A client’s availability group showed in SSMS, but no role appeared in Failover Cluster Manager. Here is the sequence of steps that causes this and what to do.
SQL SERVER – Error 0x800f081e or ErrorCode: – 2146498530 While Installing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Installing SSMS 18.0 Preview on my lab server failed with error 0x800f081e while installing .Net Framework 4.7.2. Here is what the log showed and what it means.
SQL SERVER – Fix: 400 – Bad Request Authentication Failed for Account and the Provided Key. Please Provide a Valid Key and Try Again
Connecting SSMS to Azure storage failed with 400 Bad Request: authentication failed for account and the provided key. Here is the cause and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Always On Availability Group Listener Missing in SSMS but Working Fine in Failover Cluster Manager
My client’s AG listener worked fine in Failover Cluster Manager, yet SSMS showed nothing. Here is what causes a listener missing in SSMS and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Export Data From SSMS Query to Excel
This follow-up to copying results to Excel shows how to export data directly from an SSMS query to Excel using Results to File (CTRL + SHIFT + F).
SQL SERVER – Copy Data From SSMS Query Result to Excel
How do you copy data from an SSMS query result to Excel? It is simple, but not everyone knows it: right-click the results and save them as a CSV file.
SQL SERVER – Error 21028 : Replication Components are not Installed on This Server
After I set up AlwaysOn for a client, configuring replication failed: Replication components are not installed on this server. Here is how to fix error 21028.