A quick read through the (overly-long) notes tells me that you are trying to create ALL the endpoints on TCP/4040.

That is fine if each MSSQL Instance is on a separate...

Completely agree. You won't help yourself by relying on brain dumps to pass an exam. If you want a certification to help get a job in a specific area, first...

Like you, I am very surprised at the numbers. In particular, there are:

150,000 Database Administrators (MCDBA) for SQL Server 2000

4,400 Database Administrators (MCITP) for SQL Server 2005

Considering...

Whilst Steve is quite correct in saying that managing the encryption/decryption keys is the hard part, it doesn't need to be *that* hard.

PKI, Public Key Infrastructure, is designed specifically for...

Interesting.

Just to confirm, when you say Port Number, do you mean for the SQL Database Server, or for the Mirroring EndPoints?

And note that the UK's favourite dish is Chicken tikka masala....

hmm, interesting. Given that roughly the same thing happens in multiple browsers, the problem must lie either with the OS, or how you connect to the outside world. Are you...

Thanks Luke, very interesting white paper.

I am genuinely surprised that this works. All my previous encounters with Microsoft Cluster setup have been severely restricted by the requirements demanded by Microsoft,...

If you want the experience of installing MSSQL Server, then a reinstall is worth doing. But otherwise, try doing a snapshot in VM - it is surprisingly easy and quick.

Can you try the same thing using a different browser?

How about if you add the SQL Server Central URL as one of your trusted sites in IE?

Sounds like a nice-enough laptop, although I'm slightly surprised that it is not a Core 2 Duo?

Certainly VMware will be able to snapshot your current 3 desktops and create Virtual...

If the application makes use of a DSN, then choose "SQL Native Client". You can configure a Mirror with this DSN. The SQL Native Client could work with all VB...

Dear The underdog,

Don't take this the wrong way, but how on earth did you land the job of Data Warehouse Architect? You are candid about your skills, which is great....

I suspect that you have a problem with the configuration of the Endpoint for your Witness. Are you able to run through the "Configure Database Mirroring Security Wizard", successfully configuring...

Hi there,

If you run:

select * from sys.database_mirroring

on the Principal and the Mirror, check the following values. For a normal, synchronised mirror with Witness, the values should be:

-- mirroring_state =...