This was another fun filled week with new SQL issues I hadn’t experienced in smaller environments.
1. I installed the wrong version of SQL on a server. It was a miscommunication between the network guy and myself as I read the OS column which was supposed to be Enterprise – I assumed it was SQL version column – anyway that was a couple of hours of work to fix.
2. I had to document all the servers post installation which mainly focused on some standard settings and some user login information. I’m planning a separate post for these issues.
3. I was asked to tune a report that was using sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats on a large DB. It was taking 45 minutes to run – if it returned data or not. I plan to write a separate post on this as well.
4. I found this blog from a guy who’s got some pretty good tips.
