Comments on: sys.database_files and sys.master_files (rather than sys.sysfiles) https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: robfarley https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles/#comment-270 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:28:45 +0000 /blogs/robfarley/archive/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles.aspx#comment-270 Accurate size – Do you mean size on disk, or amount of file used?

Rob

]]> By: owie https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles/#comment-269 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:57:59 +0000 /blogs/robfarley/archive/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles.aspx#comment-269 is there any way we could get the accurate sizes?

]]> By: robfarley https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles/#comment-268 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:10:43 +0000 /blogs/robfarley/archive/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles.aspx#comment-268 Yeah – it’s not perfect.

]]> By: Amar https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles/#comment-267 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:40:30 +0000 /blogs/robfarley/archive/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles.aspx#comment-267 Rob Farley,

I really like what sys.master_files has to offer alas the information in it not correct. Most people online complained about how it has the wrong Size data. But another misleading information in it is the max_size column. It makes no differentiation between Auto-growth enabled and Auto-growth disabled. It shows “-1” for both situations!

Test your scripts on at least 2 servers if you are going to build some monitoring job using these seemingly unreliable system views. What a loss!

]]> By: David Gardiner https://lobsterpot.com.au/blog/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles/#comment-266 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:41:47 +0000 /blogs/robfarley/archive/2007/03/07/sys-database-files-and-sys-master-files-rather-than-sys-sysfiles.aspx#comment-266 After trying a few weather services, I’m currently using WeatherBug – who seem to be a bit more accurate than the others. eg. their numbers seem a lot closer to what the Bureau publish. Some of the others always seem to be 3-4 degrees out, which is annoying.

Their Vista Sidebar gadget is pretty nice too.

-dave

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