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FlogDonkey / Move TempDB.sql
Last active April 9, 2024 12:20
New and improved Move TempDB script. Captures xp_cmdshell value before execution and resets it post-execution. Allows for dynamic drive allocation in case of company policy of leaving some set percent of drive available for future growth. Also includes improved error handling and validation, as well as a @debug mode, allowing us to run the scrip…
/*
Snippet is nuts and bolts for creating/moving to an isolated tempdb drive.
After you run this, SQL Server must be restarted for it to take effect
*/
DECLARE @DriveSizeGB INT = 40
,@FileCount INT = 9
,@InstanceCount TINYINT = 1
,@VolumeBuffer DECIMAL(8, 2) = .8 /* Set to amount of volume TempDB can fill. */
,@RowID INT
,@FileSize VARCHAR(10)
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date : 1 May 2010
SQL Version: SQL Server 2005/2008
Author : Jacob Sebastian
Email : jacobvettickal@gmail.com
Twitter : @jacobvettickal
Blog : https://jacobsebastian.com
Website : https://jacobsebastian.com
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