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Help: AlwaysOn Setup Failing with Error! What should I do?
While preparing for the Virtual TechDays Session, I received an email where AlwaysOn Setup was failing on Windows Server 2008 with below error message while attempting to use the create new...
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Virtual TechDays Slides on AlwaysOn and Good Practices
Today I was fortunate enough to deliver two online sessions via virtual techdays. I have been asked to share the slide deck. So here I am uploading the presentation. 1. Tips for Successful SQL Server...
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Step by Step: Installing SQL Server 2012 RC 0
For my upcoming internal session on contained database, I decided to install latest version of SQL Server 2012 (earlier known as SQL Server “Denali”) to show the demo. Here are the steps with...
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Help: Getting Visual Studio Service Pack Error while installing SQL Server...
To make my AlwaysOn demo up-to-date with latest release, I uninstalled SQL Server 2012 (a.k.a. Denali) CTP3 from my machine(s) and and started to install SQL Server 2012 RC0. Setup started fine and...
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Step by Step – Configuring SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn in Windows 7 Virtual...
I have been demonstrating AlwaysOn feature to various audiences on various forums (TechEd, SQL Saturday, Virtual TechDays etc.). I have been using Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to create multiple...
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Help: SQL Server Management Studio is allowing me to connect only to Database...
This blog is an outcome of one of internal email thread where SQL Server Management Studio was allowing to connect only “Database Services” and “SQL Azure”. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here...
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Now Available @ Amazon : My Book on SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn
It might come as surprise to many of you. Finally, book authored by me is available for public on Amazon. (paperback and kindle). Those who follow Vinod’s (b|t) blog have seen this announcement...
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Solution : Cannot add new node – Rule "SQL Server Database Services feature...
While deploying SQL Server 2014 cluster in my lab I ran into this problem when I was trying to add second node (Node 2) to SQL cluster. ————————— Rule Check Result ————————— Rule "SQL Server Database...
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Solution : Error during setup – The specified value for setting ‘MEDIALAYOUT’...
While trying to install new instance of SQL Server 2014 using command line and configuration file, I was welcomed by below error message TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure. —————————— SQL Server Setup has...
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SQL SERVER SETUP – The syntax of argument "/SKIPRULES" is incorrect
While running SQL Server setup I have faced below error today. You may not get this error unless you run it from command line. here is the text of the message. TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure....
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SQL Cluster Setup Error – System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException...
My job revolves around troubleshooting and fixing the broken thing. Here is one of the situation which I ran into recently and was unable to find solution on internet. It my responsibility to provide...
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Virtual TechDays Slides on AlwaysOn and Good Practices
Today I was fortunate enough to deliver two online sessions via virtual techdays. I have been asked to share the slide deck. So here I am uploading the presentation. 1. Tips for Successful SQL Server...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Step by Step: Installing SQL Server 2012 RC 0
For my upcoming internal session on contained database, I decided to install latest version of SQL Server 2012 (earlier known as SQL Server “Denali”) to show the demo. Here are the steps with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Help: Getting Visual Studio Service Pack Error while installing SQL Server...
To make my AlwaysOn demo up-to-date with latest release, I uninstalled SQL Server 2012 (a.k.a. Denali) CTP3 from my machine(s) and and started to install SQL Server 2012 RC0. Setup started fine and...
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Step by Step – Configuring SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn in Windows 7 Virtual...
I have been demonstrating AlwaysOn feature to various audiences on various forums (TechEd, SQL Saturday, Virtual TechDays etc.). I have been using Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to create multiple...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Help: SQL Server Management Studio is allowing me to connect only to Database...
This blog is an outcome of one of internal email thread where SQL Server Management Studio was allowing to connect only “Database Services” and “SQL Azure”. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Now Available @ Amazon : My Book on SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn
It might come as surprise to many of you. Finally, book authored by me is available for public on Amazon. (paperback and kindle). Those who follow Vinod’s (b|t) blog have seen this announcement...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER SETUP – The syntax of argument "/SKIPRULES" is incorrect
While running SQL Server setup I have faced below error today. You may not get this error unless you run it from command line. here is the text of the message. TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure....
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SQL Cluster Setup Error – System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException...
My job revolves around troubleshooting and fixing the broken thing. Here is one of the situation which I ran into recently and was unable to find solution on internet. It my responsibility to provide...
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