Using Transact-SQL See Also Applies to: SQL Server This topic describes how to remove defunct filegroups in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL. In This Topic Before you begin: Limitations and Restrictions Recommendations Security To remove defunct filegroups, using:...
Using Transact-SQL See Also Applies to: SQL Server This topic describes how to restore files and filegroups in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL. In This Topic Before you begin: Limitations and Restrictions Security To restore files and filegroups, using: SQL...
REMOVE FILElogical_file_nameRemoves the logical file description from an instance of SQL Server and deletes the physical file. The file cannot be removed unless it is empty. logical_file_nameIs the logical name used in SQL Server when referencing the file. ...
Pages in a SQL Server data file are numbered sequentially, starting with zero (0) for the first page in the file. Each file in a database has a unique file ID number. To uniquely identify a page in a database, both the file ID and the page number are required. The following example...
database that contains a partitioned table in Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or SQL Server 2012. The partitions of the table are mapped to different filegroups, and some filegroup mappings are invalid. When you run the DBCC CHECKDB statement, the invalid filegroups are detected and r...
The purpose of this sample is to demonstrate filegroup and file capabilities in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. For information about this feature, refer to the topic, "Designing Files and Filegroups" in SQL Server Books Online. Scenario Filegroups allow files to be grouped together for administrative...
Recommendation: Install the latest cumulative update for SQL Server Note You can find information about the latest SQL Server builds fromWhere to find information about the latest SQL Server builds. Status Microsoft has confirmed...
The concept of a filegroup has been in place since the introduction of SQL Server 7.0. Essentially, a filegroup is a construct to provide a logical storage location for an object when it is created. Thus, you can put different tables and indexes in separate filegroups to not only improve ...
SQL Server databases have three types of files, as shown in the following table. Database Files For example, a simple database namedSaleshas one primary file that contains all data and objects and a log file that contains the transaction log information. A more complex database namedOrderscan...
In SQL Server, the locations of all the files in a database are recorded in the primary file of the database and in themaster database. The SQL Server Database Engine uses the file location information from the master database most of the time. However, the Database Engine uses the fil...