SharePoint 2013 Enterprise and SQL Server 2012 Standard edition vs....
I can't seem to find any clear answers to the implications of installing SQL Server 2012 standard edition vs. enterprise in regards to SharePoint 2013. I understand that to get many of the features you...
View ArticleNamed instance, default port
We are having a bit of a debate in the office with regards to clustering, named instances and default ports.While I am convinced I am correct, I am often happy to be disproved and I'm wondering of...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 SP4 and SQL2008 R2 SP3 have been released
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View ArticleRemoving earlier versions
Hello. I have used MS SQL 2012 and now the free version of MS SQL 2014. MS SQL2010 and 2008 have all been on my machine.I also have Visual Studio 2012.My OS is on drive C: and its now almost out of...
View Article2008R2 SP3 Upgrade: Missing resource database.
I attempted to apply SP3 to a brand new SQL Server 2008R2 Enterprise instance. The original instance WAS at SP2, CU12.The installation of SP3 aborted and left the SQL Server service in an "updating"...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager is not installed using command line SQL Server 2008 R2...
I'm trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with SP2 from a command line. Everything works fine, but the Configuration Manager is not being installed. The file I'm using is SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe...
View ArticleTrying to install ,NET3.5
I've been reading other threads to try to fix the installation problem with SQl Server that I'm having.What I found is that I've been confused. I thought that .NET 4.5.1 replaced .NET3.51. I've now...
View Articleunknown error applying the FILESTREAM settings
I am trying to enable FILESTREAM on a SQL 2012 installation that is supporting a Sharepoint 2013 implementation. When I try to enable FILESTREAM using the SQL Server Configuration Manager I receive the...
View ArticleSQL server 2008 R2 Core License
Hi,We have purchased 2 core licence, our admin has installed SQL server Database engine and the client components in one server and installed the client tools in another server.when we install a...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server Management Studio ------------------------------
I tried to connect from access database 2013 to SQL ServerR2 by using ODBC the same machine.but when i connect instance sql server, i got this error message?Can any body help me?TITLE: Microsoft...
View ArticleUpgrade from SQL Server 2012 Edition Evaulation Edition
We want to upgrade a SQL Server 2012 Evaluation Edition to enterprise. The instance has Service Pack 2 applied.We have have the Enterprise software with the license code embedded in it but we don't...
View Article"Could Not Find Database Engine Startup Handle" error during installation
I'm installing SQL Express sp2 x64 (version 11.0.5058.0) that I downloaded, onto Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. Server hardware is IBM HS22 with dual Xeon 2.8GHZ and 4GB of ram. When installing,...
View ArticleERROR: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if...
Hello Everyone,I keep getting this when trying to install 0r repair SQL Server 2008 R2 on a SBS 2011 Standard.TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup ------------------------------ The following...
View ArticleFailure installing SQL SERVER 2008 R2 SP3 on clustered instances
HelloI try to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Service pack 3 on multinode - multiinstance cluster passive node and get installation failure at the end of installation. The cluster is created on Windows...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Installation Problem
I run the setup file and hit the New Standalone Installation Of SQL Server. When i enter the license key and accept the terms of use and pass the Product Updates and Install Setup Files, i see a...
View ArticleUninstall "SQL 2008 R2 Express" (Common Files & Database Engine Shared)??
I've been trying to uninstall SQL 2008 R2 Express but no luck.I think I didn't remove the components in right order in Control Panel..Now, I have left with a component calll "Microsoft SQL Server 2008...
View ArticleUnattended patch install from remote machine
Hi Friends,I am planning to apply SQL server 2008 R2 SP3 on 50 instances.But we don't have WSUS in our environment.So can you please suggest how to apply SP3 (unattended installation) on 50 instances...
View ArticleMicrosoft MAPS licensing help! / Data Centre licencing made simple pls /...
Hello,Please advise regarding the below : 1 - What is the grace period when cancelling MAPS licence? 2- How quickly would existing licences have to be removed? 3- Will a Data Centre licence be...
View ArticleHow to Improve the Performance of SQL Server and/or the hardware it resides on?
There's a particular stored procedure I call from my ASP.NET 4.0 Web Forms app that generates the data for a report. Using SQL Server Management Studio, I did some benchmarking today and found some...
View ArticleRule "SQL Server Database Services feature state" failed
I'm trying to do a SQL 2008 cluster installation.I installed one node and now I'm trying to add a failover cluster node.in the "add Node Rules" I get following message:---------------------------Rule...
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