Francisco Tapia
fhtapia at gmail.com
Thu Sep 24 12:19:49 CDT 2009
For SQL server Sent from my mobile On Sep 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > Is this the setup for Windows 2003 or the setup for SQL Server? > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > Francisco Tapia wrote: >> In the configuration ( properties) of the server you'll want to leave >> at least on CPU for the os so in your quad setup allow for 3 CPUs for >> SQL but one for the os or if you don't want to do this then you can >> always use the query hint option of MAXDOP=3 so only while the query >> runs you only tie up 3 CPUs and not all of them and this allows you >> to >> still have a responsive server. >> >> Sent from my mobile >> >> On Sep 24, 2009, at 7:56 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I have a situation way outside my expertise. Yea, yea, I know a lot >>> of you would ask what is IN my >>> expertise, we can discuss that another day. >>> >>> Anyway, I run two Windows 2003 X64 servers. Quad core, 16 gigs ram, >>> RAID6 arrays. Reasonably >>> powerful. Mostly I run SQL Server on one and VMs on the other. In >>> BOTH CASES I have told the >>> software, SQL Server for instance, to only use X gigs of RAM, to >>> leave 2.5 gigs for the OS and other >>> applications. >>> >>> And yet, SQL Server starts a long running process and the server >>> becomes unresponsive. In some >>> instances for example, I can load a spreadsheet or whatever... but >>> it takes forever to load. Just >>> clicking the start button I have to wait 30 seconds for the start >>> menu to show. >>> >>> Like that. >>> >>> I have a query running which is updating a field in a medium size >>> table - 8 million records or so. >>> I tried to load another instance of SQL Server. It loaded, but when >>> I clicked on the databases icon >>> to drop down and show me the databases it just put up expanding and >>> locked up the entire system. >>> >>> I am at a loss to discover what is going on. It APPEARS to be SQL >>> Server, though there is nothing >>> else I run that uses all the memory in this thing so how do I know >>> it isn't just Windows 2003 >>> flaking out somehow? I have run memtest-86 for an entire weekend >>> without a single failure, so I >>> don't think it is the physical memory. >>> >>> I have no clue how to troubleshoot this problem. >>> >>> As I write this, the server is completely locked up. I cannot >>> switch between tasks, the little task >>> manager icon shows about 50% CPU usage but AFAICT that is just what >>> was displayed when it locked up. >>> >>> In the end I have to do a hard reboot to regain control, and when I >>> do that I corrupt whatever >>> database was being worked on. This is insane! >>> >>> HELP. >>> >>> -- >>> John W. Colby >>> www.ColbyConsulting.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-SQLServer mailing list >>> dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver >>> http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-SQLServer mailing list >> dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver >> http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com >