Let us learn more today in this blog about Maximizing SQL Server Security: Instance Hiding vs SQL Browser Disable.
SQL SERVER – Msg 17177 – This Instance of SQL Server Has Been Using a Process ID of %s since %s (local) %s (UTC)
In this blog today, I would share my understanding of the message “This instance of SQL Server has been using a process ID of”
SQL SERVER – SQL Server Agent Missing in SQL Server Configuration Manager
In this blog, we would look into a special situation where ONLY SQL Server Agent is missing in SQL Server Configuration Manager.
SQL SERVER – Patch Install Rule Error – Not Clustered or the Cluster Service is Up and Online
The error which we observed was a failure of a rule – Patch Install Rule Error – Not clustered or the cluster service is up and online.
Running SQL Server Under a Group Managed Service Account
Set up a group managed service account for SQL Server Engine and Agent, then verify permissions, SPNs, and Kerberos connections.
SQL SERVER – SQL Service Not Getting Started Automatically After Server Reboot While Using gMSA Account
My first gMSA test: SQL Service was not started automatically after server reboot, even with automatic startup set. Here is what the event log showed.
SQL SERVER – Patch Failure – Unable to Retrieve the Cluster Service
Patching SQL Server 2008 R2 on a Windows Server 2012 cluster failed: unable to retrieve the Cluster Service. Here is what Detail.txt showed and the fix.






