SQL Server 2008 R2

SQLDiag Configuration Tool

May 1st, 2011

A new tool became available on the 27th April 2011 and is available for download from Codeplex . This tool..

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Test connection failed because of an error initializing provider

February 20th, 2011

Test connection failed because of an error initializing provider [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen(Connect()).] SQL Server does not exist or access denied. This message is not very meaningful and is hard to investigate. In this blog I take you through a scenario of how to identify and fix this issue.

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Server Principal Name Error

January 5th, 2011

Server Principal Name (SPN) errors can cause you large amounts of time to find and fix. In this blog I work through 1 particular issue that you may come across when trying to connect remotely through SSMS using kerberos.

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Hi, I'm Warwick Rudd, I am a Microsoft Data Platform MVP as well as a Microsoft Certified Master working as the Principal Consultant here at SQL Masters Consulting.
In my blog I will look at all things SQL Server as well as some things outside of the SQL Server relm but hopefully you will find them helpful and interesting.

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