SQL SERVER – FIX: Install Error: A Network-Related or Instance-Specific Error Occurred While Establishing a Connection to SQL Server

One of the most common connectivity errors which I have heard about it is “A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.” In this blog, we would learn about how to fix this error if it comes during the installation of SQL Server.

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SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘SSIS_hotfix_install.sql’ Encountered Error 15151

Recently I was helping a client where SQL Server upgrade was failing with an error. If you have seen my blogs, there have been many blogs where I explain steps to fix upgrade-related issues. In this blog, we would learn about fixing another cause of script level upgrade for database ‘master’ failed.

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SQL SERVER – Error in Validation: Listener in Workgroup – Unable to determine if the computer exists in the domain ‘WORKGROUP’

There are many deployments where I have assisted my clients in creating Always On Availability Groups. Sometimes they come to me with special requirements, based on their infrastructure, and I always learn from them. In this situation, my client was trying to create a listener in a workgroup, and it was failing with error: Unable to determine if the computer ‘ListenerName’ exists in the domain ‘WORKGROUP’

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SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘msdb110_upgrade.sql’ Encountered Error 8649, State 1, Severity 17

While trying to upgrade my SQL instance to the latest patch of SQL 2017, I encountered an issue. This has happened earlier with a few of my clients earlier but this time the cause was different. In this blog we would learn about cause and the fix of upgrade error:

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SQL SERVER – Read Only Routing Error: Client Unable to Establish Connection Because an Error was Encountered During Handshakes Before Login

I have helped many clients in deploying Always On Availability Group. Based on their requirement they keep using additional features provided by availability groups. This time they wanted to use always-on availability group read-only routing feature. Their goal was to offload read-only workload to the secondary replica. This was failing with error: Client unable to establish a connection because an error was encountered during handshakes before login.

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