Q - Adding a database file

I am looking to add datafiles to a somewhat large db (40gb). If I add the
file - how does it get populated? Or does SQL Server start adding data from
that point forward to the file without balancing it?
Data is added to new files going forward. SQL does not rebalance data
within data files.
Geoff N. Hiten
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
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"frankm" <frankm@.nospam.postalias> wrote in message
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> I am looking to add datafiles to a somewhat large db (40gb). If I add the
> file - how does it get populated? Or does SQL Server start adding data
from
> that point forward to the file without balancing it?
>
|||Thanks ... that helps
"Geoff N. Hiten" <SRDBA@.Careerbuilder.com> wrote in message
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> Data is added to new files going forward. SQL does not rebalance data
> within data files.
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Senior Database Administrator
> Careerbuilder.com
> I support the Professional Association for SQL Server
> www.sqlpass.org
> "frankm" <frankm@.nospam.postalias> wrote in message
> news:usm87CAoEHA.3520@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
the
> from
>
|||One more thing -
Are there any problems with doing an "add file" to a publisher or subscriber
database?
"frankm" <frankm@.nospam.postalias> wrote in message
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> Thanks ... that helps
>
> "Geoff N. Hiten" <SRDBA@.Careerbuilder.com> wrote in message
> news:OqkaWMAoEHA.132@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> the
>
|||No problems. Replication abstracts everything at the database\filegroup
level. It doesn't care whether a filegroup has 1 or 10 underlying files.
Geoff N. Hiten
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Senior Database Administrator
Careerbuilder.com
I support the Professional Association for SQL Server
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"frankm" <frankm@.nospam.postalias> wrote in message
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> One more thing -
> Are there any problems with doing an "add file" to a publisher or
subscriber[vbcol=seagreen]
> database?
>
> "frankm" <frankm@.nospam.postalias> wrote in message
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add[vbcol=seagreen]
data
>
|||Thank you sir...
"Geoff N. Hiten" <SRDBA@.Careerbuilder.com> wrote in message
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> No problems. Replication abstracts everything at the database\filegroup
> level. It doesn't care whether a filegroup has 1 or 10 underlying files.
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Senior Database Administrator
> Careerbuilder.com
> I support the Professional Association for SQL Server
> www.sqlpass.org
> "frankm" <frankm@.nospam.postalias> wrote in message
> news:ehYPgkKoEHA.3712@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> subscriber
data
> add
> data
>