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ravilobo
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 15:55:02
Am I correct in assuming, in partitioning scenarion - the NUMBER OF PARAMETERS in a partitioning function is equal to number of file groups?

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sodeep
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 15:59:04
It depends.It's better to put each partition in seperate FG in separate disk so you will gain performance.
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ravilobo
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 16:09:44
Can a filegroup contain multiple partitions?

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sodeep
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 16:11:22
Yes.
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ravilobo
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 16:18:13
So, In CREATE PARTITION SCHEME - can I have duplicate FILE GROUP names?

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sodeep
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 16:26:24
Yes you can have.
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ravilobo
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 16:33:37
OKAY!
I am clear now. There is no magic!

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sodeep
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 16:36:49
you really need to read this.
Here is really good whitepaper on Table Partitioning:

http://www.sqlskills.com/resources/Whitepapers/Partitioning%20in%20SQL%20Server%202005%20Beta%20II.htm
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ravilobo
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Posted - 2008-05-16 : 16:40:41
I have that link in my favorites for sometime now. I will read it sometime soon. Is it really good? It's huge...

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