Adding a second node to my SQL Server 2016 cluster failed the Database Services feature state rule. Here is the registry key behind this Add Node Error.
How to Assign Multiple Variables in a Single T-SQL Query? – Interview Question of the Week #148
How do you assign Multiple Variables in a single T-SQL query? Here are three ways, from separate SET statements to my preferred one-line style.
SQL SERVER – Startup Error – Your SQL Server Installation is Either Corrupt or Has Been Tampered With
After I broke a named instance in my lab, sqlservr.exe gave a startup error: your installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Message: “Please wait for the System Event Notification Service” When Trying to Logoff from RDP Session
Users logging off RDP saw “Please wait for the System Event Notification Service” until a reboot. Here is how SSMS and the Visual Studio shell were involved.
SQL SERVER – Msg 7399, Level 16 – The OLE DB Provider “ADsDSOObject” for Linked Server “AD” Reported an Error
An LDAP query through a linked server worked in one domain but failed in another with Msg 7399 from the ADsDSOObject provider. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – The Description for Event ID 18456 From Source MSSQLSERVER Cannot be Found
A client’s event log said the description for Event ID 18456 from source MSSQLSERVER cannot be found. Here is what it means and where to see the real error.
SQL SERVER – Error While Enabling Windows Feature: NetFx3, Error Code: 2146498298
A SQL Server 2012 install failed with an error while enabling windows feature NetFx3. Here are the steps to turn on .NET Framework 3.5 in Server Manager.