Adding a second node to my SQL Server 2016 cluster failed the Database Services feature state rule. Here is the registry key behind this Add Node Error.
SQL SERVER – Startup Error – Your SQL Server Installation is Either Corrupt or Has Been Tampered With
After I broke a named instance in my lab, sqlservr.exe gave a startup error: your installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with. Here is the fix.
RDP Logoff Message: Please Wait for the System Event Notification Service
The RDP logoff message “Please wait for the System Event Notification Service” can have many causes. A client’s users hit it at logon and logoff, and a reboot was the only cure. Here is the SQL Server related cause and two workarounds.
SQL SERVER – Msg 7399, Level 16 – The OLE DB Provider “ADsDSOObject” for Linked Server “AD” Reported an Error
An LDAP query through a linked server worked in one domain but failed in another with Msg 7399 from the ADsDSOObject provider. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – The Description for Event ID 18456 From Source MSSQLSERVER Cannot be Found
A client’s event log said the description for Event ID 18456 from source MSSQLSERVER cannot be found. Here is what it means and where to see the real error.
SQL SERVER – Error While Enabling Windows Feature: NetFx3, Error Code: 2146498298
A SQL Server 2012 install failed with an error while enabling windows feature NetFx3. Here are the steps to turn on .NET Framework 3.5 in Server Manager.
SQL SERVER – Assembly ‘ISSERVER’ Was Not Found in the SQL Catalog of Database ‘SSISDB’
After a patch, SQL Server would not start: assembly ISSERVER was not found in the SQL Catalog of database SSISDB. Here is what the ERRORLOG showed and the fix.