SQL Server Club

How to Configure SQL Server 2005 to Allow Remote Connections

Shafqat Tanzeel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:33:54 +0100

After installing SQL Server you'll need to do some extra work to allow remote connections. Shafqat Tanzeel is a lecturer and expert in SQL Server and explains with clarity how to configure SQL Server to allow remote connections. Follow this step by step process with plenty of screen shots to get your SQL Server configured.

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Ready for the weekend! (Ready for a new year…)

Rick Obsitnik — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:31:39 +0100

The past several weeks have been a bumpy ride to use a term I heard recently about the future state of things. The politics at work have cut me off at the knees to were I could almost be called a power user instead of a DBA. I spend more time on Access and crappy web apps than SQL Server. Also, I’ve been pressured to do my paperwork for my review yet my review never happened! ...

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Data Shepherds! Protect Your Flock!

Rick Obsitnik — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:29:25 +0100

As experienced DBA Rick Obsitnik knows all too well, DBAs are the guardians of enterprise data, or as he likes to call us, Data Shepherds! This no-nonsense article comes straight from the front line of the SQL Server administration world, advising you on not only how to protect your data, but also how to safeguard your job in the current economic downturn.

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Control Who Connects to SQL Server and Who Does Not

Rick Obsitnik — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:28:07 +0100

This handy code from Rick Obsitnik will help you in your cross-server work. Use these scripts to end all user connections based on an instance, a database, a particular login or a login start and/or end time frame.

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Message to Bristol UK Based Devs (there’s free coffee and biscuits involved…)

Rachel Clements — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:47:20 +0100

Are you a developer working with Microsoft technologies, based in the Bristol (UK) area? Do you know about the Dot Net Dev Net user group? If you’re not already a member of this free community, then please consider joining. There are lots of benefits in being a member and you’ll get way more out of it than you ever need to put in!

Dot Net Dev Net (DNDN) is run by Guy Smith-Ferrier, Chris Myhill, Adam Towler and a group of other dedicated volunteers. This team has great imagination in bringing an extra element to everything they organize and each event I’ve attended so far has been great fun, informative and such a good night out! You’ll always be made to feel welcome, part of the group and have a great laugh too!

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How to Compare the Columns of Two SQL Server Tables

Rick Obsitnik — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:25:29 +0100

Being able to compare two tables is a common requirement in SQL Server environments, especially where development and production servers exist. Rick Obsitnik explores a functional way to do this task in an enterprise environment using linked servers. The SSMS file for this article is also included.

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All Purists Must Die

Bob Jackson — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:58:34 +0100

How I love purists.

Especially Object Oriented, agile-assisted, latest fad, scrummed up, backlog driven, customer focussed, buttock-clenching purists.

Just like their counterparts during the Spanish Inquisition they like to go around telling everyone what to do and think. Then do the exact opposite themselves whilst vilifying any non-believers as evil-doers. Hypocrits!

Why am I having this rant? Simple. I was coding a small app earlier today and needed to change the Connection Timeout period of my Connection object. All well and good, a simple connDB.COnnectionTimeout=5 should do it. Or so I thought.

WRONG! How very, very wrong.

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Server ‘myserver’ is not configured for RPC

Rick Obsitnik — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:00:19 +0100

I just added a new post to my blog listed below on the following error:

Problem: Server ‘myserver’ is not configured for RPC

This error occurs when you perform a remote procedure call to a linked server. Generally you would set this with the surface area configuration manager in SQL Server 2005. Check the below link for a quick and easy solution to the problem!

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