Enable SSRS Email Subscription

Go to Report Server Configuration Manager and set the E-mail Settings. Restart SSRS services. On SSRS, you will now see an “Email” subscription option when you create new SSRS subscription.

Unable to add secondary server to AlwaysOn

Error: Failed to obtain cluster information. Either the specificed instance of SQL Server is not running on a Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) node, or the user lacks sysadmin permissions on the SQL Server instance to obtain the cluster information. Resolution: Make sure you restart SQL Server services after setting the AlwaysOn setting. Error: SQL... » read more

SQL Server Permission to Backup Database

db_backupoperator – This role will allow the user to take backups of the database. Server Level – PUBLIC ROLEDatabase Level – DB_BACKUPOPERATOR This is the least privilege to take backups for a database.

Accounting Reconciliation

In accounting, reconciliation is the process of ensuring that two sets of records are in agreement. Reconciliation is used to ensure that the money leaving an account matches the actual money spent. This is done by making sure the balances match at the end of a particular accounting period.

Deploy SSIS Packages using .ISPAC File

Copy .ISPAC file to the server. Click on the .ISPAC file on the server, this should bring up the Integration Services Deployment Wizard. Select packages and deployment server to deploy SSIS packages. Note .ISPAC file is generated in the bin\Development folder of Visual Studio project. SSIS Package deployment using .ISPAC file seems to be the... » read more

Server is not configured for remote access

Linked Server Error: Could not execute procedure on remote server ‘XXXX’ because SQL Server is not configured for remote access. Ask your system administrator to reconfigure SQL Server to allow remote access. Fix: Make sure remote access is enabled on the database server and that the server has been restarted if the configuration changed. Also... » read more