February 2008 - Posts
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5470
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Its nice to see that transactional replication in SQL Server 2008 will support the use of the SWITCH partition statement. Unfortunately it looks like the ALTER PARTITION statements will not make it so this will have to be performed manually on the
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One of the first mistakes I made was to try a Katmai install on Windows Server 2008 EE core - don't do this as it will not work (although it would be nice if it did). SQL Server Katmai is only supported on Windows Server 2008 full as the .NET framework
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It's a good read and highlights the impact of the CHECKPOINT duration on database mirroring. The paper also compares the use of HP array based technologies. High availability for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 using array-based replication and
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I've just had the opportunity of listening to a program manager talk about Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008. I must admit that it looks really impressive, particularly the support for up to 4 cores and the snapshot facility. I can see where
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Just noticed an email in my inbox stating that Windows Server 2008 RTM is available for download on the Connect website, however product keys are not being provided. I'll have to download it later today/tomorrow and have a play with the new features.
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