SQL SERVER – Which Settings Change in sp_configure Needs Restart to Take Effect?

Learning one new thing every day keeps me passionate about my job. Recently, I had a very interesting experience with one of my customer while working with them on Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check and found some non-default values in sp_configure.  They asked me – Which settings change in sp_configure needs restart to take effect? Do we need to remember the values?

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SQL SERVER – Installation Stuck at Offline Installation of Microsoft Machine Learning Server Components

I was trying to install SQL Server 2017 on my latest formatted machine and was stuck at below screen which says – Offline Installation of Microsoft Machine Learning Server Components. In this blog, we would learn about how to move forward in the Installation when it is stuck at Offline Installation of Microsoft Machine Learning Server Components.

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SQL SERVER – Unable to Uninstall – Index was Outside the Bounds of the Array

This was an interesting error which I received while trying to uninstall SQL Server.  In this blog, we would learn how to fix error Index was outside the bounds of the array, which might come during uninstallation of SQL Server.

I must say this was an unfortunate situation where my machine got crashed while SQL Server install was in progress. To get rid of the “incomplete” installation, I decided to remove it and install it again. I went to add/remove program and selected “uninstall” for SQL Server 2017 as I was welcomed by error – Index was outside the bounds of the array. I looked into Summary.txt file and found below.

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