SQL Server 2008 R2 hangs during setup - after serviceaccount config
Hi,I want to install SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 2008 R2 which I have done a dozen times now, but this time the setup hangs after confirming the service account setup. It is a virtualized system on...
View ArticleUpgrade from Express to Full
I am planning a new installation of SQL Server 2012 Express with Advanced Services. If I find that I hit the limits of memory, CPU or file size, how difficult is it to upgrade to full SQL Server? Can I...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 is prompting wrong message while creating new instance.
Summary:While performing two task simultaneously 1) deleting existing SQL Server 2008 r2 instance 2) Creating SQL Server 2012 Instance. I received wrong message.Explanation:I have SQL Server 2012 setup...
View ArticleCan we split databases between multiple instances on a sql server 2012...
We are in the process of consolidating several SQL Server on a single SQL Server 2012 failover cluster.Our initial set up include:- 1 SQL Server 2005 with a datawarehouse- 1 SQL Server 2008 running an...
View ArticleDBA with PowerShell = What task?
Goal: Understand better how a DBA use PowerShell in his/here daily work. Problem: I really don't understand what specific assignment does a DBA use PowerShell in order to complete task or assignment?...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Developer Edition Installation Problem
Hi,I have just been given a new PC by my IT department so am trying to get all the software I need onto the PC. Since I am now running windows 7 I wanted to try SQL Server 2012, however whenever I go...
View ArticleDatas from SQL Server 2000 to 2012
Hi!I have 2 virtual systems with software that works with SQL server, one of then with SQL server 2000 and the other with 2005. Now I want to have only one machine with SQL server 2012 and the each...
View ArticleErrro while installing sql server 2012 express edition on Windows 8 -64 version
Hi,Im trying to install sql server 2012 express edition on windows 8 machine(64 bit),however im getting same error every time.The following error has occurred:The installer has encountered an...
View ArticleRule "Cluster Node" failed
Greetings, Installing SQL Server 2012 Standard /or/ SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 8.1 This is driving me crazy, i had SQL server 2008 R2 installed before formatting my laptop, once i done a recovery...
View ArticleSQL server 2008 Installation media
HI all, I am trying to install SQL server 2008 express, and in the "SQL Server Installation Center" i select "New SQL Server stand-alone installation or Add features to an existing installation" After...
View ArticleHaving compatibility issues between MS SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2 & hence, not...
Having compatibility issues between MS SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2 & hence, not successfully running service pack 2 for SQLServer 2008. Help? :(Aswini S
View ArticleDPM server configuration
Hello. Someone in the DPM forum suggested that I ask my question in a SQL forum. The question was:Assuming Windows Server 2008R2, would DPM 2010 run more efficiently on (1) 8 core processor + (4x4)...
View ArticleHow to restore a database by using a script file?
Gurus!I have received a huge, 1 GB sql script file, and I need to create a database in my SQL server instance by using it. The guys who sent it to me generated it by using the Tasks -> Generate...
View ArticleSQL Server Server 2012 SP 1 upgrade vs slipstream
Hi,I need to plan a SQL Server 2012 + SP 1 installation on a new machine.I've read somewhere that for PowerPivot for SharePoint (2013) it is better to use the slipstream file and not the upgrade file...
View ArticleDatabase Services Engine Failed, SQL Server Replication Failed, Full Text...
Hello,I am trying to install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. I get the error bellow (Database Services Engine Failed, SQL Server Replication Failed, Full Text Search Failed, Reporting Services Failed). I...
View ArticleError creating SQL 2008 linked server to Pervasive v11
I am trying to setup a linked server in my 64-bit instance of SQL 2008 to a Pervasive v11 database. In the past, this worked fine on another server. We moved the application to a Windows Server 2008...
View ArticleSQL server 2008 - Unable to tune a query with DTA
We are on:Verison: SQL 2008 [10.0.2531] on windows server 2008. Both are enterprise editions.When I highlight the query and right-click, then select Analyze Query in Database Engine Tuning Advisor,...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 SP1 fails to uninstall
Hi,I get the following error message when I try to uninstall 2012 SP1. The repair and install also gives below errorCould not load type 'System.Xml.Xsl.Xslt.XslVersion' from assembly...
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Failed to Install SQL 2008 R2 SP1 CU5 - Failed to Update the Shared Features
We're stuck on trying to install the Cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on a Windows 7 workstation. It gets stuck at 'Updating Shared Features'the Details.txt log stops...
View ArticleMS SQL Express 2008 Installation Failure (Facility Code/Error Code :...
I am performing silent installation for a named instance of SQL Server 2008 Express edition on a Windows 7 machine. The installation fails with Exit Facility Code1203 and Error Code -2068643839. PFB...
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