I have SharePoint Foundation installed.
Also I have install SQL express 2008.
I had 4 GB limit.
After some time I have spent almoust all free space.
Next, I have install SQL express 2008 R2 (R2 should give me 10 GB limit for database).
I want to check if everything is ok, but I do not know where to check free size.
I can check how much I have spent, but I can not check how much space I still have.
Can someone help.
Thanks!
There is no way to check the database size limit directly, however the version of SQL Server Express determines the limit. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express or newer will allow up to 10 GB of database size, while earlier versions allow only 4 GB.
If you are still in doubt, and want to confirm your instance of SQL Server 2008 R2 Express allows 10 GB databases, just create a new database and insert a bunch of data into it.
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I just want to know if what will happen if I already consumed the space available for my database? Is there any way on how to increase its maximum size because as far Screenshot of my space available as I know SQL Server 2008 R2 Express has ONLY 4GB max size.
We have a Windows 2008 Server R2 Enterprise x64 with 32gb.
We are also still using SQL Server 2000 Enterprise.
I have been monitoring the memory usage and it is only using 17.3GB total.
I have set SQL server to use AWE with a max memory usage of 29gb.
Any ideas how to allow/get SQL server to use the extra ram?
Thanks
The reason it is not using all memory is because it doesn't need it.
SQL Server is very good at managing it's own memory. The sizes of the databases you gave, fit into 11GB of RAM, that leaves 6.3 GB for internal structures such as buffers, plan cache etc. (more than enough).
My company is planning to migrate it's intranet/internet based ERP to the latest form of MS SQL Database available.
Presently we are using SQL Server 2000 Professional.
And we are planning to shift to SQL Server 2008 Web edition.
Please tell me whether this is the right step and whether it is feasible or not.
Thank you in advance.
"Please tell me whether this is the right step " - that's something you and your company need to decide.
It is feasible, and in the majority of cases straight forward.
Your first step should be to run the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack contains the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Upgrade Advisor
Formulate and test a rollback plan
Determine your upgrade window and acceptable downtime.
Ensure database consistency: Run DBCC CHECKDB on databases to be upgraded to ensure that they are in a consistent state before performing the upgrade.
Back up all important files: Back up all SQL Server databases from the instance to be upgraded (including master, model and msdb), data and transaction log files, as well as any application files, script files, extract files, etc. so that you can completely restore them in the event of a failure.
It's both feasible and easy. The path from one version of SQL Server to another is usually pretty simple. Do you have any special stored procedures or reports generated in SQL Server that need to be rewritten/re-imported?
As far as right step - the question is, Why? If it's working, do you really need to mess with it?
If it's for intranet (some app for your internal usage) then consider using SQL 2008 Express edition. It's free and you can use it as an instance running along the full 2000 version. That way you will have some extra features from the full version.
But you have to know that applications running on SQL 2000 may not work on 2008 and they are even more probable not to work on 2008 R2.
We have a Sql Server 2005 Standard Edition running on a Production website. We'd like to move to a cloud hosting but they only offer Sql Server Express Edition on there.
My question is, will there be any problems in moving over? We only use tables, views, stored procedures and a few user defined functions. And we also have a Backup Maintenance Plan in place. Will any if this change?
WHat other limitations/problems (if any) can we expect to have? And is it a good idea to run on Express in Production?
And I would like to add, will it be OK if we moved from SQL server 2005 Standard to Sql Server 2008 Express - what possible problems there could be with this move?
There are limitations for SQL Server 2005 Express as listed here
These include:
- max 1GB RAM only
- max DB size of 4GB
- 1 CPU
Theses restrictions may cause you a problem. See the full list in the link.
With regrd to moving from 2005 Standard, to 2008 Express, then I expect the limitations of Express Edition may be the main factor when you consider if it really is an option. The limitations for 2008 Express are similar, see here.
Hope this helps
The migration im unsure.
Express does not support triggers (fully), nor SQL scheudling.
Its size is limited to 4GB.
You can only ever have one instance with express.
It does however support Full Text and Reporting Services (in the express advanced edition)
We have plenty of clients running SQL Express due to cost. Only small pain has been the need to write a windows service for a job that could be easily run in proper SQL scheduling in the paid for the version.
Im sure there are many more differences but these are the ones im aware of, hope this helps.
I've used SQL Server Express for simple data persistence in production with no issues.
From the looks of your situation the only feature that will not be supported is backup maintenance. However, if you're hosted on a cloud, your ISP should take care of backup for you.
My development machine has SQL Server 2008 Developer edition on it. A production server I am going to do some development for has SQL Server 2000 on it. Is there a way to create a 2000 database using my 2008 developer edition? Or do I need to create it on the 2000 server and move it to my development machine?
It will not be possible to move the development database into production. Once a database file has been upgraded to the SQL 2008 format, it is impossible to downgrade to SQL 2000 format.
You should focus your development on creating T-SQL scripts instead of creating database objects. This includes initial database creation and any subsequent schema changes. Perhaps you can use a version based approach for your schema and catalog data. As long as you don't use any SQL 2008 specific functionality, the scripts will run fine on SQL 2000.
Setting the db compatibility level to 80 on development will help making the behavior of the 2008 server closer to the 2000 server, but it does not mean the 2008 specific features will not be usable. You have to pay attention and make sure every functionality and feature you use in development will also be available in SQL 2000.
create a database in 80 compatibility mode and you should be ok with regards to sql you use. but you can't restore a 2008 db on a 2000 server.
I suggest you try it this way:
If your SQL 2008 database, right click, select Tasks, Generate Scripts. Now select your database, select your options in the next window (like script Drop, script Data...), continue through the wizard until Finish.
Now SQL will make your qualified script and it is ready to run.
It depends on how you're going to get the new database back to the production 2000 server; if you create it in your 2008 instance, you can't back it up and restore it to 2000, even if you create it in compatibility 80 as Mladen noted; but you could generate scripts to export your database to the 2000 instance, as long as you don't have to copy any of the data in the tables.
If you need to do a full backup and restore of the new database, you'll be better off with a 2000 instance to connect to for development, MSDE could be installed as a named instance alongside the 2008 edition.
yes, the database can;'t be restored from SQL 2008 even with 80 compatibility on SQl 2000 instance.
If you have to restore , script the DB and objects and recreate them on SQl 2000.
-Ashok