Good article Steve. We've been doing some consioldation on to active/passive clusters. One cluster presently has 20+ applications on it. Yes, there are notification and maintenance headaches associated with this...

In EM right click on the SQL Server, select properties and go to the Security tab. Once there check the radio button for Failure under Audit Level. Then you need...

>>> Yes, you can do this.  You need to create a new group which has disks which  have not been used for any other SQL Server Virtual.  Then install a...

Then I'd have to say 399.5 Jeff ... am I close ???

Is the Windows Firewall on ?

Are you trying to connect to a 'default' or a 'named' instance ? Have you set up any 'aliases' ?

The difference between 399 and 400 bytes in lenght is probably attributable to:

"Is an ad hoc message with formatting similar to the PRINTF format style used in C."

My guess is...

'No cause' - hmmm - I've run into this less than a handful of times over the last decade. Not too shabby a record in my book. However, if it is...

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'standards' have thier place. They need to be followed and have enforcement in order to work. They also have to have room for exceptions and more importantly the ability to...

Yes you can (I have not done a console installation since v7.0 SP4 !). Always via RDP, no terminal services, and always from a mapped drive. and ... don;t forget...

'truncate' is a DDL command and has never been 'grant-able'. ddl-admin role will work since 'truncate' falls into that category.

This ought to fill the bill ... or at least get you off to a good start !

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--- 1) make sure you know the 'sa' account password and it is...

What appeared to run fine was probably just a case of luck.

Apply SP3 immediately !