup primary) picks up another extent and is about 5 extents (arbitrary value) away from running out of growth room, an alert would be sent to an email address/profile.
P.S. Yes, there are multiple databases on this one instance and the script should loop to run through all of them.
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Thank you very much for everyone who are constantly helping me...
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I'm a beginner in SQL Server databases, my problem is this:
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insert into DB_Growth (Database_Name, Logical_File_Name, File_Size_MB, Growth_Factor) exec (@l_sql_string)
fetch next from db_name_cursor into @l_db_name end close db_name_cursor deallocate db_name_cursor select * from DB_Growth with (nolock) if object_id('DB_Growth') is not null drop table DB_Growth set nocount off set ansi_warnings on return
insert into DB_Growth (Database_Name, Logical_File_Name, File_Size_MB, Growth_Factor) exec (@l_sql_string)
fetch next from db_name_cursor into @l_db_name end close db_name_cursor deallocate db_name_cursor select * from DB_Growth with (nolock) if object_id('DB_Growth') is not null drop table DB_Growth set nocount off set ansi_warnings on return
insert into DB_Growth (Database_Name, Logical_File_Name, File_Size_MB, Growth_Factor) exec (@l_sql_string)
fetch next from db_name_cursor into @l_db_name end close db_name_cursor deallocate db_name_cursor select * from DB_Growth with (nolock) if object_id('DB_Growth') is not null drop table DB_Growth set nocount off set ansi_warnings on return
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I have a 1gb db that can grow to max size of 2gb. I set the auto grow option to 75% The first time the db grows it will grab 75% of the free space (1gb)
What happens if the database needs to grow again?
Will the db grow using the remaining free space (25%) or has the database reached its max size because it can't grow any further?
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Both production and QA are running SQL2000 -- the only difference is that QA has the latest security hotfixes installed -- version 8.0.0.665 from KB article at the following link:
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