have u installed sql server 2005 service patch 2.
Service patch has resolved a lot of memory issues relating to sql server.
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Browse All Topicsi have a sql server that is running n processes at 80-90% also in performance th esvg disk que length is sitting at 100% we are running this on a 2003 server with sql 2005 any help out there
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by: FixingStuffPosted on 2007-04-17 at 09:17:16ID: 18925357
What process is using 80-90%? If it is sqlservr.exe (SQL server) then you should run Server Profiler to look at the long running queries. These queries are most likely poorly written or the tables(s) are not properly indexed.
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