Error: While trying to setup a couple of SQL Enterprise servers in an Availability Group I kept getting the message “The local node is not part of quorum and is therefore unable to process this operation” Fix: I had done things in the wrong order. I had ticked “Enable AlwaysoOn Availability Groups” in SQL Server Configuration Manager... » read more
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Windows Azure Storage SDK Need to download and install the Windows Azure Storage SDK first. Go to NuGet Package Manager and search for “WindowsAzure.Storage” Note: There is a new version of SDK “Azure.Storage.Blobs” but not all functions has been migrated over to the newer version. Example: Index.razor Note: The ID field must be “UploadFiles” to... » read more
Get started with the Azure Blob Storage client library v12 for .NET. Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft’s object storage solution for the cloud. Follow steps to install the package and try out example code for basic tasks. Blob storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. Use the Azure Blob Storage client library... » read more
Error: When trying to add server to Availability Replicas, you get the following error… Failed to obtain cluster information. Either the specified 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. Fix: 1) check... » read more
Error: Error when trying to create a database backup. Fix: Look for the service SQL Server (MSSQLServer) and see the username under ‘Log On As’. Add this user to have full control of permissions on the directory of back up by navigating to the folder / properties/ under secirity tab / Edit and give the... » read more
Make sure to install “Windows Failover Cluster” feature on all nodes in the cluster. Open up “Failover Cluster Manager”. Right click on Failover Cluster Manager and select “Create Cluster”. Select list of servers to be in the cluster. Run Cluster Validation. Provide a “Cluster Name”. Provide a “Networks/IP Address”. Setup a listener is optional but... » read more
Install the Failover Clustering feature Start Server Manager. On the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features. On the Before you begin page, select Next. On the Select installation type page, select Role-based or feature-based installation, and then select Next. On the Select destination server page, select the server where you want to install the feature, and then select Next. On the Select server roles page, select Next. On the Select features page,... » read more
To switch version (from Evaluation edition to Developer edition) go to Add/Remove program. Select “Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services” and Uninstall. Go to “Upgrade Edition” and select the version you want to switch to.
Installing SSRS Starting with version 2016, SSRS is a separate install file. Once installed, you will see the “Reporting Services Configuration Manager” app. There may be different version of SSRS Configuration Manager on the same server. Restart of the server may be required after install. To change edition (from Evaluation edition to Developer edition, go... » read more