Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server is available

This thread describes the Microsoft Kerberos Configuration Manager diagnostic tool for SQL Server. This tool is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the package now.
About Kerberos Configuration Manager
The Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server is a diagnostic tool that helps troubleshoot Kerberos related connectivity issues with SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). It can perform the following
functions:
Collect information on operating systems and Microsoft SQL Server instances that are installed on a server.
Report on all Service Principal Name (SPN) and delegation configurations on the server.
Identify potential problems in SPNs and delegations.
Fix potential SPN problems.
More information
This tools helps troubleshoot the following exceptions:
401
Note: This error message is for http errors, SSRS errors, and some other similar errors.
Login failed for user 'NTAUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS'
Login failed for user '(null)'
Login failed for user ''
Cannot generate SSPI Context
For more information about Kerberos Configuration Manager, go to the following related blogs:
Released: Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server
Kerberos Configuration Manager updated for Reporting Services
Kerberos Configuration Manager updated for Analysis Services and SQL Server 2014
Reference from the following KB article: Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server is available
Elvis Long
TechNet Community Support

Thanks for posting, Elvis. Can you post this to the SQL Security forum too?
Dan Guzman, SQL Server MVP, http://www.dbdelta.com

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Group managed service accounts for SQL Server

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Figure 1) NetApp All Flash FAS increases CPU utilization on your SQL Server database servers, lowering costs.
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Details
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SQL Server database version
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Source: NetApp, 2015
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Value
Analysis Results
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Additional savings due to nondisruptive operations benefits (not included in ROI)
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Replace your existing storage with All Flash FAS and get a big performance bump while substantially reducing your costs.
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For complete details on this testing look for NetApp TR-4303, which will be available in a few weeks. Stay tuned to Tech OnTap for more information as NetApp continues to run benchmarks with important server workloads including Oracle DB and server virtualization.
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If your organization runs databases such as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle DB, you probably know that these vendors primarily license their products on a "per-core" basis. Microsoft recently switched to "per-core" rather than "per-socket" licensing for SQL Server 2012 and 2014. This change can have a big impact on the total cost of operating a database, especially as core counts on new servers continue to climb. It turns out that the right storage infrastructure can drive down database costs, increase productivity, and put your infrastructure back in balance.
In many customer environments, NetApp has noticed that server CPU utilization is low—often on the order of just 20%. This is usually the result of I/O bottlenecks. Server cores have to sit and wait for I/O from hard disk drives (HDDs). We've been closely studying the impact of all-flash storage on SQL Server environments that use HDD-based storage systems. NetApp® All Flash FAS platform delivers world-class performance for SQL Server plus the storage efficiency, application integration, nondisruptive operations, and data protection of clustered Data ONTAP®, making it ideal for SQL Server environments.
Tests show that All Flash FAS can drive up IOPS and database server CPU utilization by as much as 4x. And with a 95% reduction in latency, you can achieve this level of performance with half as many servers. This reduces the number of servers you need and the number of cores you have to license, driving down costs by 50% or more and paying back your investment in flash in as little as six months.
Figure 1) NetApp All Flash FAS increases CPU utilization on your SQL Server database servers, lowering costs.
Source: NetApp, 2015
Whether you're running one of the newer versions of SQL Server or facing an upgrade of an earlier version, you can't afford not to take a second look at your storage environment.
End of Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is Rapidly Approaching
Microsoft has set the end of extended support for SQL Server 2005 for April 2016—less than a year away. With support for Microsoft Windows 2003 ending in July 2015, time may already be running short.
If you're running Windows Server 2003, new server hardware is almost certainly needed when you upgrade SQL Server. Evaluate your server and storage options now to get costs under control.
Test Methodology
To test the impact of flash on SQL Server performance, we replaced a legacy HDD-based storage system with an All Flash FAS AFF8080 EX. The legacy system was configured with almost 150 HDDs, a typical configuration for HDD storage supporting SQL Server. The AFF8080 EX used just 48 SSDs.
Table 1) Components used in testing.
Test Configuration Components
Details
SQL Server 2014 servers
Fujitsu RX300
Server operating system
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Standard Edition
SQL Server database version
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition
Processors per server
2 6-core Xeon E5-2630 at 2.30 GHz
Fibre channel network
8Gb FC with multipathing
Storage controller
AFF8080 EX
Data ONTAP version
Clustered Data ONTAP® 8.3.1
Drive number and type
48 SSD
Source: NetApp, 2015
The test configuration consisted of 10 database servers connected through fibre channel to both the legacy storage system and the AFF8080 EX. Each of the 10 servers ran SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition.
The publicly available HammerDB workload generator was used to drive an OLTP-like workload simultaneously from each of the 10 database servers to storage. We first directed the workload to the legacy storage array to establish a baseline, increasing the load to the point where read latency consistently exceeded 20ms.
That workload was then directed at the AFF8080 EX. The change in storage resulted in an overall 20x reduction in read latency, a greater than 4x improvement in IOPS, and a greater than 4x improvement in database server CPU utilization.
Figure 2) NetApp All Flash FAS increases IOPS and server CPU utilization and lowers latency.
Source: NetApp, 2015
In other words, the database servers are able to process four times as many IOPS with dramatically lower latency. CPU utilization goes up accordingly because the servers are processing 4x the work per unit time.
The All Flash FAS system still had additional headroom under this load.
Calculating the Savings
Let's look at what this performance improvement means for the total cost of running SQL Server 2014 over a 3-year period. To do the analysis we used NetApp Realize, a storage modeling and financial analysis tool designed to help quantify the value of NetApp solutions and products. NetApp sales teams and partners use this tool to assist with return on investment (ROI) calculations.
The calculation includes the cost of the AFF8080 EX, eliminates the costs associated with the existing storage system, and cuts the total number of database servers from 10 to five. This reduces SQL Server licensing costs by 50%. The same workload was run with five servers and achieved the same results. ROI analysis is summarized in Table 2.
Table 2) ROI from replacing an HDD-based storage system with All Flash FAS, thereby cutting server and licensing costs in half.
Value
Analysis Results
ROI
65%
Net present value (NPV)
$950,000
Payback period
six months
Total cost reduction
More than $1 million saved over a 3-year analysis period compared to the legacy storage system
Savings on power, space, and administration
$40,000
Additional savings due to nondisruptive operations benefits (not included in ROI)
$90,000
Source: NetApp, 2015
The takeaway here is that you can replace your existing storage with All Flash FAS and get a big performance bump while substantially reducing your costs, with the majority of the savings derived from the reduction in SQL Server licensing costs.
Replace your existing storage with All Flash FAS and get a big performance bump while substantially reducing your costs.
Maximum SQL Server 2014 Performance
In addition to the ROI analysis, we also measured the maximum performance of the AFF8080 EX with SQL Server 2014. A load-generation tool was used to simulate an industry-standard TPC-E OLTP workload against an SQL Server 2014 test configuration.
A two-node AFF8080 EX achieved a maximum throughput of 322K IOPS at just over 1ms latency. For all points other than the maximum load point, latency was consistently under 1ms and remained under 0.8ms up to 180K IOPS.
Data Reduction and Storage Efficiency
In addition to performance testing, we looked at the overall storage efficiency savings of our SQL Server database implementation. The degree of compression that can be achieved is dependent on the actual data that is written and stored in the database. For this environment, inline compression was effective. Deduplication, as is often the case in database environments, provided little additional storage savings and was not enabled.
For the test data used in the maximum performance test, we measured a compression ratio of 1.5:1. We also tested inline compression on a production SQL Server 2014 data set to further validate these results and saw a 1.8:1 compression ratio.
Space-efficient NetApp Snapshot® copies provide additional storage efficiency benefits for database environments. Unlike snapshot methods that use copy-on-write, there is no performance penalty; unlike full mirror copies, NetApp Snapshot copies use storage space sparingly. Snapshot copies only consume a small amount of storage space for metadata and additional incremental space is consumed as block-level changes occur. In a typical real-world SQL Server deployment on NetApp storage, database volume Snapshot copies are made every two hours.
First introduced more than 10 years ago, NetApp FlexClone® technology also plays an important role in SQL Server environments. Clones are fully writable, and, similar to Snapshot copies, only consume incremental storage capacity. With FlexClone, you can create as many copies of production data as you need for development and test, reporting, and so on. Cloning is a great way to support the development and test work needed when upgrading from an earlier version of SQL Server. You'll sometimes see these types of capabilities referred to as "copy data management."
A Better Way to Run Enterprise Applications
The performance benefits that all-flash storage can deliver for database environments are significant: more IOPS, lower latency, and an end to near-constant performance tuning.
If you think the performance acceleration that comes with all-flash storage is cost prohibitive, think again. All Flash FAS doesn't just deliver a performance boost, it changes the economics of your operations, paying for itself with thousands in savings on licensing and server costs. In terms of dollars per IOPS, All Flash FAS is extremely economical relative to HDD.
And, because All Flash FAS runs NetApp clustered Data ONTAP, it delivers the most complete environment to support SQL Server and all your enterprise applications with capabilities that include comprehensive storage efficiency, integrated data protection, and deep integration for your applications.
For complete details on this testing look for NetApp TR-4303, which will be available in a few weeks. Stay tuned to Tech OnTap for more information as NetApp continues to run benchmarks with important server workloads including Oracle DB and server virtualization.
Learn more about NetApp solutions for SQL Server and NetApp All-flash solutions.
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Security Update for SQL Server 2005 SP3 (KB2494113) failed

Here is the Error, Can't get the update install, please help.
KB Number: KB2494113
Machine: MJA01
OS Version: Server 4.0 Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Package Language: 1033 (ENU)
Package Platform: x86
Package SP Level: 3
Package Version: 4060
Command-line parameters specified:
Cluster Installation: No
Prerequisites Check & Status
SQLSupport: Passed
Products Detected Language Level Patch Level Platform Edition
SQL Server Database Services 2005 (BKUPEXEC) ENU SP3 2005.090.4035.00 x86 EXPRESS
SQL Server Tools and Workstation Components 2005 ENU SP2 9.2.3042 x86 EXPRESS
Products Disqualified & Reason
Product Reason
SQL Server Tools and Workstation Components 2005 The product instance SQL Tools does not have prerequisite update 4035 installed. Update 4060 is dependent on prerequisite update 4035. Exit setup and refer to the Knowledge Base article to find the prerequisite
patch. Install the prerequisite and rerun the installation.
Processes Locking Files
Process Name Feature Type User Name PID
Product Installation Status
Product : SQL Server Database Services 2005 (BKUPEXEC)
Product Version (Previous): 4035
Product Version (Final) :
Status : Failure
Log File : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Hotfix\SQL9_Hotfix_KB2494113_sqlrun_sql.msp.log
SQL Express Features :
Error Number : 29528
Error Description : MSP Error: 29528 The setup has encountered an unexpected error while Setting Internal Properties. The error is: Fatal error during installation.
Product : SQL Server Tools and Workstation Components 2005
Product Version (Previous): 3042
Product Version (Final) :
Status : NA
Log File :
SQL Express Features :
Error Description : The product instance SQL Tools does not have prerequisite update 4035 installed. Update 4060 is dependent on prerequisite update 4035. Exit setup and refer to the Knowledge Base article to find the prerequisite
patch. Install the prerequisite and rerun the installation.
Summary
One or more products failed to install, see above for details
Exit Code Returned: 29528

Hi Bhanu,
I have uninstall the SQL Server Tools and Workstation Components 2005.
But still unable to upg the SQL Server with the KB249411. Any more ideas?
This is the Summary log.
Time: 09/10/2014 11:09:48.218
KB Number: KB2494113
Machine: MJA01
OS Version: Server 4.0 Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Package Language: 1033 (ENU)
Package Platform: x86
Package SP Level: 3
Package Version: 4060
Command-line parameters specified:
Cluster Installation: No
Prerequisites Check & Status
SQLSupport: Passed
Products Detected Language Level Patch Level Platform Edition
SQL Server Database Services 2005 (BKUPEXEC) ENU SP3 2005.090.4035.00 x86 EXPRESS
Products Disqualified & Reason
Product Reason
Processes Locking Files
Process Name Feature Type User Name PID
Product Installation Status
Product : SQL Server Database Services 2005 (BKUPEXEC)
Product Version (Previous): 4035
Product Version (Final) :
Status : Failure
Log File : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Hotfix\SQL9_Hotfix_KB2494113_sqlrun_sql.msp.log
SQL Express Features :
Error Number : 29528
Error Description : MSP Error: 29528 The setup has encountered an unexpected error while Setting Internal Properties. The error is: Fatal error during installation.
Summary
One or more products failed to install, see above for details
Exit Code Returned: 29528
Here is what is log in the SQL9_Hotfix_KB2494113_sqlrun_sql.msp.log
Property(S): CommonFilesFolder.D9BC9C10_2DCD_44D3_AACC_9C58CAF76128 = C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:39:826]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Update 'GDR 4060 for SQL Server Database Services 2005 ENU (KB2494113)' could not be installed. Error code 1603. Additional information is available in the log file C:\Program
Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Hotfix\SQL9_Hotfix_KB2494113_sqlrun_sql.msp.log.
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:39:827]: Windows Installer installed an update. Product Name: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. Product Version: 9.3.4035.00. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Update Name: GDR 4060 for SQL Server Database
Services 2005 ENU (KB2494113). Installation success or error status: 1603.
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:39:828]: Note: 1: 1729
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:39:828]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition -- Configuration failed.
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:39:829]: Windows Installer reconfigured the product. Product Name: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. Product Version: 9.3.4035.00. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Reconfiguration success or error
status: 1603.
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:39:829]: Attempting to delete file C:\Windows\Installer\63906e.msp
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:39:829]: Unable to delete the file. LastError = 32
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:40:092]: Deferring clean up of packages/files, if any exist
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:40:092]: Attempting to delete file C:\Windows\Installer\63906e.msp
MSI (s) (B8:F0) [11:09:40:094]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:097]: RESTART MANAGER: Session closed.
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:097]: No System Restore sequence number for this installation.
=== Logging stopped: 9/10/2014 11:09:39 ===
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress 3: 2
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress 3: 2
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:098]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:099]: Restoring environment variables
MSI (s) (B8:6C) [11:09:40:099]: Destroying RemoteAPI object.
MSI (s) (B8:30) [11:09:40:099]: Custom Action Manager thread ending.
MSI (c) (FC:60) [11:09:40:100]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (FC:60) [11:09:40:101]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
Thanks,
Alice

After installed SP1 for SQL Server 2012, can no longer export to csv

After installing SP1 today via Windows Update, I am no longer able to export data to csv using the SQL Server Import and Export wizard. I get the following error message:
"Column information for the source and the destination data could not be retrieved, or the data types of source columns were not mapped correctly to those available on the destination provider."
"Column "col1": Source data type "200" was not found in the data type mapping file."...
(The above line repeats for each column)
The work-around I have to do is to manually map each column in the "Edit Mappings..." option from the "Configure Flat File Destination" page of the wizard. This is an extreme inconvenience to have to have to edit the mappings and change
each column to "string [DT_STR]" type from "byte stream [DT_BYTES]" type each time I want to export to csv. I did not have to do this before installing SP1; it worked perfectly for months with hundreds of exports prior to this update and
no need to modify mapping.

I am running Windows 7 64-bit, SQL Server 2012 Express edition. Again, just yesterday from Windows Update, I installed SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (KB2674319), followed by Update Rollup for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (KB2793634). This situation was
not occurring before these updates were installed, and I noticed it immediately after they were installed (and of course I restarted my computer after the updates).
In SSMS I just now created a test DB and table to provide a step-by-step with screenshots.
Here is the code I ran to create the test DB and table:
CREATE DATABASE testDB;
GO
USE testDB;
GO
CREATE TABLE testTable
id int,
lname varchar(50),
fname varchar(50),
address varchar(50),
city varchar(50),
state char(2),
dob date
GO
INSERT INTO testTable VALUES
(1,'Smith','Bob','123 Main St.','Los Angeles','CA','20080212'),
(2,'Doe','John','555 Rainbow Ln.','Chicago','IL','19580530'),
(3,'Jones','Jane','999 Somewhere Pl.','Washington','DC','19651201'),
(4,'Jackson','George','111 Hello Cir.','Dallas','TX','20010718');
GO
SELECT * FROM testTable;
Results look good:
id   lname   fname   address   city   state   dob
1   Smith   Bob   123 Main St.   Los Angeles   CA   2008-02-12
2   Doe   John   555 Rainbow Ln.   Chicago   IL   1958-05-30
3   Jones   Jane   999 Somewhere Pl.   Washington   DC   1965-12-01
4   Jackson   George   111 Hello Cir.   Dallas   TX   2001-07-18
In Object Explorer, I right-click on the [testDB] database, choose "Tasks", then "Export Data..." and the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard appears. I click Next to leave all settings as-is on the "Choose a Data Source" page, then on the "Choose a Destination"
page, under the "Destination" drop-down I choose "Flat File Destination" then browse to the desktop and name the file "table_export.csv" then click Next. On the "Specify Table Copy or Query" page I choose "Write a query to specify the data to transfer" then
click Next. I type the following SQL statement:
SELECT * FROM testTable;
When clicking the "Parse" button I get the message "This SQL statement is valid."
On to the next page, "Configure Flat File Destination" I try leaving the defaults then click Next. This is where I am getting the error message (see screenshot below):
Then going to the "Edit Mappings..." option on the "Configure Flat File Destination" page, I see that all columns which were defined as varchar in the table are showing as type "byte stream [DT_BYTES]", size "0", the state column which is defined as char(2)
shows correctly however with type "string [DT_STR]", size "2" (see screenshow below):
So what I have to do is change the type for the lname, fname, address and city columns to "string [DT_STR]", then I am able to proceed with the export successfully. Again, this just started happening after installing these updates. As you can imagine, this
is very frustrating, as I do a lot of exports from many tables, with a lot more columns than this test table.
Thanks for your help.

Deploy JDBC driver for SQL server 2005 on PI 7.1

How to deploy JDBC driver for SQL server 2005 on PI 7.1
We are in SAP NetWeaver 7.1 Oracle 10G
Third party system is SQL server 2005
There are different JDBC versions are available to download for SQL server 2005.
I am not sure about the applicable version for the PI 7.1 SP level. Again JMS Adapter needs to be deploy along with this.
Please help

Hi,
Hope this How to Guide help you.
How To Install and Configure External Drivers for the JDBC & JMS Adapters from
www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/howtoguides
Regards,
Karthick.
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