Who's Using the DAC?

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Who's Using the DAC?

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October 2, 2018 at 12:04 am

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ildjarn.is.dead Ten Centuries Points: 1159 More actions · Answer 1

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October 2, 2018 at 3:58 am

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SSMS won't work, at least not with SSMS 17.9:

Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11044 More actions · Answer 2

Administator should be Adminstrator in:

One of the best additions to the SQL Server feature set was the Dedicated Administator Connection (DAC). Prior to this being a part of the platform, an overloaded instance might not even allow a DBA to connect and perform any actions. In the SQL Server 2000 and earlier days, I often found myself restoring to a server reboot to get control of my database server.

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chris geswein Old Hand Points: 375 More actions · Answer 3

I think you have a typo in your first paragraph, last sentence. I think you meant resorting and not restoring.
That being said, I enjoyed the article. As someone whose had to use the DAC, I highly recommend leaving it open and available as a precaution!

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chris geswein - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 8:51 AM
I think you have a typo in your first paragraph, last sentence. I think you meant resorting and not restoring.
That being said, I enjoyed the article. As someone whose had to use the DAC, I highly recommend leaving it open and available as a precaution!

Thanks, you are right and I've fixed it.

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ildjarn.is.dead - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 3:58 AM
SSMS won't work, at least not with SSMS 17.9:

It does. What you'll find with SSMS is that it tries to make multiple connections. The second one fails, which is the error, but you often have either the OE or a query window connected.

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robert.sterbal 56890 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 8:33 AM
Administator should be Adminstrator in:
One of the best additions to the SQL Server feature set was the Dedicated Administator Connection (DAC). Prior to this being a part of the platform, an overloaded instance might not even allow a DBA to connect and perform any actions. In the SQL Server 2000 and earlier days, I often found myself restoring to a server reboot to get control of my database server.

Thanks, fixed.

johnfowler SSCommitted Points: 1520 More actions · Answer 7

Just for clarification, in SSMS you need to click the button for Database Engine Query:

Then type in "admin:<SERVERNAME>" in the Server name: field.

Sreekanth B SSCertifiable Points: 6145 More actions · Answer 8

See this Blog post to avoid confusion on establishing a DAC connection from SSMS.
https://mssqltrek.com/2018/06/28/dedicated-admin-connectiondac-from-ssms/