SQL 2005 Database

Auto backup configuration in SQL2005

How to setup an autobackup for the backup type of Full database and transaction log together as a single bakup file in sql2005.? We can setup to backup full database seperately and transaction log seperately, but i wanted these two should be a single backup file. Any suggestion pls. ...

Can I add a local SQL 2005 instance to a clustered node

I have a 2 nodes (Active/Active) SQL 2005 Standard cluster. Since SQL STD only support two clustered instances, can I add a local instance to each node? I don't need this local instance to fail over. Is it possible to have the two clustered instances an two local instance one on each node?

Reporting and Mirrored SQL2005 DB

Can i access the sql2005 mirrored db via crystal reports for reporting

indexes on a large table

hello, i got a 5milion rows on a single table, my database is sql2005 and my select is : SELECT top * FROM tbl1 WHERE ip_from <= 3515134258 and ip_to >= 3515134258 the 3515134258 is on a sample but the format is similar: SELECT top 1 * FROM tbl1 WHERE ip_from <= [value] and ip_to...