Tag Archives: Installation

SQL Server Installation Failed Due to Pending Restart of Server?

Posted on September 18, 2017 by thomasrushton

Incidentally, the sort of problem I’m discussing here is why I (almost) always copy the patch/servicepack/media to somewhere local – each time you run a servicepack or cumulative update, the whole package decompresses to your hard drive, runs, and then … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Skype for Business – SQL Server Frustrations

Posted on August 1, 2017 by thomasrushton

Scenario The environment is new and secure. Assumptions: You are a DBA who knows how to build WSFCs and AGs. If you need help with that, then you’re in the wrong place for this post. The Windows 2016 / SQL … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Windows 2012 R2 KB2883200 / KB2919355

Posted on March 27, 2017 by thomasrushton

In case you ever get round to trying to install vNext (or SQL2016SP1) on a Windows 2012R2 server, you may encounter some problems with missing updates. At least, I did, while following these steps: Create new Windows 2012 R2 VM … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , | Leave a comment

SQL Server TempDB, Azure Virtual Machines, and the D: Drive

Posted on November 3, 2015 by thomasrushton

Why put the TempDB on the D: drive? In the wonderful world of Azure Virtual Machines, for certain VM types, the D: drive is hosted on SSDs – great for performance. However, in this world, the D: drive is “non-persistent … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

New-AzureVM : BadRequest: The virtual network <foo> does not exist.

Posted on July 17, 2015 by thomasrushton

Just a quickie. It’s been a long week, and I’ve been trying to get my head around using PowerShell to automate deployments in Azure. However, I did come across a little glitch in the way that this is supposed to … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

SQL Server 2012 Silent Install problems

Posted on February 20, 2015 by thomasrushton

Just been working on a silent install script for SQL 2012, and had a few odd errors. Unfortunately, I don’t have direct access to the server, just to my notes from the install. Error: “‘<null or empty string>’ is not … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

SQL Server 2012 installation – Error while enabling Windows Feature NetFx3

Posted on December 3, 2014 by thomasrushton

Just a quickie, as I didn’t have the time to take screenshots. Installing SQL Server 2012 on a new Windows Server 2012 VM. Part-way through the installation, I got the following error message: TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

sqlenginedbstartconfigaction_install_configrc_cpu64 returned false

Posted on November 5, 2013 by thomasrushton

Some fun & games today.  I was building a nice new SQL Server 2008 R2 VM (yes, I know it’s 2013, but this counts as a big upgrade where I am at the moment).  90% or so of the way … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Windows Server 2012 Core – Server Configuration, Add/Remove Features, SysPrep

Posted on March 14, 2013 by thomasrushton

Recently, I started building a Windows 2008 R2 / SQL 2008 R2 environment as per Jonathan Kehayias’s (blog|@SQLPoolBoy) series of articles on “Building A Free Test Environment“, I found myself wondering about doing similar in Windows 2012, specifically in Windows … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Unable to launch Activity Monitor.

Posted on November 30, 2010 by thomasrushton

It all started so innocently. A SQL Server 2005 installation.  An installation of SQL Workbench, sorry, “Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.”  And a need to find out what’s going on.  Click, click, click – Activity Monitor.  Double-click.  Uh-oh. (Incidentally, why … Continue reading →

Posted in SQLServerPedia Syndication | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments