The Database Environment
Jan 14, 2004Hello, everyone:
What is difference between testing environment and product environments for MS SQL Server? Thanks a lot.
YTZ
ADVERTISEMENT
How To Deploy Updated Database From Development Environment To Live Environment?
Nov 16, 2005I have finished a change request from our client. I need to update clients' database with the one in developments.Here is the changes i made to database:Added/Changed some tablesAdded/Changed some stored proceduresAdded data to some dictionary tableThe data in clients' current database MUST be kept. So how can I merge the changed information to clients' database?
View 3 Replies View RelatedNeed To Get A Copy Of A Database From One Environment To Another.
Mar 4, 2008Hi,
I have been experiencing difficulties achieving the above.
We have a secure network environment and the connection can only be established from within, not from outside, so basically, there is a rule that allows me to go outbound on port 5022 to our other network.
There is no domain trust relationship, so I have had to create Certificates and use these as the method of authentication.
I have managed to get this working on two other environments where there is two way communication enabled on port 5022.
I thought I might be able to fool it into forcing the mirroring without two-way communication by setting up mirroring in the environment and using the hosts file to change the actual IP address of the server, this didn't work. The mirroring monitor thought that mirroring was still active, but on the other server, the state never changed and was just waiting for something to happen.
I also thought I might be able to turn the transactional safety off, but only to find out that this can only be enabled in the Enterprise version of SQL Server.
The reason why I have been trying to get mirroring working this way, is due to a requirement for an encrypted connection, I know that with SQL Server mirroring you can choose the encrpytion method and the plan was to create snapshots of the database in the other environment, just so we could access the database.
I think we're at a stage where we will be willing to explore other possibilities, so if anyone could point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated.
Please bear in mind, that we're not concerned with redundancy, this is purely to get the data from one point to another.
Thanks,
Akeel.
How Can I Back-up My Database In Production Environment.
Apr 24, 2007I developed an asp.net application in visual web developer 2005 express edition and SQL sever 2005 express with Advanced services. The application has been deployed and iam wondering what tools are availabel to for backing up my data. Are there any tools i can use to back-up my database. Iam not talking of third party tools but tools a vailable in sql sever 2005 express with advanced services or visual web developer express.
OR can write a vb.net Sub procedure that i run and have my database backed up. If so where can i start or what other options may i explorer.
Database Backup In Cluster Environment
Aug 7, 2000Hi Everbody:
I would like to know your experience about how to make regular database restore and point-in-time restore in SQL Cluster environment.
(1). My first question is about database backup. We use SQL Server backup in our shop. We hope that we can back up the database to a one network shared drive. The SQL Server can not do it. It only allows us to back up database to the local drive. Since there is no too much spaces in the local drives (C, D and E), I would like to know how we can back up to the network shared drive.
(2). A few database are critical databases which require point-in-time restore. How we can back up database (complete backup or differential backup), transaction log?
(3). If database and transaction log crash at the same time, can we still do point-in-time restore?
(4). How we do Master DB and MSDB back up? Weekly or monthly?
Thank you very much for your advice.
Joan
SQL 2012 :: Shrinking Database For Dev Environment?
Nov 26, 2014I've read lots about why you shouldn't normally shrink databases in posts such as this:
[URL]
But we have a situation where we are required to copy the live db to various non production environments for testing. Part of this process involves truncating a number of tables with masses of blob data. So we're freeing up quite a lot of space. The question is how to reclaim this? The database is peculiar in that it's got no clustered indexes so I can't rebuild indexes on another filegroup with drop to move and rebuild.
I've tried dbcc shrinkfile specifying a size. I've tried to shrink the file in increments. The problem is I'm just not getting much space released. I get maybe 2-3%. I suspect this is because we're dealing with heaps with some tables that have sparsely populated blob / image data.
Is there an alternative to shrinking? Should I recreate all the db objects in a new database? It doesn't matter if the process takes a while or if it has to be done manually.
Restoring Database In A Clustered Environment
Jun 8, 2007Can someone tell me how to make a backup in a sql clustered environment (MSSQL 2000) and how to restore that backup in clustered environment (MSSQL2005)? A step by step backup and restore procedure is appreciated.
View 5 Replies View RelatedCreate Database On A Sql Cluster Environment
Jan 28, 2008How can I create a new database on a cluster sql environment? Do I need to create the database on both nodes?
Thanks in advance!
Backup Sql Server Database In Hosting Environment?
Aug 11, 2006I am new to database.
I have a website in a hosting environment and it uses sql server 2005 databases. I want to have a complete backup of my database in addition to the hosting company's routine backup. I want to write a program to automatically backup everything every night. And of couse have the ability to restored the whole database if necessary.
How should I do it? Are there any tools exist that I can use? What is the best way to deal with backup/restore in hosting environment?
Thanks!
HELP On Deploying A SQL Database To A Remote Hosting Environment
Apr 4, 2008hi,I was redirect to this URL* based on Deploying a SQL Database to a Remote Hosting Environment,pertaining to my question on how do I convert MDF file to .SQL.I had downloaded and installed the program recommended that is Database Publishing Wizard.but the problem is now, there isn't any context menu "Publish to Provider" * when i right click on thedatabase aspnetdb.mdf..please advice me. thanks.* Reference : http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/12/22/recipe-deploying-a-sql-database-to-a-remote-hosting-environment-part-1.aspx
View 4 Replies View RelatedDatabase Environment Naming Production -vs- Development
Jul 23, 2005I have been looking for some documentation that would support or rejectmy opinion on Production -vs- Development naming conventions. Ibelieve that each environment should be housed on separate servers withidentical names, access, users, stored procs....... If you eitheragree or disagree with this methodology, I would appreciate your input.TIA,Bill
View 5 Replies View RelatedHow To Copy A Database From Production To Training Environment
Oct 21, 2015Our DBA is out for about 6 weeks. One of his regular jobs is to take a Database that is in our Prod environment and copy it to our Training environment.
I have backed up and restored to different servers before, however the Database name in Prod is different than in the Train environment in this case.
In other words I have a PROD database named DATABASE-XX that I want to copy to another SQL server and restore it to DATABASE-XX-TRAIN.
Is there anything special I need to do, other than backup on PROD, copy to TRAIN and restore to the corresponding DB in TRAIN?
SQL Database Design In Changing Business Environment
Oct 20, 2007I am running an application with an SQL database and it works fine. My question is about a customer changing his information. We will need to be able to produce copies of old orders/invoices even after that company's info has changed (e.g. he moved or changed the company's name).
Assuming he changes his company's name, for example, do I,
1. Enter him as a "new" company? This allows me to keep the old info in the database if I query the "old" name but does not provide any portability of "old" information forward to the "new" company like payment patterns, past orders, etc. since he is "new" and has no past.
2. Or do I change the record of the"old" company to reflect the "new" name? Here I can keep the "old" past under the "new" name but I now cannot retrieve an old document that reflects the "old" name.
3. Or, the third alternative is to export to alternative storage all the files of the "old" company and go to number 2 above?
I thought about copying the "old past" into a "new" customer but then I'd have double sales, receipts, etc and I just can't see an end to that debacle.
None of these sound like fun but I'm sure I'll soon have to do one of these. I can't be the first one to ask this and I'm sure there is someone out there who is smarter than me/has a more elegant solution. Any suggestions?
I also posted this to Small Business Development forum but thought the SQL guys might have another idea.
Sharing Website(asp.net) Mdf Database On A Network In Multiuser Environment
Sep 19, 2007simple question:
I have create a web site in visual studio with form user authentication. Thats create a mdf database in this path:
c:inetpubwwwrootwebsiteapp_dataaspnetdb.mdf
thats use Sql server
i would like to access this database with c# form application on a network with multi-user.
if i change the drive letter of the path above to f: (mapped drive) or \serverc, i got this message
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: The file "h:InetpubwwwrootwebsiteApp_DataASPNETDB.MDF" is on a network path that is not supported for database files.
An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file h:InetpubwwwrootwebsiteApp_DataASPNETDB.MDF failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.
i read that sql server did not support database sharing with mapped drive or unc share.
So how can i share website database with c# application???
Note: of course if i develop the website and the application on the same machine its work. I want this application run on several work station accessing all the same mdf database with his web user member.
Problem Deploying SQL Express Database To Hosted Environment
Nov 2, 2007I have a web app that uses two SQL Express databases. One of the databases is the membership database. I am deploying the app to a hosted environment. Here is my connection string:
<add name="Akamojo_APSNETDB" connectionString="Data Source=.SQLExpress; AttachDBFileName=|DataDirectory|Akamojo_ASPNETDB.mdf; Initial Catalog=Akamojo_ASPNETDB; Integrated Security=true; User Instance=true"/>
Here is the error that I get:
Could not open new database 'Akamojo_ASPNETDB'. CREATE DATABASE is aborted.
Cannot attach the file 'e:hostingmemberakamojoTournamentLogApp_DataAkamojo_ASPNETDB.mdf' as database 'Akamojo_ASPNETDB'.
File activation failure. The physical file name "c:inetpubwwwrootTournamentLogApp_DataAkamojo_ASPNETDB_log.LDF" may be incorrect.
The log cannot be rebuilt when the primary file is read-only.
The mdf file is not read only. In the hosted environment the database is on the E drive. In my dev environment the database is on the C drive. From the error message, it appears that when it tries to build the log file it is trying to build it on the C drive in a path that doesn't exist in the hosted environment.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Darrell
Issue In Setting Up The Database Mirrioring Environment For SQL Server 2005.
Jan 30, 2006
Environment:SQL Server 2005 Enterprise in Win2k3 Enterprise on 32(x86) bit machine
I am able to enable the Trace Flag 1400 using DBCC TRACEON (1400) GO. Only then we can able to configure for the ENDPOINTS.
I successfully configured the ENDPOINTS for both the principal server and Mirror server .And then when I started the START MIRRORING.
I got the error message. Please find the Message below.
An error occured while starting mirroring.
additional Information:
:..>Alter failed for Database 'KQDB', (Microsoft SqlServer.Smo)
:..>An exception occured while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch
[Microsoft SqlServer.Connection.info]
:..>Database mirroring Transport is disabled in the endpoint configuration.
[Microsft SQL Server,Error: 1486]
If anyone have a solution on how to setup a database mirroring environment.Please send.
SQL Server 2014 :: Stored Procedure - Add A Record To Local Database Executing In Cloud Environment
May 20, 2015Is there a way using a stored procedure in a local database to add a record to a database executing in a cloud environment when both entities reside in different domains?
View 2 Replies View RelatedQuick Upgrade SQL Environment (Database Engine, SSIS, SSRS, Etc.) Exchange Hardware Plan
Feb 7, 2008We have installation of Dbase Engine and SSIS that is PRODUCTION, and want to replace with newer hardware. In "the old days", we built "boxname_new" and installed SQL with "sqlname_new", took PROD users off-line, and quickly renamed original boxes/SQL and new boxes/SQL to original name, copied data and off we went with upgrade.
NOW, the "renaming" option for SQL tools is not supported, but with re-installation.
Has anyone developed game plan steps for accomplishing hardware upgrade, including SQL environment swap with MINIMAL downtime for PRODUCTION environment? Can you share?
SQL 2012 :: Disaster Recovery Options For Multi-Database Multi-Instance Environment
Sep 23, 2014Disaster Recovery Options based on the following criteria.
--Currently running SQL 2012 standard edition
--We have 18000 databases (same schema across databases)- majority of databases are less than 2gb-- across 64 instances approximately
--Recovery needs to happen within 1 hour (Not sure that this is realistic
-- We are building a new data center and building dr from the ground up.
What I have looked into is:
1. Transactional Replication: Too Much Data Not viable
2. AlwaysOn Availability Groups (Need enterprise) Again too many databases and would have to upgrade all instances
3. Log Shipping is a viable option and the only one I can come up with that would work right now. Might be a management nightmare but with this many databases probably all options with be a nightmare.
QA Environment?
Jun 12, 2007Good morning,
I am a DBA and my boss recently recommended that we change our QA environment so that we don't have any databases on it unless they are actively being tested. This would be to save hardware costs.
The only issue I can think of at this point is that promotion to our QA environment would take up to 2 hours for some of our larger databases if we have to restore production databases to qa for every QA run.
Is this a good idea? How do you run your QA (full or partial copy of prod)? Any input appreciated.
Thank you.
SQL EE And SQL SE In The Same Environment
Dec 5, 2007Hi!
I work on a company where we today have one SQL Server Standard Edition and Reporting Services (SSRS) and Analysis Services (SSAS) installed on the same server.
Now we want to install SQL Server Enterprise Edition, but still have the Standard Edition installed.
We are gonna invest in one more server.
I wonder if its possible to install the database engine for both versions on one server and then install instances of SSRS and SSAS on the other server?
Can Standars Edition have SSRS and SSAS on another server than the Database Engine?
And is it different versions of SSRS and SSAS between SQL SE and SQL EE, or does SSRS and SSAS get the SQL EE benefits if the database engine is SQL EE?
Thanks in advance!
24 Hour Environment
Sep 29, 1999I have about 23 SQL servers running 6.5 SP3 or SP5a in a 24 hour environment. Most of the activity takes place between 6am and 11pm, with few transaction after 11pm. What is best to do with the main DB's transaction log, have the truncate at checkpoint option checked OR back up the transaction log a couple times a week? The Database is backed up every 6-8 hours.
Thanks in advance for your opinions/help.
LN
DTS Environment Variables
Nov 21, 2005I have about 40 DTS packages that I want to run against three different databases on the same server. Can someone suggest an easy way to run these jobs and differentiate each time which SQL or INI file to use.
Thanks,
John Shaening
SQL In A Wireless Environment
Mar 12, 2007Jimmy writes "We use a software that stores its database in SQL. We currently have a server box running Windows 2000 Server with SP4 and SQL Server 2005 with SP2 which holds the database. The server is wired in but we have several other stations that connect to the database wirelessly.
The problem is with our wireless stations.
When a wireless client travels from one access point to a repeater, it'll drop the connection for that moment. Once it picks up the wireless connection again, it requires closing out of the software and going back into it so it reestablishes the SQL connection to the server.
Is there a solution for a seamless reconnection with SQL for our wireless clients? Is this a problem with our software or SQL? Please advise. Thank you."
SQL Developer Environment
Nov 6, 2007Hi Guys,
Im new to SQL Server 2005.
In our organization, I was tasked to implement and maintain
MS SQL 2005 database.
We have several system developer and they are using MS SQL 2005
as a backend database.
Currenty, they are responsible for designing their own databases required by their application.
My concern is that I want to restrict access to my SQL server that only the DB administrator can access the
database server.
My question is that, how they can design their databases without accessing the database server. Is it
possible for them to access SQL Server with some restriction? I mean, I want to impose some security measures
that they can only access objects within their scope.
Our current scenario is that they have MS SQL Express version installed in their pc and from that terminal
they can design and test their application and after everything is in place, Its me who will migrate their
respective databases for production in MS SQL 2005 server.
Hoping you can provide me the best alterntive to this query.
Thanks a lot.
Development Environment Needs?
Jul 20, 2005Trying to figure out what development enviroment we need in order todo the following:- develop a non-native SQL server stored procedure;- call a web service or java program from the stored procedure;- return static values;- call the stored procedure from a view.How do I get a hold of the right tools and what do I need to put thepieces together?Obviously, I've not used SQL server and I'm looking for the basicstarting point.Thanks!
View 5 Replies View RelatedRDA Setup Environment
Aug 23, 2007
Hi,
I'm currently using the setup below for my RDA testing. Is there any problem with this setup?
connected connected
Client Apps (SQLCE 3.0) -----------------> Windows Server 2003 (Web server) ----------------> Windows XP (SQL2005)
previously was using windows XP to act as web server and have SQL server reside inside the same machine but having 10 connection limitation from windows xp where only 10 client can connect to the machine. The current setup moves the web server out to windows server 2003 and i believe it solves the 10 concurrent connection limitation but how about the SQL server? is it limited to 10 connection from windows server 2003 also? (Windows XP is my testing server, Windows Server 2003 contains important test data for the whole company) . I tried with concurrent RDA pull for 40 client concurrently with 1 pc having 10 client apps but obtain not really satisfying results. Pulling one table (20Mb) needs 1 to 2 mins through LAN networks but pulling concurrently with 40 clients takes up to 20 - 30 mins.
Any advice? Thank you and have a nice day.
Regards,
Ben
SQL Express Environment
May 5, 2006Novice SQL Express User...
Now that I've installed SQL 2005 Express Advanced, shouldn't there be a DB Environment I can work with? There must be a configuration mistake because I can't see the "container?" Prior to SP1 I had SQL 2005 Express installed and I could open and use SQL; however, once I loaded SP1 that stopped. I thought if I load the "Advanced" I would be "back in business."
Thanks,
Tony
SQL Hospital Environment
Sep 25, 2007i am working in hospital environment. i am a novice in SQL. i have an urgent issue to answer which is around numbering the order of theatre event for the same patient based on the into theatre time. Patients can go to theatres several times in the single hospitalisation. we need to order as 1, 2, 3 and so on based on the into theatre time which is date/time format. your help is much appreciated. thanks.
View 5 Replies View RelatedEnvironment Variable
Jul 17, 2006hi,
can you show me how to get the value of an environment variable from a script task?
thanks!
Confguring The Environment
Dec 12, 2007
Hi
I have a SSIS package. Right now its doing a data flow task from flat file to an OLEDB destination.
Now If i have to move to a new environment , I have the exactly the same tables but the server name is different.
Is there any way i can configure this from .NET CODE.
thanks
Sai
User Environment Error
Nov 11, 2002Do you guys know how to fix this error?
windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temp profile? how do you get around this? Thanks.
Production And Test Environment
Jun 25, 2004Sould one has a seperated environment for production and test system? How do you do it on a same server? Install two instance? How do you seperate test DBs from the production DBs?
Please advise...Thank you