SSDT for Visual Studio 2017 would not install on my new demo machine. Here is the Installation Error 0x80070002 I found in the setup log in the TEMP folder.
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.
SQL SERVER – Error: 17142 – SQL Server Service has Been Paused. No New Connections Will be Allowed
What happens when you pause the SQL Server service? Error 17142 appears and no new connections are allowed, while existing users keep working. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Error: 17300 – SQL Server Was Unable to Run a New System Task
They noticed that application jobs are failing with the below error message about running a new system task. Let us learn more about this.
SQL SERVER – Add Node Error – Rule “SQL Server Database Services Feature State” Failed
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.
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 – 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.






