SQL Server Analysis Services would not start: the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. Here is what the event log showed and the fix.
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Listing Server Credentials and Where They Are Used
Credentials hide their secrets but still tell you who depends on them. Build a small demo and follow a credential to its login, proxy and job step.
SQL SERVER – Unable to See SQL Server Configuration Manager. How to Open it?
A reader had no Start menu shortcut for SQL Server Configuration Manager and could not find it. Here is how to open it anyway.
SQL SERVER – Database Mail Error: The SMTP Server Requires a Secure Connection or the Client Was Not Authenticated. The Server Response Was: 5.5.1 – Using Gmail
In my earlier blog, we saw one possible cause database mail error due to SSL settings. Today we will learn about another Database Mail Error.
Verify a Migrated Database: Row Counts and Checksums per Table
You can verify a migrated database with two numbers per table: a row count and a checksum. In this test the row counts matched in both copies while the checksums exposed a changed price and a changed city. It also shows the case change that one checksum function missed and another caught.
SQL SERVER – gMSA: The Service Did Not Start Due to a Logon Failure
SQL Server running under a gMSA would not start: the service did not start due to a logon failure, yet no password had expired. Here is the real cause.
How to Check Edition Specific Features Enabled In SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #180
Moving databases to another edition? Here is a simple script for SQL Server 2008 and later that lists the Edition specific features each database uses.
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