Comments on: How to use SP_CONFIGURE in SQL Server http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/10/how-to-use-sp_configure-in-sql-server/ Mike Walsh's Thoughts on SQL Server, Professional Development and Life Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Get the Server level default connection properties for SQL Server using T-SQL | Sankar Reddy, SQL Server Developer/DBA http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/10/how-to-use-sp_configure-in-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Get the Server level default connection properties for SQL Server using T-SQL | Sankar Reddy, SQL Server Developer/DBA Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:27:18 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=61#comment-190 [...] How to use SP_CONFIGURE in SQL Server T-SQL Bitwise Operations February 8th, 2010 | Category: SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQLServerPedia Syndication [...] [...] How to use SP_CONFIGURE in SQL Server T-SQL Bitwise Operations February 8th, 2010 | Category: SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQLServerPedia Syndication [...]

]]> By: Mike Walsh http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/10/how-to-use-sp_configure-in-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Mike Walsh Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:39:26 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=61#comment-103 <p>Never even noticed the transform noise warning option. :-) <br/>Glad you liked the post, Ken. Great point about making sure your settings work on both nodes. I've been bitten by similar "oopses" in the past.. Made a change to local policies on active node in a pinch for an issue.. "I'll get to the passive node when I can." Well sometimes "when I can" doesn't happen until a failover happens and users call.</p> Never even noticed the transform noise warning option. :-)
Glad you liked the post, Ken. Great point about making sure your settings work on both nodes. I’ve been bitten by similar "oopses" in the past.. Made a change to local policies on active node in a pinch for an issue.. "I’ll get to the passive node when I can." Well sometimes "when I can" doesn’t happen until a failover happens and users call.

]]> By: Ken Lee http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/10/how-to-use-sp_configure-in-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Ken Lee Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:50 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=61#comment-102 <p>By the way, I am not asking you "what the heck...".</p> By the way, I am not asking you "what the heck…".

]]> By: Ken Lee http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/10/how-to-use-sp_configure-in-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Ken Lee Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:58:37 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=61#comment-101 <p>Thanks for the reminder to look up options. Interesting how many options that were introduced in 2005 are depreciated in 2008. (A lesson in "Think before doing"?) Also interesting that Microsoft included a user rant in their books online. (What the heck is "transform noise words".)</p><p>I ran into a situation in SQL 2000 that may be of interest. We had AWE enabled set on and left 2GB available on an 8GB machine, except we had clustered SQL set up. During a maintenance window I asked to fail over one of the servers so I could install the new software and restart the server. That failed. The original server was using its 6GB and the new SQL instance tried to grab 6GB without checking to see if the memory was available.</p><p>IE Make sure you have the memory available to run both instances of SQL on one server when you set up clusters.</p><p>PS Since you can list the options, I prefer options fully spelled out. Just like I don't like old style joins.</p> Thanks for the reminder to look up options. Interesting how many options that were introduced in 2005 are depreciated in 2008. (A lesson in "Think before doing"?) Also interesting that Microsoft included a user rant in their books online. (What the heck is "transform noise words".)

I ran into a situation in SQL 2000 that may be of interest. We had AWE enabled set on and left 2GB available on an 8GB machine, except we had clustered SQL set up. During a maintenance window I asked to fail over one of the servers so I could install the new software and restart the server. That failed. The original server was using its 6GB and the new SQL instance tried to grab 6GB without checking to see if the memory was available.

IE Make sure you have the memory available to run both instances of SQL on one server when you set up clusters.

PS Since you can list the options, I prefer options fully spelled out. Just like I don’t like old style joins.

]]> By: Mike Walsh http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/10/how-to-use-sp_configure-in-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Mike Walsh Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:01:31 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=61#comment-100 <p>Hey Laura - I just re-read my post and I see why one could be confused but I think we are saying the same thing. The below quote is from the blog post:</p><p>"run_value - What value is currently running? Difference between this and above? You make a change but don't restart or run reconfigure: The config_value and run_value will be different until that reconfigure (if dynamic) or restart."</p><p>I will clarify that in an update today but what I am saying is what you said. The Config Value and Run Value will be different <b>until</b> you either restart (if the setting is not dynamic) or run reconfigure (if the setting is dynamic) SQL Server.</p> Hey Laura – I just re-read my post and I see why one could be confused but I think we are saying the same thing. The below quote is from the blog post:

"run_value – What value is currently running? Difference between this and above? You make a change but don’t restart or run reconfigure: The config_value and run_value will be different until that reconfigure (if dynamic) or restart."

I will clarify that in an update today but what I am saying is what you said. The Config Value and Run Value will be different until you either restart (if the setting is not dynamic) or run reconfigure (if the setting is dynamic) SQL Server.

]]> By: LauraV http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/10/how-to-use-sp_configure-in-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-99 LauraV Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:25:05 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=61#comment-99 <p>Actually, config_value and run_value may be different depending on if the SQLSERVER service has been restarted since the parameter was set....</p> Actually, config_value and run_value may be different depending on if the SQLSERVER service has been restarted since the parameter was set….

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