Inspect service startup type, current status, service account, and SQL TCP registry values, then compare configuration with live listeners.
SQL SERVER – Event ID 7000 – The System Cannot Find the File Specified
This blog is from one that came from a DBA from one of my consulting engagements. Let us learn how to fix event id 7000 error.
SQL SERVER – SQL Server Configuration Manager Missing from Start Menu
SQL Server Configuration Manager missing from the Start Menu? Open it directly from C:\Windows\System32 with the SQLServerManager msc file for your version.
SQL SERVER – Slow SQL Server 2016 Installation in Cluster: RunRemoteDiscoveryAction
A client’s SQL Server 2016 Installation in Cluster hung at RunRemoteDiscoveryAction while setup ran discovery on the other node. Here is the cause of the delay.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Failover SQL Server Instance – Error: Registry Information is Corrupt or Missing
A client could not failover SQL Server to another node: registry information is corrupt or missing. Here is how I found the right error in the logs.
SQL SERVER – Service Pack Failure: MissingRegistryKeyException. The Registry Key is Missing
A reader hit MissingRegistryKeyException during a service pack, but my earlier fix did not help. Here is another cause of the missing registry key and the fix.
SQL SERVER – The Automatically Saved Settings file NewSettings.vssettings Cannot be Found
After cleaning up some data from my user profile, when I launched SQL Server Management Studio 17.4, I got an error. related to automatically saved settings.