Re: How to recover corrupted database file?
Try to attach bypassing the log file by using sp_attach_single_file_db. I'm not sure if this will actually work or if the db will come up as clean if it does work.
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Developer Edition for SAP Development / QA environments?
Hello all, I am a SQL Server DBA with approximately 20 years experience, and I am beginning the process of assuming control of my company's SAP BASIS responsibilities. I have a lot of questions with...
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Hi Steve, SAP does only test SAP NetWeaver on SQL Server enterprise editions. Therefore, we do only support Enterprise Edition. That is very clear on SAP Note 62988. That is, Enterprise is the minimum...
View ArticleRe: SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition for SAP Development / QA environments?
Hi Luis, thanks so much for taking the time to read and reply. Unfortunately for me, your reply echoes a lot of the sentiments I've already heard regarding SAP's "requirements". The Developer Edition...
View ArticleRun SAP Netweaver 7.02 non-unicode on SQL Server 2014?
Hi, at the moment some SAP Netweaver 7.02 systems are running on SQL Server 2008 SP1, these are non-unicode systems. In future these SAp systems should be upgraded to SQL Server 2014 and afterwards...
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Hi Sascha, Have you tried SAP PAM? I found the following combination: MS SQL SERVER 2014/X86_64 + WINDOWS SRV 2012 R2/X64 64BIT + SAP KERNEL 7.21 EXT 64-BIT It seems that it is supported. But you can...
View ArticleRe: SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition for SAP Development / QA environments?
Hi Stephen, The problem is that you are not developing for SQL Server. You are developing or testing for SAP NetWeaver, which is a platform that runs on SQL Server. In addition, we do never test our...
View ArticleRe: SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition for SAP Development / QA environments?
Hi Stephen, Just jumping in here (I'm not with SAP at all, I'm a customer like yourself). Welcome to SCN, and to the world of SAP! On the question of SQL Server licensing, I recall in the past that...
View ArticleRe: SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition for SAP Development / QA environments?
Hi Luis, Again, I appreciate your taking the time to reply. Unfortunately, I'm having a problem comprehending the answers you've provided. You said - "you are not developing for SQL Server. You are...
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Re: SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition for SAP Development / QA environments?
Hi Matt, Many thanks for your reply, I'll definitely double check with the people in charge of our EA with Microsoft, that's a possibility I hadn't considered. It's funny, it sounds like my role up to...
View ArticleRe: Error: 824 Severity: 24 State: 2.
This error indicates that Windows reports that the page is successfully read from disk, but SQL Server has discovered something wrong with the page. This error is similar to error 823 except that...
View ArticleRe: SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition for SAP Development / QA environments?
Hi Stephen, Questions about how the support would work are likely to be best answered through contract channels like SAP Contract Department / SAP Account Executive. I just wrote you what is available...
View ArticleRe: System copy ended with errors
Hello, Even I am facing the same issue do any one have the resolution or fix for this? Please share. Best regards,Amarnath
View ArticleHow to downgrade the MS SQL 2012 DB to 2008 R2
Hi Folks, We have upgraded MS SQL 2008 R2 SP1 database to 2012 and during post-upgrade activity (executed with Databases tool in SWPM) we came across to an error that "Minimum SP11 BASIS component...
View ArticleRe: How to downgrade the MS SQL 2012 DB to 2008 R2
Hello, there is no SQL Server way to downgrade a SQL Server 2012 DB to a SQL Server 2008 (R2) DB. For an SAP DB you might do an export/import and unload/reload the data with r3load. But this is a...
View ArticleRe: How to downgrade the MS SQL 2012 DB to 2008 R2
Thanks Clas. As far I know we cannot restore 2008 R2 backup on 2012 DB. If it is feasible can you please guide me through steps. Regards.
View ArticleRe: How to downgrade the MS SQL 2012 DB to 2008 R2
You are right, this is not possible. I meant you have to use the backup that you have created before you did the SQL Server upgrade (you did one, right ?) and restore it to an SQL Server 2008 R2...
View ArticleRe: How to downgrade the MS SQL 2012 DB to 2008 R2
Thanks clas for clarifying. I just have one MS SQL instance which is pertaining to 2012 version. To restore 2008 backup should I install 2008 R2 instance? After that one machine will contain two MSSQL...
View ArticleRe: How to downgrade the MS SQL 2012 DB to 2008 R2
yes, that is a possible way. Just install a SQL Server 2008 R2 named instance side-by-side to the existing SQL Server 2012 instance and restore the DB there. You then have to change the SAP profile to...
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Thank clas for confirming. Please help me to understand one more thing. Can the new installation impact my existing instance though I will name it different while installing. Actually I have not done...
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