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SQL Server 2019, SQL Server Agent service doesn't auto-load - error 776, token supplied to function is invalid

I noticed after a recent update to Windows 2019, our lone server running Active Directory, that several related SQL Server services were no longer starting. After researching each of those errors, I ...
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How to get an IP address for MS SQL Cluster network configuration?

I just started a new internship and have been tasked to set up a SQL failover cluster. They gave me 3 virtual machines to use and when I started I knew nothing. I've been doing a lot of research the ...
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Windows defender ransomware protection and SQL Server

Our small company has organized several levels of virus protection for Windows servers, but there are always fears that this is not enough. Is it correct to configure Windows Defender Ransomware ...
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Veeam SQL Server Database Publishing Fail with unexpected error code 3

So we have been experimenting with Veeam Backup & Replication for a while now. We setup a dedicated VM for Veeam Backup Server which performs daily backups of all our infrastructure components. We ...
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Free up memory in Windows Server 2019 for SQL Server instance?

We have Windows Server 2019 Standard (x64) with 64GB memory. The screenshot below shows the memory usage at 96% with the SQL Server Windows NT running and using 344.5 MB. This is the Task Manager ...
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SSH using public key losing Authentication on windows server

I want to SSH from my laptop (A) to Windows Server (B) and run commands against SQL Server (C) from powershell. All three in one windows domain. I'm running built-in openssh server and client for ...
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"Access Denied" when running SQL Server Installation Center Tools

With MS SQL Server 2019 on Windows Server 2019, I am attempting to do something pretty simple: Run the "Installed SQL Server Features Discovery Report" tool that comes in the SQL Server ...
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Windows Failover Cluster With SQL Server

We are moving away from using VMWare over to Windows Failover Cluster (version 2019) to host our company services. I have successfully configured WFC and have a few Virtual-Machine roles running along ...
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Considerations for Server OS Upgrade (Win2012R2 to 2019) hosting SQL Server?

I am not a DBA so I am not well versed on the intricacies, considerations, potential issues with in-place upgrading just the OS of an existing SQL Server. A client has several stand-alone SQL Server ...
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How can I check if SQL Server 2019 Standard is activated on Server Core? [duplicate]

I installed SQL Server 2019 Standard on Windows Server 2019 Core from an ISO that I downloaded from our MSDN. It specifically stated that there is "No product key required" when I downloaded ...
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Grant database access through GPO

I have a domain in which I have couple servers with dedicated SQL Server databases. I also have couple external companies that need access to this servers and databases on different permission level (...
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Ideal Server Deployment for Windows Server 2019 Active Directory, File Server, and SQL Server

So, we have new compliance regulations we're being required to meet and our current infrastructure isn't quite good enough to handle it. What we need is: 2 x Active Directory Domain Controllers, DNS, ...
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WSFC DNN Listener Resolving to secondary in Availability Group

I have an Azure AO AG which consists of three servers (all WS-2019 & SQL-2019CU3): A - Subnet 1 - Principal Server (Sync) B - Subnet 1 - Secondary Server (Sync) C - Subnet 2 - Secondary Server (...
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Best practices for updating a Windows Failover cluster / SQL Server Availability Group without using Cluster-Aware Updating

I have set up an SQL Server 2016 Availability Group inside a Domainless Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster. Everything runs fine at the moment, but now I am wondering what might happen if cluster ...
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Blue question mark on SQL server and SQL server agent?

I just installed MS SQL server 2017 on MS Server 2019. All installation process were fine. Using SSMS 18 access SQL server locally was fine, no issue at all. But when I use SSMS 18 connecting SQL ...
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