SQL Server 2014 setup on a Windows 2012 cluster with mount points failed with Status Code 183: Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
SQL SERVER – How to Install SSMS From Command Line? Error: The Specified Value for Setting ‘MEDIALAYOUT’ is Invalid.
How to install SSMS from command line? A client’s silent install failed: the specified value for setting MEDIALAYOUT is invalid. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Service Pack Error – Index (Zero Based) Must be Greater Than or Equal to Zero and Less Than the Size of the Argument List
A service pack failed with: Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of the argument list. Here is what I found.
SQL SERVER – Management Studio Missing – SSMS 2014 not Installed with SQL Server 2014
SSMS 2014 not installed after a SQL Server 2014 setup? The Management Tools feature was never selected. Here is how the discovery report showed it.
SQL SERVER – Installation Error – The Specified Driver is Invalid
SQL Server setup failed for several features, and the setup logs said ‘The specified driver is invalid’. Here are the symptoms, the cause and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Event ID 26 – Your SQL Server Installation is Either Corrupt or has Been Tampered With (Error Getting Instance Name)
A named instance would not start, and Event ID 26 said the install was corrupt or tampered with (Error Getting Instance Name). Here is what I found.
SQL SERVER – Discovery Report – How to Find Information About Installed Features?
No DBA needed: the Installed SQL Server Features Discovery Report in Installation Center lists every SQL Server feature and version on a machine in one place.