How do you Check Advanced Server Configuration values? Turn on show advanced options with sp_configure, run RECONFIGURE, then run sp_configure to list them.
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SQL SERVER – FIX : Error: Msg 15123, Level 16 – The configuration option ‘advance option’ does not exist, or it may be an advanced option.
Msg 15123 says the configuration option does not exist or may be an advanced option. Turn on show advanced options with sp_configure first, then set it.
Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads: Shrinking a Bloated Plan Cache
One-off queries can fill your plan cache with plans nobody will reuse. Here is the setting that stores a stub instead, and how to check if you need it.