Rename ReportServer database for SSRS

To rename the SSRS SQL Server databases.. Stop SSRS service from Report Configuration Manager. Rename the ReportServer and ReportServerTempDB database in SSMS. Restart the SSRS service from Report Configuration Manager. Go to the Database tab, and select Change Database. Select “Choose an existing report service database” and select the renamed database.

SSRS 2022 Install Error with .NET

Error: Getting the following error when trying to install SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2022 Dev. Stuck on “Installing Microsoft .NET 4.8” Error code 0x800713ec-Asia Fix: Install the offline .NET Framework installer version first, then go back and install SSRS. The server might not have internet access. SSRS install will need to download specific packages... » read more

SELECT failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’

Error: SELECT failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’. Verify that SET options are correct for use with indexed views and/or indexes on computed columns and/or filtered indexes and/or query notifications and/or XML data type methods and/or spatial index operations. Fix: Replace… SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFFGO with… SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ONGO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER must... » read more

The service did not start due to logon failure.

Error: Getting the following error when trying to set a network account to run SQL Server service. The service did not start due to logon failure. Fix: Make sure the network account has “logon as a service” permission. Enable service log on permission for Run As accounts Go to Administrative Tools and select Local Security... » read more

SSRS Error: Failure sending mail: The specified string is not in the form required for an e-mail address.Mail will not be resent.

SSRS Error: Getting the following error when trying to setup SSRS subscription… Failure sending mail: The specified string is not in the form required for an e-mail address. Mail will not be resent. Issue: If you are using an SMTP server or forwarder that uses e-mail accounts that are different from the domain user account,... » read more

Install StackOverflow Database Locally

https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2015/10/how-to-download-the-stack-overflow-database-via-bittorrent/ After you download it, extract the .7Zip files with 7Zip. (I use that for max compression to keep the downloads a little smaller.) The extract will have the database MDF, NDFs (additional data files), LDF, and a Readme.txt file. Don’t extract the files directly into your SQL Server’s database directories – instead, extract them somewhere... » read more

Unable to Drop/Delete Database from Server

Use the following to drop the database… If the above failed, do this… Stop the SQL Services. Kill the sqlserver.exe process on service if the services fail to stop. Manually delete the physical database files from the drives. Restart the SQL Services, then drop the database.

Google IAP Desktop

Install the IAP Desktop application using the following link: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/iap-desktop/releases/latest/download/IapDesktop.msi. https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/zero-trust-remote-access-for-windows-vms It’s more important than ever for IT administrators to be able to securely access resources from wherever they are. Exposing VM instances to the public internet can be risky, potentially giving bad actors a direct access path to your network. But solutions such as... » read more