Hello,

  We have enable ssl encryption in our sql server and checked that all connections are encrypted. We observed that we can connect to SQL server with any selfsigned certificate or without any certificate.

How can we ensure that SQL Server  accepts only client connections with valid certificate. Can anyone help in achieving this..

Regards,

Raaj

Can I use a good powerful sql deployment with multi node multi instance failover cluster to host dbs for various projects (In different subnets)?

I was thinking 1 instance for each project, 1 for web server, 1 for application server, & 1 for storing transaction logs.

LUNs of each instance will be on a shared storage via SAN.

What are challenges in a setup like this? Could anyone suggest a better solution which improves performance and brings better redundancy and reduce failures and downtime.

Server 2012R2 Std

SQL 2012

I keep running out of space on my Hyper-V system. Is there any way to automate the clearing of space lake I have in Exchange?

John Lenz

I have a local application that uses SQL Server 2014 Express localDB.  When my company ran a scan on my PC, the localDB had a security violation.  I needed this security patch: KB3194714.  I downloaded the executable for KB3194714 and installed onto my PC.  This also installed a version of SQL Server 2014 and this created 2 more violations.  

I did find Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (the latest service pack), Release date: October 30, 2018. There is an install for Express.  How can I check that this has the latest security update?  

TY, Brenda K.

when doing sql server 2016 sp2 update in windows update, it fails. 

when doing manually, it fails with below message. i tried to repair .net framework but it didnt help.

I'm trying to enable FILESTREAM functionality on SQL Server 2019 Configuration Manager, but it's always giving this error:

---------------------------
FILESTREAM
---------------------------
There was an unknown error applying the FILESTREAM settings.

Check the parameters are valid. (0x800706f8)
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OK   
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Checking winerror.h, 0x800706F8 means "The supplied user buffer is not valid for the requested operation.", which is a very generic error message.

I already tried changing the SQL Server service login to a local account with admin rights, tried enabling FILESTREAM through sp_configure, tried reinstalling SQL with FILSTREAM feature activated during setup, which botched the installation with error message "The supplied user buffer is not valid for the requested operation.", tried disabling AV, tried adding exception rules for SQL Server executable on Windows Defender Exploit Protection, basically every workaround that I've found on the internet.

I checked the event viewer and found this entry:

The RsFx0600 Driver service failed to start due to the following error:
The supplied user buffer is not valid for the requested operation.

I've found out that RsFx is a driver that SQLServer installs to handle FILESTREAM functionality and that it gave problems on previous versions.

I'm running SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition on Windows 10 Enterprise 1909, here is the output of select @@version:

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (RTM-GDR) (KB4517790) - 15.0.2070.41 (X64)   Oct 28 2019 19:56:59   Copyright (C) 2019 Microsoft Corporation  Developer Edition (64-bit) on Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0 <X64> (Build 18363: ) (Hypervisor)

I'm completely out of ideas of what to try and fix this issue. I really need to have filestream enabled to be able to work on a project.

Thanks in advance,

David

Hi, 

I am having an issue in accessing SQL server instance (Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (SP1) - 11.0.3000.0 (X64)   Oct 19 2012 13:38:57 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation  Enterprise Edition: Core-based Licensing (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.2 <X64> (Build 9200: ) (Hypervisor) ) in a server in my organization cloud from my local desktop/laptop of OS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (OS Version: 10.0.17134 N/A Build 17134).

Error which I am receiving is :

Instance was connecting without any issues from my local desktop/laptop when the OS was Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise. And the problem suddenly started after OS upgrade.

Can anyone help me on this?

I recently launched a Windows 2012 R2 server with SQL Server 2014 Web edition.

In the Microsoft Sql Server/120/Setup Bootstrap/Log folder it logs the following errors every hour in the Summary file

Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
  Next step for FullText:        Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
  Next step for Replication:     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
  Next step for SQLEngine:       Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Feature:                       Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
  Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
  Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
  Component error code:          0x855E0002
  Error description:             Failed to start service MSSQLSERVER.
  Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.4213.0&EvtType=0x0DD63E55%400xDC80C325&EvtType=0x0DD63E55%400xDC80C325

  Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
  Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
  Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
  Component error code:          0x855E0002
  Error description:             Failed to start service MSSQLSERVER.
  Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.4213.0&EvtType=0x0DD63E55%400xDC80C325&EvtType=0x0DD63E55%400xDC80C325

  Feature:                       Database Engine Services
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  Reason for failure:            An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
  Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
  Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
  Component error code:          0x855E0002
  Error description:             Failed to start service MSSQLSERVER.
  Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.4213.0&EvtType=0x0DD63E55%400xDC80C325&EvtType=0x0DD63E55%400xDC80C325

The Detail.txt file has this:

As far as I can tell, SQL Server is running fine, but these errors consume a lot of space.  We do not use replication or fulltext.

Where should I look to fix this problem?

Hi

Our current setup contains 3 X Windows 2016 STD / SQL 2016 STD in Windows failover cluster with 3 SQL instances. We are preparing 2 X Windows 2016 STD / SQL 2016 ENT in SQL Always on Availability Group. With Always on AG how can we prepare 3 SQL instances (it's due to business requirements to have 3 SQL instances with each instance hosting DBs owned by different teams with different requirements). Always on Availability group is a new concept for us and failed to get any support document to prepare multiple instances with AON AG.

We are planning to go with below configuration, please let us know whether it's supported

Node1  : Named instances: SQLI1, SQLI2
Node2 : Named instances: - SQLI3,SQLI4
Availability Group :A1,AG2
Replicas of AG1: SQLI1, SQLI3 (Primary on Node1)
Replicas of AG2: SQLI4, SQLI2 (Primary on Node2)

Thanks in advance

LMS

Hello All ,

I have 2 different servers , the 1st one is application server i.e the server where access is there and one SQL Server is there,

Both are two different physical server , now i wanted to insert the all the table of Access db into SQL Server tables.

I have tried it in test server with the help of linked server and it working for because both MS access  and SQL Server are hosting on one server.

I wanted to achieve it but both server are two different server. So can you tell me how i can i achieve if both are 2 different machine.

Thanks 

ChetanV

Hi,

What is reason of failure below, in Win 2012 R2 server？

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Setup
------------------------------

The following error has occurred:

Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.

Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

2009-09-29 08:24:49 SQLBrowser: sRegLocation = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server', regView = 'Wow6432', sSddl = '(A;CI;KR;;;[SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM])', bOptional = 'False'.
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine 
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey 
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to replace account with sid in security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;[SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM])
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be processed:  (A;CI;KR;;;[SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM])
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Account name to be translated into SID: SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get account sid for user account SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get sid for user account SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: GetSidForAccount normalized accountName SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM parameter to SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Account name is translated into: S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Final security descriptor:  (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Adding 'D:' DACL identifier to the input security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to replace account with sid in security descriptor D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be processed:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be returned:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize security descriptor D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to replace account with sid in security descriptor D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be processed:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be returned:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ----------------------------------------
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: 
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:     Message: 
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:         Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:     Data: 
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:       WatsonData = Microsoft SQL Server
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:       DisableRetry = true
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:     Inner exception type: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:         Message: 
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:         Stack: 
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at System.Security.AccessControl.Win32.GetSecurityInfo(ResourceType resourceType, String name, SafeHandle handle, AccessControlSections accessControlSections, RawSecurityDescriptor& resultSd)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at System.Security.AccessControl.NativeObjectSecurity.CreateInternal(ResourceType resourceType, Boolean isContainer, String name, SafeHandle handle, AccessControlSections includeSections, Boolean createByName, ExceptionFromErrorCode exceptionFromErrorCode, Object exceptionContext)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistrySecurity..ctor(ResourceType resourceType, SafeRegistryHandle handle, AccessControlSections includeSections)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistrySecurity.Create(InternalRegistryKey key)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegistryKey.SetSecurityDescriptor(String sddl, Boolean overwrite)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ----------------------------------------

I.m trying to install Sql Server 2016 Express basic on my laptop (windows 10). At the end of installation I got an error : trying to perform a not-authorized process.

The detail file from the log has the following error :

The configuration failure category of current exception is ConfigurationFailure
Configuration action failed for feature SQL_Engine_Core_Inst during timing ConfigNonRC and scenario ConfigNonRC.

I started the installation as an administrator and I disabled the firewall, but the installation still  fails.  I suppose I have to change something in my configuration, but I don't know what to do.

Best regards,

Thijs

I really need assistance to resolve;

Log Name:      Application
Source:        SideBySide
Date:          12/28/2019 7:26:08 AM
Event ID:      33
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      DV9010
Description:
Activation context generation failed for "D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe". Dependent Assembly debuggerproxy.dll,processorArchitecture="X86",type="win32",version="1.0.0.0" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="
  <System>
    <Provider Name="SideBySide" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49409">33</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2019-12-28T12:26:08.632098300Z" />
    <EventRecordID>569849</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>DV9010</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>debuggerproxy.dll,processorArchitecture="X86",type="win32",version="1.0.0.0"</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Hi,

I have a 4 node SQL AG config where the primary should auto-fail to the secondary via synchronous data commit IF the primary goes offline.

So during testing we turned off the primary but the IP for the  listener can't be pinged...i expect a ping if the primary is off as the secondary should respond but it does not...

Can anyone advise how to trouble shoot this? There is no error in event viewer - where else can we look for some info on this please?

I'm a new SQL DBA so not sure which SQL error logs if any would have this info?

Please help! Thanks!

Hello, I am trying to upgrade a SQL 2008 R2 SP2 server to SP3 and when I run the service pack install it corrupts the Master database so that SQL server will not start.

I see a lot of information on the net about how to recover from it but I was wondering if there are things I should look for in order to prevent it from even happening in the first place.

Any advice is helpful.

Thanks

Am trying to install SQL 2016, but can not get past the following error:

TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.

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SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

Could not load file or assembly 'file:///F:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2016\x64\Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.PolybaseConfigExtension.dll' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Error code 0x84B10001.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&EvtType=0xDBD51895%25400xB7EAF00B

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BUTTONS:

OK
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sj1960

Hi,

I am getting the following error when I click on 'apply' while configuring web for MDS. 

"An unexpected error occured:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

I have a local application that uses SQL Server 2014 Express localDB.  When my company ran a scan on my PC, the localDB had a security violation.  I needed this security patch: KB3194714.  I downloaded the executable for KB3194714 and installed onto my PC.  This also installed a version of SQL Server 2014 and this created 2 more violations.  

I did find Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (the latest service pack), Release date: October 30, 2018. There is an install for Express.  How can I check that this has the latest security update?  

TY, Brenda K.