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 – Error: 17142 – SQL Server Service has Been Paused. No New Connections Will be Allowed
What happens when you pause the SQL Server service? Error 17142 appears and no new connections are allowed, while existing users keep working. Here is the fix.
How to Kill Processes Idle for X Hours? – Interview Question of the Week #152
Interview question: how to kill processes idle for X hours in SQL Server? Here is a script that finds idle sessions and kills them.
SQL SERVER – The SaveToSQLServer Method has Encountered OLE DB Error Code 0x80040E4D
My relationship with existing clients, I provide quick help to them on simple issues. Let us learn the error related to SaveToSQLServer.
SQL SERVER – An Error Occurred While Obtaining the Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) Port
A student could not connect with the Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) after my class. Here is the port error he saw and how to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Database Mirroring Login Attempt Failed With Error: ‘Connection Handshake Failed. There is No Compatible Encryption Algorithm. State 22
Moving from database mirroring to an AlwaysOn AG failed with a handshake error: no compatible encryption algorithm. Comparing the endpoints showed why.
SQL SERVER – Mirroring Error: Connection handshake failed. Could not send a handshake message because the connection was closed by peer. State 26
A mirroring error, connection handshake failed, State 26. The checks I once asked readers for, run on SQL Server 2025 on a real endpoint.