Linked Server Error 7416: access to the remote server is denied because no login-mapping exists. What the message means and how to fix the login mapping.
SQL SERVER – Event ID 7000 – The service did not start due to a logon failure
SQL Server did not start after a reboot and the event log showed Event ID 7000, the service did not start due to a logon failure. Here is the cause and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Installation Error – The wrong diskette is in the drive. Insert (Volume Serial Number: ) into drive.
Installing SQL Server 2008 SP4 on a cluster failed with: The wrong diskette is in the drive. Here is what the setup logs showed and how we fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Database Mail Breaks with TLS 1.0 Disabled Discovery – Notes from the Field #128
Ryan Adams sent a test email and it never arrived. He explains why Database Mail breaks when TLS 1.0 is disabled and how he tracked down the cause.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL Agent – SQL Server Agent Terminated (Normally)
SQL Agent would not start in a cluster and SQLAgent.OUT said SQL Server Agent terminated (normally). Here is what the log showed and how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – FIX – Linked Server Error 7399 Invalid authorization specification
Creating a linked server with just a server name can fail with Error 7399, Invalid authorization specification. Why the Linked Server test fails and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Event ID 107- Report Server Windows Service (MSSQLSERVER) cannot connect to the report server database.
Event ID 107 says the Report Server Windows service cannot connect to the report server database. Here is how I fixed it.