Running add node on Node2 failed with “Could not find subkey MSSQLFDLauncher”, error 0x851B0001. The cause was a missing Full-Text MSI in the setup media.
What is SQL Server Launchpad Service? – Interview Question of the Week #168
What is the SQL Server Launchpad Service? I had to look it up myself. Here is the short answer: it launches the Advanced Analytics Extensions processes.
SQL SERVER – Why SQL Server Service is Stuck in Starting / Change Pending State?
A reader’s SQL Server service was stuck in Starting / Change Pending in Configuration Manager. Here is what the ERRORLOG showed in this variation and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL Server Agent. Error – Driver’s SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_ENV failed
SQL Server Agent would not start, and the log said Driver’s SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_ENV failed. Here are the logs I check and the fix I found.
SQL SERVER – What is Change Pending State of in SQL Server Configuration Manager?
During a rushed release, a client stopped SQL Server and the service got stuck. Here is what Change Pending State in Configuration Manager means and what to do.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Repair – SQL_Telemetry_Repair_Startup_Cpu64 gives error – The Service Cannot Be Started
SQL SERVER – Unable to Repair – SQL_Telemetry_Repair_Startup_Cpu64 gives error – The Service Cannot Be Started
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL Service Error: 17172 – SNIInitialize() Failed with Error 0x2
While building a lab cluster, I could not start SQL Service: Error 17172, SNIInitialize() failed with error 0x2. Here is what the ERRORLOG showed and the fix.