A Jr. DBA’s SQL Server service would not start: Error 14001, the application’s side-by-side configuration is not correct. Here is how we found the cause.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Connect to SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machine from SSMS on On-Premise Machine
Can’t connect from SSMS on your own machine to SQL Server in an Azure Virtual Machine? Here is the network-related error users see and what to check to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Linked Server Error: TCP Provider: No Connection Could be Made Because the Target Machine Actively Refused It
Creating a linked server failed its connection test: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. Here is what to check.
SQL SERVER – The SaveToSQLServer Method Has Encountered OLE DB Error Code 0x80004005
While saving maintenance plan on my lab server, I encountered below error in SQL Server Management Studio. Let us see how to solve the error related to OLE DB Error.
SQL SERVER – Always On Availability Group Error 35250: The Connection to the Primary Replica is Not Active
Joining a database to an availability group can fail with Availability Group Error 35250. Here is why it shows up in the wizard and how I fix it.
SQL SERVER – TCP Provider – An Operation On a Socket Could Not be Performed Because the System Lacked Sufficient Buffer Space or Because a Queue was Full
Sometimes, I am contacted by blog readers via email and trust me, I get to learn something new. One of my blog reader contacted me for below error about buffer space.
Finding Which Network Protocol Each Session Uses
Before you switch off a protocol, find out who still uses it. Two short queries show how each session connected, and why the address is not a person.