Deleting additional data files in a database primary filegroup

I created two additional data files in our database so that when the primary
location was full it would write to the added files. I though it would write
to the 2nd file and fill it before writing to the 3rd. It is writing to
both. Is it writing redundant data, or different data for better efficiency?
Also, how can I delete the 3rd data file without losing information? The
3rd location is not a RAID device, so I would like to keep as much
information in the data file in the 2nd location as possible. Any ideas or
suggestions?
kdirks
Rainbow Energy Marketing
If your files are part of the PRIMARY filegroup, SQL Server is free to
place data in either one. It doesn't write the same data to both.
Moving the second file to a RAID device makes good sense. See the
ALTER DATABASE topic in books online for a complete explanation
(including removing files, if you're worried about the extra). Here's
a quick example I used to move the tempDB data files off my primary
data array...
alter database tempdb modify file (name='tempdev',filename=
'e:\mssql\MSSQL$SQL2K\data\tempdb_data.mdf')
|||Oh, yes, I believe you will need to restart your sql server for the
actual file move to take place.

Deleting additional data files in a database primary filegroup

I created two additional data files in our database so that when the primary
location was full it would write to the added files. I though it would writ
e
to the 2nd file and fill it before writing to the 3rd. It is writing to
both. Is it writing redundant data, or different data for better efficiency
?
Also, how can I delete the 3rd data file without losing information? The
3rd location is not a RAID device, so I would like to keep as much
information in the data file in the 2nd location as possible. Any ideas or
suggestions?
--
kdirks
Rainbow Energy MarketingIf your files are part of the PRIMARY filegroup, SQL Server is free to
place data in either one. It doesn't write the same data to both.
Moving the second file to a RAID device makes good sense. See the
ALTER DATABASE topic in books online for a complete explanation
(including removing files, if you're worried about the extra). Here's
a quick example I used to move the tempDB data files off my primary
data array...
alter database tempdb modify file (name='tempdev',filename=
'e:\mssql\MSSQL$SQL2K\data\tempdb_data.mdf')|||Oh, yes, I believe you will need to restart your sql server for the
actual file move to take place.

Deleting additional data files in a database primary filegroup

I created two additional data files in our database so that when the primary
location was full it would write to the added files. I though it would write
to the 2nd file and fill it before writing to the 3rd. It is writing to
both. Is it writing redundant data, or different data for better efficiency?
Also, how can I delete the 3rd data file without losing information? The
3rd location is not a RAID device, so I would like to keep as much
information in the data file in the 2nd location as possible. Any ideas or
suggestions?
--
kdirks
Rainbow Energy MarketingIf your files are part of the PRIMARY filegroup, SQL Server is free to
place data in either one. It doesn't write the same data to both.
Moving the second file to a RAID device makes good sense. See the
ALTER DATABASE topic in books online for a complete explanation
(including removing files, if you're worried about the extra). Here's
a quick example I used to move the tempDB data files off my primary
data array...
alter database tempdb modify file (name='tempdev',filename='e:\mssql\MSSQL$SQL2K\data\tempdb_data.mdf')|||Oh, yes, I believe you will need to restart your sql server for the
actual file move to take place.

delete log file

Our server is getting pretty full, the data has already been backed up, but it did not create additional room on the server. Can I delete the log file as long as I have backed up the items I need? We are running Microsoft SQL 2000.
Thanks for the help!Then compress and shrink the log files too

That if you have not done it before should clear up some space...

You do backup to a different drive/ server right?|||Thanks for the response. Yes, we do back up to another drive. Do you know what happens if you erase the log files?|||...Do you know what happens if you erase the log files?The database becomes inaccessible. If you deleted the log file AFTER you detached the database, then you'll have hard time recovering it unless you plan to restore it from the backup. If you deleted it AFTER you stopped SQL service, then upon the next service startup the database will be marked Suspect. This situation can be easily fixed using 1 of the 3 known methods.|||The database becomes inaccessible. If you deleted the log file AFTER you detached the database, then you'll have hard time recovering it unless you plan to restore it from the backup. If you deleted it AFTER you stopped SQL service, then upon the next service startup the database will be marked Suspect. This situation can be easily fixed using 1 of the 3 known methods.

I SUSPECT that you are going to tell him.