In-Place Upgrade from SQL Server 2008 SP3 Standard Edition to SQL Server 2012...
Hello,I'm running SQL Server 2008 SP3, Standard edition and trying to do an "upgrade in place" to SQL Server 2012 Enterprise edition. The operating system is Windows 2008 R2 Standard, SP1. After the...
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In a few months we will be moving to a new building. While our server names will remain the same the underling IP addresses will change (I am told). Currently our SQL Servers use static IP addresses...
View ArticleSQL Server - Azure Size
1. Looking to create MS Azure SQL Server DB of 25 TB with 32 cores and 64 GB RAM. Is this possible? It seems the Premium maximum is 500 GB DB size with 800 DTUS for one DB.2. How well does Sharding...
View ArticleSQL SERVER 2012 Gives Error
I have installed Visual STudio 2010 SP1 and .NET framework 4.0 when i install SQL SERVER 2012 management studio it gives error on installation and also when i run the ssms.exe the error is "cannot...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Standard VM with more than 4 vCPUs
I've recently taken over administration of a SQL 2012 Standard server. This server has 8 cores(1 Core/socket) assigned to it via VMWare. While digging into the server I noticed that it was only making...
View ArticleCan 2 SQL Server installations use the same domain service accounts ?
Hello,My company doesn't allow using Local Service / Network Service accounts for SQL Server. So I created domain service accounts. Can multiple SQL Server installations use the same domain service...
View ArticleHow to turn off password policy in SQL Server 2008 R2
Hello,What are the steps to turn off the strong password restriction policy in SQL Server 2008 R2 ?thank you.
View ArticleSQL2K14 Product Update Functionality (for Service Pack 1)
I'd like to slipstream SP1 for W2K14, so I'll only need to perform one installation for each instance. I've done SQL2K8+SP1 slipstreams, and to prepare the slipstream I'm required to unpack the...
View ArticleSQL SERVER 2008R2 ENTERPRISES EDITION LICENSING USAGE TERMS
Hi All,I have one SQL server 2008R2 Enterprises license remaining . Please let me konw .. can i use this license as .. Only SSRS(Reporing services ) will install on a separate server and other all...
View ArticleMove MS SQL2005 Db to MS SQL2012 using detach/attach
I need to move a database from a Win2008R2 server running MS-SQL 2005 to another server running Win2012R2/MS-SQL2012. Can I simply do a detach from the old server and an attach on the new server? If...
View ArticleError: the directory path must be an absolute path - %ProgramFiles(x86)%\...
HiI installed Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 including Microsoft SQL 2014 Express (x64). I told that installation to use the standard SQL Server instance name for SQL Server, not the one suggested by the...
View Articleinstalled 2 windows vista home edition
Please help me! I accidently installed 2 win vista home edition on the same PC. This is my sons computer and he is going to kill me if I do not get it resolved before he finds out. I continue to get...
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Error Installing SQL Server 2012 Express
Like many others, I've problems installing SQL Server 2012 Express. I get the error, as in the capture below. I've searched alot, and found many possible solutions. Mostly not directly related to my...
View ArticleFailed to upgrade from SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 to SQL Server 2014 Express
Hi, I am trying to upgrade SQL Server Express 2008 R2 SP2 to SQL Server 2014 using the command line argument. Am facing the below error. Message: Unable to retrieve a public configuration object type...
View ArticleDCOM was unable to communicate with the computer xxxx using any of the...
I got error message after installing Shared Features Distributed Replay Controller and Distributed Reply Client. Displayed message :DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer...
View ArticleUpgrade from sql 2005 to 2014
Hi,Is it okay to Upgrade a sql server 2005 to 2014 directly ??Or do I need to upgrade it to 2008 & 2012 first ?? If no, then can I upgrade sql server 2008 to 2014 directly ?? Please advice. Thanks....
View ArticleImplementation of Resource Governor
Hi Community,I have an sql 2014 enterprise environment that runs multiple database that are owned by different departments and applications running under the same instance. We had recently a number of...
View ArticleCan I Install SQL Server 2014 Standard on a SBS 2011 Server?
We have a customer who is running a single SBS2011 Server. Their sharepoint database has become to big for the SQL-Express server that was setup with SBS 2011 out of the box.Is it possible to install...
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