SQL Server Configuration Manager failed with: the server threw an exception [0x80010105]. The usual KB did not apply to Windows Server 2008. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – SQL Server Configuration Manager Error: 0x80010108 – The Object Invoked Has Disconnected From its Clients
SQL Server Configuration Manager gave error 0x80010108: The object invoked has disconnected from its clients. Here is one cause I could reproduce on demand.
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Launch SQL Server Configuration Manager. Error: Cannot Connect to WMI Provider. [0x80070422]
SQL Server Configuration Manager would not open on my VM: Cannot connect to WMI provider [0x80070422]. I share what caused it and how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – WMI Error 0x80041017 – Invalid Query Using WBEMTest
Helping on a forum, I asked a user to test WMI with WBEMTest and it returned error 0x80041017, Invalid query. Here are the test steps and how to fix the error.
SQL SERVER – Configuration Manager – Cannot Connect to WMI Provider. You Do Not Have Permission or The Server is Unreachable
SQL Server Configuration Manager said: cannot connect to WMI provider, you do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Rule “Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Service” failed
Upgrading a two-node cluster from SQL 2008 R2 to 2014, the rule ‘Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Service’ failed. Here is how we fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Script: Change Service Account Using WMI / SMO
How do you manage 1000 SQL Servers without clicking through each one? Here is the script I use to change service account for all instances with WMI and SMO.