Best performance for SQL2000

Hi
i must configure a RAID on external storage disk array for my SQL 2000
cluster ad have think this configuration :
1- DataFile on separate RAID5 LUN
2- LogFile on another separate RAID5 LUN
3- Quorum on another separate RAID1 LUN
This configugation is good for performace (datafile e logfile separated) and
security (Quorum on Mirror) !'!
Thanks in advanceMake the Log on a RAID 1 or a 10 and not a 5. Raid 5 has too many writes
for peak performance of logs.Put the extra disks into the data raid 5 or
make it a raid 10 for better performance.
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Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
<io.com> wrote in message news:OfbXh0YoEHA.1800@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi
> i must configure a RAID on external storage disk array for my SQL 2000
> cluster ad have think this configuration :
> 1- DataFile on separate RAID5 LUN
> 2- LogFile on another separate RAID5 LUN
> 3- Quorum on another separate RAID1 LUN
> This configugation is good for performace (datafile e logfile separated)
and
> security (Quorum on Mirror) !'!
> Thanks in advance
>|||Ok therefore :
datafile RAID5
logfile RAID1
quorum RAID1
it's ok ?
thanks
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
news:uFE6MNaoEHA.324@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Make the Log on a RAID 1 or a 10 and not a 5. Raid 5 has too many writes
> for peak performance of logs.Put the extra disks into the data raid 5 or
> make it a raid 10 for better performance.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> <io.com> wrote in message news:OfbXh0YoEHA.1800@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Hi
> >
> > i must configure a RAID on external storage disk array for my SQL 2000
> > cluster ad have think this configuration :
> >
> > 1- DataFile on separate RAID5 LUN
> > 2- LogFile on another separate RAID5 LUN
> > 3- Quorum on another separate RAID1 LUN
> >
> > This configugation is good for performace (datafile e logfile separated)
> and
> > security (Quorum on Mirror) !'!
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> >
>|||Yes
--
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
<io.com> wrote in message news:ORYQO1aoEHA.1608@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Ok therefore :
> datafile RAID5
> logfile RAID1
> quorum RAID1
> it's ok ?
> thanks
> "Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
> news:uFE6MNaoEHA.324@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Make the Log on a RAID 1 or a 10 and not a 5. Raid 5 has too many
writes
> > for peak performance of logs.Put the extra disks into the data raid 5 or
> > make it a raid 10 for better performance.
> >
> > --
> > Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
> >
> >
> > <io.com> wrote in message news:OfbXh0YoEHA.1800@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > i must configure a RAID on external storage disk array for my SQL 2000
> > > cluster ad have think this configuration :
> > >
> > > 1- DataFile on separate RAID5 LUN
> > > 2- LogFile on another separate RAID5 LUN
> > > 3- Quorum on another separate RAID1 LUN
> > >
> > > This configugation is good for performace (datafile e logfile
separated)
> > and
> > > security (Quorum on Mirror) !'!
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>|||Even better:
datafile RAID10
logfile RAID1
quorum RAID1
Regards
Mike
"io.com" wrote:
> Ok therefore :
> datafile RAID5
> logfile RAID1
> quorum RAID1
> it's ok ?
> thanks
> "Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
> news:uFE6MNaoEHA.324@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Make the Log on a RAID 1 or a 10 and not a 5. Raid 5 has too many writes
> > for peak performance of logs.Put the extra disks into the data raid 5 or
> > make it a raid 10 for better performance.
> >
> > --
> > Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
> >
> >
> > <io.com> wrote in message news:OfbXh0YoEHA.1800@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > i must configure a RAID on external storage disk array for my SQL 2000
> > > cluster ad have think this configuration :
> > >
> > > 1- DataFile on separate RAID5 LUN
> > > 2- LogFile on another separate RAID5 LUN
> > > 3- Quorum on another separate RAID1 LUN
> > >
> > > This configugation is good for performace (datafile e logfile separated)
> > and
> > > security (Quorum on Mirror) !'!
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Best image format for screen & print?

We are having real problems getting external report (from a URL) images of a
good quality consistently for both screen and PDF print.
Can anyone advise as to the best image format, sizing option, resolution,
etc. for SQL 2K reporting services SP1?
Thanks,
ChrisChris,
I find it best to design to the printed page size.
I'm using A4 landscape generally, I guess it would apply equally well
to US Letter.
I set the page width to 29.7cm, page height to 21cm - you need to make
sure this is set right so that the PDF document is paginated correctly.
I use margins of 0.5cm all round (NB:Some printers may not be able to
handle margins this small all the way round).
The report body is then set to 28.7cm (page width - left & right
margin). If you ever make this wider, i.e. by increasing the width of a
table beyond this, it will start splitting onto 2 pages in PDF. The
report body MUST fit inside the printable width, this is the common
cause of blank pages printing out.
I have found that these reports translate well for HTML display on a
1024x768 res. screen. The only caveat is the page header scrolling off
the screen. If you limit the number of rows per page to suit the screen
display, you'll end up with loads of empty space on the printed pages!
Hope that helps,
Chris.
Chris Lewis wrote:
> We are having real problems getting external report (from a URL)
> images of a good quality consistently for both screen and PDF print.
> Can anyone advise as to the best image format, sizing option,
> resolution, etc. for SQL 2K reporting services SP1?
> Thanks,
> Chris|||Thanks Chris.
Can you advise on the types of images that you embed or reference in your
reports - jpegs, gifs, etc. This is what we are having real difficulty
with - our images either look good on screen (HTML) *or* in PDF - we don't
seem to be able to get both to look good with the same image?
Thanks,
Chris
"Chris McGuigan" <chris.mcguigan@.zycko.com> wrote in message
news:uCbIRZoEFHA.3992@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Chris,
> I find it best to design to the printed page size.
> I'm using A4 landscape generally, I guess it would apply equally well
> to US Letter.
> I set the page width to 29.7cm, page height to 21cm - you need to make
> sure this is set right so that the PDF document is paginated correctly.
> I use margins of 0.5cm all round (NB:Some printers may not be able to
> handle margins this small all the way round).
> The report body is then set to 28.7cm (page width - left & right
> margin). If you ever make this wider, i.e. by increasing the width of a
> table beyond this, it will start splitting onto 2 pages in PDF. The
> report body MUST fit inside the printable width, this is the common
> cause of blank pages printing out.
> I have found that these reports translate well for HTML display on a
> 1024x768 res. screen. The only caveat is the page header scrolling off
> the screen. If you limit the number of rows per page to suit the screen
> display, you'll end up with loads of empty space on the printed pages!
> Hope that helps,
> Chris.
> Chris Lewis wrote:
> > We are having real problems getting external report (from a URL)
> > images of a good quality consistently for both screen and PDF print.
> >
> > Can anyone advise as to the best image format, sizing option,
> > resolution, etc. for SQL 2K reporting services SP1?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris
>|||I find GIFs seem to scale better, but if your images are predominately
photographic JPEG will probably perform better. I design them so that
they are shown at their native size on the screen which means they are
normally scaled up a bit on PDF. The trick is to avoid images being
scaled up heavily from their original size. This might mean larger
image files, but you don't get something for nothing!
I'm generally using images as backgrounds, but if you're using the
image control then avoid setting the 'Sizing' property to 'Fit' or 'Fit
Proportional' use 'AutoSize' or 'Clip'. That way you avoid rescaling.
If that's not possible then always use 'Fit Proportional'.
Regards,
Chris.
Chris Lewis wrote:
> Thanks Chris.
> Can you advise on the types of images that you embed or reference in
> your reports - jpegs, gifs, etc. This is what we are having real
> difficulty with - our images either look good on screen (HTML) or in
> PDF - we don't seem to be able to get both to look good with the same
> image?
> Thanks,
> Chris
> "Chris McGuigan" <chris.mcguigan@.zycko.com> wrote in message
> news:uCbIRZoEFHA.3992@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Chris,
> > I find it best to design to the printed page size.
> > I'm using A4 landscape generally, I guess it would apply equally
> > well to US Letter.
> > I set the page width to 29.7cm, page height to 21cm - you need to
> > make sure this is set right so that the PDF document is paginated
> > correctly.
> >
> > I use margins of 0.5cm all round (NB:Some printers may not be able
> > to handle margins this small all the way round).
> > The report body is then set to 28.7cm (page width - left & right
> > margin). If you ever make this wider, i.e. by increasing the width
> > of a table beyond this, it will start splitting onto 2 pages in
> > PDF. The report body MUST fit inside the printable width, this is
> > the common cause of blank pages printing out.
> >
> > I have found that these reports translate well for HTML display on a
> > 1024x768 res. screen. The only caveat is the page header scrolling
> > off the screen. If you limit the number of rows per page to suit
> > the screen display, you'll end up with loads of empty space on the
> > printed pages!
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > Chris Lewis wrote:
> >
> > > We are having real problems getting external report (from a URL)
> > > images of a good quality consistently for both screen and PDF
> > > print.
> > >
> > > Can anyone advise as to the best image format, sizing option,
> > > resolution, etc. for SQL 2K reporting services SP1?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Chris
> >|||Thanks again Chris, I'll go away and try out your suggestions.
Chris
"Chris McGuigan" <chris.mcguigan@.zycko.com> wrote in message
news:#YOJZwoEFHA.1392@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I find GIFs seem to scale better, but if your images are predominately
> photographic JPEG will probably perform better. I design them so that
> they are shown at their native size on the screen which means they are
> normally scaled up a bit on PDF. The trick is to avoid images being
> scaled up heavily from their original size. This might mean larger
> image files, but you don't get something for nothing!
> I'm generally using images as backgrounds, but if you're using the
> image control then avoid setting the 'Sizing' property to 'Fit' or 'Fit
> Proportional' use 'AutoSize' or 'Clip'. That way you avoid rescaling.
> If that's not possible then always use 'Fit Proportional'.
> Regards,
> Chris.
> Chris Lewis wrote:
> > Thanks Chris.
> >
> > Can you advise on the types of images that you embed or reference in
> > your reports - jpegs, gifs, etc. This is what we are having real
> > difficulty with - our images either look good on screen (HTML) or in
> > PDF - we don't seem to be able to get both to look good with the same
> > image?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > "Chris McGuigan" <chris.mcguigan@.zycko.com> wrote in message
> > news:uCbIRZoEFHA.3992@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Chris,
> > > I find it best to design to the printed page size.
> > > I'm using A4 landscape generally, I guess it would apply equally
> > > well to US Letter.
> > > I set the page width to 29.7cm, page height to 21cm - you need to
> > > make sure this is set right so that the PDF document is paginated
> > > correctly.
> > >
> > > I use margins of 0.5cm all round (NB:Some printers may not be able
> > > to handle margins this small all the way round).
> > > The report body is then set to 28.7cm (page width - left & right
> > > margin). If you ever make this wider, i.e. by increasing the width
> > > of a table beyond this, it will start splitting onto 2 pages in
> > > PDF. The report body MUST fit inside the printable width, this is
> > > the common cause of blank pages printing out.
> > >
> > > I have found that these reports translate well for HTML display on a
> > > 1024x768 res. screen. The only caveat is the page header scrolling
> > > off the screen. If you limit the number of rows per page to suit
> > > the screen display, you'll end up with loads of empty space on the
> > > printed pages!
> > >
> > > Hope that helps,
> > >
> > > Chris.
> > >
> > > Chris Lewis wrote:
> > >
> > > > We are having real problems getting external report (from a URL)
> > > > images of a good quality consistently for both screen and PDF
> > > > print.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone advise as to the best image format, sizing option,
> > > > resolution, etc. for SQL 2K reporting services SP1?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > >
>

Benchmarking database

Is there a ready made database for benchmarking a server's performance
to see what tweaks external to SQL Server will have an effect?

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A)bort, R)etry, I)nfluence with large hammer."Trevor Best" <bouncer@.localhost> wrote in message
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> Is there a ready made database for benchmarking a server's performance
> to see what tweaks external to SQL Server will have an effect?
> --
> A)bort, R)etry, I)nfluence with large hammer.

In principle, you could use any database that you know how to recreate
easily, eg. Northwind. However I would guess that most people would prefer
to benchmark and performance test using a test database that looks like (or
is a copy of) their production database, in order to make the test
meaningful for their environment.

Simon