That feeling you get when you've spent the last couple months getting ready for a system audit, only to find out someone dropped the ball on some paperwork and it's...

What I'd start with for troubleshooting is, verify your SQLCMD connection will work.  When you do this, do it in a command prompt window, rather than using a batch file,...

I still split the drives, mostly as a logical separation.  As Beatrix pointed out, it can make troubleshooting a bit easier.  Another possible reason for doing it though, is if...

Just read through this topic, and I think Sue is on the right track.
When you commented "rather that I am in a virtual environment and I have shared everything"...

Generally I just tell people I'm a database admin.  If they ask what that is, I give them the nickel answer of "you know sites like Amazon and such?  I...

For anyone who comes across this with the same question:  No, the order of the switches does not matter.

Got home and threw up a test VM to give...