Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft SQL Server Will Do What You Tell It To Do https://thomaslarock.com/2012/06/breaking-news-microsoft-sql-server-will-do-what-you-tell-it-to-do/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Thu, 23 Jan 2014 01:54:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: How long does it take to power off your Infrastructure? | K Systems https://thomaslarock.com/2012/06/breaking-news-microsoft-sql-server-will-do-what-you-tell-it-to-do/#comment-10401 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 01:54:04 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=8704#comment-10401 […] servers, etc).  Take a surprising amount of time to shut down and boot up.  Most high end SQL servers can take upwards of 15-20 minutes before a logon prompt appears.  A lot of people think servers […]

]]> By: You're Doing it Wrong: 5 Factors That Affect Database Performance | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2012/06/breaking-news-microsoft-sql-server-will-do-what-you-tell-it-to-do/#comment-7225 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:05:01 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=8704#comment-7225 […] written before about memory configurations but this bears repeating: if you are relying on the default settings for Microsoft SQL Server then […]

]]> By: Louis Davidson https://thomaslarock.com/2012/06/breaking-news-microsoft-sql-server-will-do-what-you-tell-it-to-do/#comment-7222 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=8704#comment-7222 Machines always do just what you tell them to do
As long as you do what they say. T-Bone Burnett

]]> By: Kevin M https://thomaslarock.com/2012/06/breaking-news-microsoft-sql-server-will-do-what-you-tell-it-to-do/#comment-7038 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:51:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=8704#comment-7038 In reply to Kevin M.

Sorry, I see it now. The config_value and run_value are set at 24,576. I was fixated on the max value of 2,147,483,647.

]]> By: Kevin M https://thomaslarock.com/2012/06/breaking-news-microsoft-sql-server-will-do-what-you-tell-it-to-do/#comment-7037 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 01:16:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=8704#comment-7037 Thanks for the info.

On one of my servers, sp_config is showing min: 16 max: 2,147,483,647 while server properties is showing min: 4096 max: 24,576.

Do you have any idea why these might be different? Thanks!

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]]> By: VMWare KB: An Incomplete List of Tips for Configuring Microsoft SQL Server in a Virtual Machine | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2012/06/breaking-news-microsoft-sql-server-will-do-what-you-tell-it-to-do/#comment-6997 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:49:44 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=8704#comment-6997 […] operate efficiently. Reading that KB would make me think that SQL Server is a CPU hog, and not the memory hog that some are led to believe. In my experience it is not CPU pressure that is the performance problem with SQL Server, it is the […]

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