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.
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.
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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