SQL Server 2014 with instance uninstallation
Hello TeamAs i by-mistake perform the installation of SQL Server 2014 Standard edition on one of our server . I removed that instance completely but still i am able to connect that instance and able to...
View ArticleMigration Strategy for MS SQLSERVER 2005
What is the Migration methods and strategies and steps followed to migrate sqlserver 2005 from One machine to the Another Machine ( Upgraded Hardware).Please explain the pros and corns of each method.
View ArticleOptimal Locations for SQL 2005 TempDB & ReportServerTempDB MDF & LDF Files
Hello. I have SQL Server 2005 SP4 installed on Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard SP2. The server has four CPU cores. The server was configured with the following drive configuration. RAID...
View ArticleCan you change toolbar button images in SQL Server 2012?
In SQL Server 2012 management studio I do not see an option to change the button image of the buttons on the toolbar.In previous versions of SQL, you could go to Tools --> Customize --> Rearrange...
View ArticleNew server setup with Sequel Server
Hi there everyone,We are wanting to setup a new server with sequel server 2012 and I wanted to know is sequel server the total platform or does it need windows server as well? I am not that familiar...
View ArticleVirtual Processors and NUMA
We have an SQL 2014 virtualised server running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster.At present SQL has 1 virtual processor assigned to it. Each host in our two host cluster has 2 sockets with...
View ArticleDeveloper Version Compatibility
I need to support both SQL Server 2012 and 2014 environments (RDBMS, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS) and want to install developer edition on my PC. Do I need to install both versions?Also, I've been to the...
View ArticleWMI Error
Hello All,When i try to upgrade from Sql Server 2008 R2 SP2 to 2012 SP2 Everything installs fine except for the Reporting Services - Native. During the installation I get an error stating "An Unknown...
View ArticleError when installing SQL Server 2008 R2 after downloading
Hi -I hope somebody can help me.I have tried to install nopCommerce with no luck. I am not able to establish the SQL database. I have tried to solve the problem for a very long time, also with no...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 setup error: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation
I'm trying to install SQL Server 2008 on a virtual machine with Windows 2008 R2. Setup fails with the error "Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation". Looking at the installation log, I see...
View ArticleSlow multi-instance upgrade CU4 2014 (from CU3 2014)
I have 8 instances of 2014 Enterprise edition installed on a machine (clustered using AlwaysOn to two other machines).When the upgrade runs across all instances it pauses for a very long period between...
View Articlenon-yielding process issue on sql server 2005 sp2
Hi.We ran into the non-yielding process issue on our sql server 2005 SP2 server this morning, and I was wondering if it would be best to upgrade in dev to sql server 2005 SP3 and then cumulative update...
View ArticleUpgrade SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008
HiI am an Oracle Apps DBA, I would be doing first time SQL Server DB upgrade from 2005 to 2008 version.I have read around and found out that before upgrade I need to run below toolMicrosoft SQL Server...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 SP2
Hi,I have recently installed CU10 on SQL Server 2012. Now If I install SP2 which contains SP1 and CU9, does it rollback CU10? Is there any extra/known benefit which I can get by installing SP2 apart...
View ArticleCan't install SQL Server 2008 Enterprise on Windows 2008 Enterprise
A new fresh Windows 2008 installed and install all avaliable updates. Then install SQL server 2008, it firstly install some update too. Then reboot and run setup.exe again, it always give me the...
View Articlere use the SQL 2008 R2 standard edition license key-urgent
Hi Expert,I had installed SQL 2008 R2 standard edition on the W2k864 bit as evaluation license on SERVER Bcan I re-use the existing SQL 2008 R2 standard edition license key installed on SERVER A to the...
View Article"Exception has been thrown by the target on an invocation" during...
Hi. I have this error during installation SqlEngineConfigAction_install_confignonrc_Cpu64 (component of SQL 2014 CTP2) on virtual machine (Windows Server 2012 Standart). Logs in Event Viewer are clean....
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 compatibility with TFS 2012?
Hi all,I have a client who is planning on upgrading from SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 to SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 but wants to make sure that their installed Team Foundation Server 2012 databases will be ok?I...
View ArticleSQL Server Setup failure.
TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure. ------------------------------ SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error: The value 'Bids2005InstalledCheck' is an invalid rule ID or an invald rule group ID...
View Articletemdb - mdf and ldf files - are gone, plus model mdf and ldf files are gone...
Hello,We had tempdb on separate drive, and all logs too (except master mdf and ldf, which are still accessible), however, I cannot open dialog on Microsoft SQL Server Managelent Studio. It tells me the...
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