Automating Performance Monitor Statistics Collection for SQL Server and Windows

Saving and Retrieving File Using FileStream SQL Server 2008

Find a Table or view within entire SQL server

EXEC master..sp_MSForEachDB '
IF EXISTS
(
SELECT 1
FROM [?].INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables
WHERE table_NAME = ''vw_fctmemberdetail_ca''
)
BEGIN
SELECT ''[?]'';


SELECT ''['' +table_CATALOG + '']'', ''['' + table_NAME + '']''
FROM [?].INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables
WHERE table_NAME = ''vw_fctmemberdetail_ca'';
END';

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Performance Dashboard Reports for SQL Server 2008

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Reindex Tables

--sp_helpindex 'jm_wo_transaction'
declare @tblname nvarchar(100),@sqlstring nvarchar(2000)
set @tblname = 'memberflat'

IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#tmpindexes') IS NOT NULL
drop table #tmpindexes

IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#tmptableindexes') IS NOT NULL
drop table #tmptableindexes

create table #tmptableindexes
(index_name nvarchar(200), index_description nvarchar(1000), index_keys nvarchar(1000), table_name nvarchar(100))
create table #tmpindexes
(index_name nvarchar(200), index_description nvarchar(1000), index_keys nvarchar(1000))


--select * from information_schema.tables where table_type = 'BASE TABLE'
--DECLARE tmptable_name CURSOR FOR select table_name from information_schema.tables where table_type = 'BASE TABLE' and table_schema = 'dbo'
DECLARE tmptable_name CURSOR FOR select table_name from information_schema.tables where table_type = 'BASE TABLE' and table_schema = 'dbo' and table_name=@tblname
OPEN tmptable_name

FETCH NEXT FROM tmptable_name INTO @tblname

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
print 'print '''+@tblname+''''
print 'go'
set @sqlstring = 'DBCC DBREINDEX (['+@tblname+'],'''',90)'
print @sqlstring
--exec sp_executesql @sqlstring
print 'go'
FETCH NEXT FROM tmptable_name INTO @tblname
end

CLOSE tmptable_name
DEALLOCATE tmptable_name

Move tempdb mdf and ldf files to new drive

use master
go
Alter database tempdb modify file (name = tempdev, filename = 'D:\data\tempdb.mdf')
go
Alter database tempdb modify file (name = templog, filename = 'D:\data\templog.ldf')
go

USE [master]
GO
ALTER DATABASE [tempdb] MODIFY FILE ( NAME = N'tempdev', SIZE = 61440KB )
GO
ALTER DATABASE [tempdb] MODIFY FILE ( NAME = N'templog', SIZE = 61440KB )
GO

helpful article:
How to move SQL Server databases to a new location by using Detach and Attach functions in SQL Server

Rename MSSQL Server name

select @@servername
go
exec sp_dropserver 'CLSQL106'
go
sp_addserver 'CLSQL64', 'local'
go

Restart the server

Database level permissions for SQL Server 2005 and 2008

Database Permission Review

SELECT prin.[name] [User], sec.state_desc + ' ' + sec.permission_name [Permission]
FROM [sys].[database_permissions] sec
JOIN [sys].[database_principals] prin
ON sec.[grantee_principal_id] = prin.[principal_id]
WHERE sec.class = 0
ORDER BY [User], [Permission];