Install and Configure SQL Server Reporting Services 2017 (SSRS)

After you have installed SQL Server Reporting Services 2017, you will need to configure SSRS before you can use it. Go to Reporting Services Configuration Manger to configure SSRS. Reporting Services Configuration Manager Configure the Web Service URL tab and hit Apply to create directory in IIS. Configure the Web Portal URL tab and hit... » read more

Installing SQL Server 2017

Installing Note Requires at least Windows Server 2012 or above. Developer edition has all the features of the Enterprise edition. Standard edition do not have certain features. If you want to install Machine Learning Server, you might have to do an offline install. Otherwise do not select the Machine Learning Server feature from both the... » read more

Tail-Log Backup

This topic is relevant only for backup and restore of SQL Server databases that are using the full or bulk-logged recovery models. A tail-log backup captures any log records that have not yet been backed up (the tail of the log) to prevent work loss and to keep the log chain intact. Before you can recover a SQL... » read more

Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager (MSFCM)

You can access the Microsoft Failover Cluster Management in a couple of different ways: Go to Server Manager, Features, Failover Cluster Manager Go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Failover Cluster Manager Sources: https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2672/managing-a-windows-and-sql-server-cluster-using-the-failover-cluster-manager-tool/

SQL Server 2008 High Availability Options

There are 4 High Availability options in SQL Server 2008 that we will cover; Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, Log Shipping and Replication. Each one has its own features and benefits. The Failover Clustering supports server level high availability whereas Database Mirroring and Log Shipping are per database and Replication is object level.  Failover Clustering This... » read more

SQL Server Managmenet Studio 18 (SSMS)

Install https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver15 The SSMS 18.x installation doesn’t upgrade or replace SSMS versions 17.x or earlier. SSMS 18.x installs side by side with previous versions, so both versions are available for use. However, if you have a preview version of SSMS 18.x installed, you must uninstall it before installing SSMS 18.4. You can see if you have the Preview version by going... » read more