Speed to open SQL Server

Would it be possible to display the splash screen immediately. Because it doesn't appear for aome time, I frequently start a second copy thinking the first click didn't work. If the splash screen displayed quickly, I would then wait for the program to
open in its own time.

Hi
>> is not connected to any network other than the internet via a broadband connection.
>> It just contains the path to the ssms.exe. It is not trying to load anything else.
Add-ons are small patches that added to the application itself. You can not know that they are installed and that the SSMS is not try to execute them only by executing the SSMS. they work n the background.
SSMS from version 2008 or 2008r2 (not sure) is actually based on the visual studio. The application that you are using is VS. If you have VS and you installed add-ons there, then this might interfere with the SSMS.
What version are you using?!?
For 2008 versions of SSMS you can check this registry key:
Key="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Shell\AddIns\"
There you will find one entry per installed add-in, usually.
>> I am not complaining about the time it takes to open SSMS. I am asking why the splash screen doesn't appear almost immediately instead of waiting
for 80% of the time it takes to open SSMS.
I think that we already cover this and we all understand the issue :-)
Some add-on add, might add tasks before the splash screen appear, and make it appear slow. As I mentioned in the start, this is a real option, but I do not know if this is your case, and I am just guessing options.
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Crystal 8.5 Error #599 Cannot open SQL Server

I have a user who is viewing Crystal reports (8.5 i think) from a window inside GoldMine CRM software.
they are getting an error saying Error #599: Cannot open SQL server.
Any ideas?

We don't support third party applications. Post your question to GoldMine Support

Cannot open SQL Server error on 64 bit Windows 7

I have a client running a Crystal 8.5 report that includes an embedded subreport. The subreport based on a second database is not updating and sometimes the report reports an error "Cannot open SQL Server".
The database is open and available, and the report works on a 32-bit XP machine on the same database with the exact same report on the same network.
The report works on my development machine with the clients database and the exact same report (my system is Windows 7 32-bit) - different office setup.
Because the report only has problems on the 64-bit, I am wondering if there is a pathing problem from the Program files (x86) or some such issue.
I have copied the files in the c:\Windows\Crystal directory to the c:\Windows\system32 directory. I've come across issues with Terminal Services that required this in the past.
If it matters, the main report is based on the MS Text Driver running off csv files and the subreport is based on a MySQL database using the 3.51 ODBC driver.
Does anyone know any issues and/or solutions related to running Crystal/32 bit programs on a 64 bit system?
TIA, rasinc.

CR 8.5 is not supported on 64 bit OS's or ANY Terminal Servers.
The location for 32 bit applications on a 64 bit OS is \windows\syswow64.
Good luck
Don

Opening SQL Server Management Studio causes server to freeze - mouse stops working

I have a virtual server running Windows Server 2012 with SQL Server 2012 on it. Recently I went to open SSMS and it caused the entire server to freeze. I can't click on anything- nothing in SSMS, on my desktop, my taskbar, or anywhere else.
All I can do is close the remote desktop window, log in as a different user and restart the server to get it to unfreeze. I found that I can use keyboard arrows for basic navigation within SSMS and the Enter key to Connect to the database but that's
it. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software with no luck. Event Viewer doesn't log any errors.
We use this server for GIS data so ESRI's ArcSDE programs are also running on the machine- they are acting buggy for some users but not others. I don't know if this is related. We've also been having issues with the backups from vRanger which
have caused random server crashes. Our Server/Network Admin has temporarily disabled backups. I'm afraid the instability has messed something up at a deeper level but I don't know where to start looking. Any advice would be appreciated.
Christina

The GIS people have wanted to have all their software running directly on the server, including SSMS, based on recommendations from their ESRI consultant. I will ask again why this is necessary.
No matter what the consultant says, you can always connect to the server from another machine. (Unless the instance is configured to not accept remote connections.)
While waiting for the server admin to increase the memory of the VM, you can connect to the server with SQLCMD from the command line and issue these commands:
EXEC sp_configure 'max server memory', 2000
RECONFIGURE
go
This restricts how much memory SQL Server can consume, and you should now be able to run SSMS on the server. The performance of SQL Server may suffer, though.
When you get more memory, run the commands above again, but with 6000 instead of 2000.
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, [email protected]

How to open sdf files in SQL server 2012?

How to open sdf files in SQL server 2012?
I couldn’t figure out how to open the sdf files in SQL server 2012
Thank you
Best
Jamal

I don't think it's hard if understood the question properly you can try this I do it most of the time and this might be the solution for you, sometimes minor simple click is a life saver:)
1.
Open SQL Server Management Studio, or if it's running select File -> Connect Object Explorer... and click the
connect drop down arrow
2.
In the Connect to Server dialog you will see Database Enghine, Analaysis Servie on so on and you go head change Server type to
SQL Server Compact Edition
3.
From the Database file drop-down as shown below click the drop down arrow and select <
Browse for more...>
4.
And you will see C:\, D:\, G:\
drive and so on and open, your SDF file where it is located
I hope this has been informative for you and good luck
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Re: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server

Hi,
I'm encountering an issue with "Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 windows" and am having problems determining how to fix it due to the environment I'm using. I have two SQL Servers installed on two separate Win2K3 Server boxes, one is SQL Server 2000 and the other is SQL Server 2005. The SQL Server 2000 contains the actual application data. The 2005 database is used only for Reporting Services. I've set up the reports on SSRS such that their datasources hit the 2000 server. This is using SQL Server authentication.
When testing the reports via SSRS (in Visual Studio 2005), the connection to the data works and the reports are generated fine. When I deploy them to the reporting server and launch IE to test locally (still on the 2005 box), I get this "Named Pipes Provider, error 40" issue. I made sure that Named Pipes and TCP were enabled and the port set at 1433 (to match that on the 2000 box).
Now I changed the datasource's authentication from SQL Server to Windows authentication. I tested this in SSRS and this works too. When I redeployed the reports with this authentication change, testing the reports via IE locally (on the 2005 box) worked. Great. Now when I open IE on an external box, i.e. on the 2000 box, and try to test the reports, I get this same error 40 issue. I've been through a few threads describing the error 40, fiddling around with the SQL Server configuration as well as SSRS, to no avail. I have a feeling this error 40 issue has to due with permissions/authentication between the SQL Server boxes but I can't really be sure. Anyone have any ideas on how to troubleshoot my situation. Thanks.
larry

Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server :
I. Incorrect connection string, such as using SqlExpress.
Check out: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=558456&SiteID=17
https://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1245564&SiteID=1
The typical error when dealing with Express includes:
a. User is not aware of SqlExpress was installed as a named instance, consequently, in his/her connection string, he/she only specify ".","localhost" etc instead of ".\SqlExpress" or "<machinename>\Sqlexpress".
b. Np was disabld by default after installing SqlExpress.
c. If Sqlexpress was installed on the remote box, you need to enable remote connection for Express.
Please read the following blog for best practice of connecting to SqlExpress.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2006/03/23/558651.aspx
II. Named Pipes(NP) was not enabled on the SQL instance.
Check out: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=136253&SiteID=1
Oppose to SQL 2000 which turn on all protocols, SQL 2005 SKUs turn off NP by default. So, when you see this error, please check:
1) Go to SQL Server Configuration Manager, See Server has NP enabled.
2) %windir%\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql.1\mssql\log, notepad ERRORLOG, see whether Server is listening on NP. You should see "Server named pipe provider is ready to accept connection on [ \\.\pipe\sql\query ] or [\\.\pipe\mssql$<InstanceName>\sql\query]"
3) Notice that "sql\query" is the default pipe name, so you need to know server is listening on which pipe name. eg: if you specify server pipe name is "sql\query1", then you would see in the errorlog that server listening on [ \\.\pipe\sql\query1 ], and go to SQL Server Configuration Manager, click client Named Pipe properties, see whether the pipe name is same with the one server listening on.
4) If you are using SQL Native Client ODBC/OLEDB provider({SQL Native Client} or SQLNCLI), go to SQL Configuration Manager, click client protocols, make sure NP and TCP are both enabled. Right click properties of NP, make sure client is using the same pipe name as server for connection.
5) If you are using MDAC ODBC/OLEDB({SQL Server} or SQLOLEDB) provider, in command line, launch "cliconfg.exe" and make sure NP enabled and right pipe name specified.
III. Remote connection was not enabled.
Check out: when you right click on the Server in SQL Server Management Studio, in Connections, the Remote server connections part, you have enabled the "Allow remote connections to this server" check box
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=322792&SiteID=1
https://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=763875&SiteID=1
If you are making a remote connection, namely, your target SQL Server is on the different box as client application, you might need to check whether:
a. "File and Printer Sharing" was opened in Firewall exception list.
b. Please see the blog for enabling remote connection for express and troubleshooting tips of remote connection.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2005/11/14/492616.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2006/09/30/SQL-Server-2005-Remote-Connectivity-Issue-TroubleShooting.aspx
IV. Server not started, or point to not a real server in your connection string.
Check out: Open SQL Server Surface Area Configuration and ensure all the required services are started, Remote Connections are configured.
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=348662&SiteID=1
a. use "sc query mssqlserver" for default instance or "sc query mssql$<instancename>" to make sure SQL Server was started. Sometimes, reseason behind the broken of your client application w/ this error:40 might be SQL server restarted and failed, so, it'd better for you to double check.
b. User specified wrong server in their connection string, as described in the forum discussion, "MSSQLSERVER" is an invalid instance name. Remember, when you connect to default instance, <machinename> could be best representitive for the instance, when you connect to a named instance such as sqlexpress, you should specify <machinename>\<instancename> as data source in your connection string.
V. Other reasons such as incorrect security context.
Check out: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=192622&SiteID=1
Such error also occured during user operation such as moving database or db mirroring or cluster, any DB OP that might invovle different sql instances, namely, the destination database is located in another sql instance and user is not aware of the state of the destination. I recommend you first isolate whether this fail is during connection stage or data operation stage.
a. During data operation, you are normally asked to type in the destination server name whether it is default to "(local)" or another server "<remotemachinename>". So, remember the exact string that represent the target instance, then when the error repros, open command line, use "sqlcmd -S<representitive> -E" ,see what happens, if the connection fail, please follow up above I - IV troubleshooting lists. otherwise continue.
b. If you can make basic conection, but still face the error, then there must be something that server reject the connection or client close the connection for some reason.
VI. Please try basic connectivity tests between the two mahcines you are working on. One simple way to verifty connectivity is to use command line tools, such as osql.exe. For example, osql -E -Stcpervername\instancename. If it connects cross-machine successfully, please also verify that your connection string in your scenario is correct.
Here are some blogs which could be helpful: just follow the basic connectivity troubleshooting guidelines on the SQL Protocols blog, see:
SQL Server 2005 Connectivity Issue Troubleshoot - Part I
http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2005/10/22/483684.aspx
and
SQL Server 2005 Connectivity Issue Troubleshoot - Part II
http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2005/10/29/486861.aspx
Hope this helps.

SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Crashed when opening the application

Hi,
I had installed SharePoint 2013 with SQL Server 2012 on a single server environment a couple of months ago. Both the tools were working fine. But today morning i found that when opening SQL Server 2012 Management Studio it displays a pop-up message as attached
below:
Event Log:
Faulting application name: Ssms.exe, version: 2011.110.3000.0, time stamp: 0x5081c1cd
Faulting module name: Ssms.exe, version: 2011.110.3000.0, time stamp: 0x5081c1cd
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00004b89
Faulting process id: 0x2b0c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf54780a2efde8
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe
Report Id: 47e02c36-c06b-11e3-946b-00155d040605
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Server Details:
Windows Server 2012 Standard
MS SharePoint 2013
MS SQL Server 2012
IIS 8.0
If anyone has faced the same problem or has a workaround, please share!
Thanks

Hello,
Applying Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2012 may solve this issue.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

Speed of SQL server web edition is slow then express edition

Hello,
I have query regarding performance difference between SQL server express edition and web edition.
There two server with same configuration (8 GB Ram, 4 core, hard disk has about 90 GB free memory), both server has only SQL server not any other software or programs which affect the performance.
Software version as below:
Server1: Windows server 2012 R2 & Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - 12.0.2430.0 (X64) web edition
Server2: Windows server 2008 R2 & Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP2) - 10.50.4000. 0 (X64) express edition
I have restore one database backup on both servers (So on both server database with same records) and executed some queries on both the servers, Result bit surprising because express edition is always faster than web edition.
Then I have do following things but still result is same:
Rebuild indexes
Make max memory allocation same
Please provide me suggestion to improve speed of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - 12.0.2430.0 (X64) web edition
Thank in advance.

So exactly the same plan for both. What does Profiler say? Same amount of I/O, CPU? If so, next step would be to eliminate the network and other paths out from the machine. If it is a SELECT, then you can add INTO into a temp table and see if you get the
same performance. If so, you know the issue is with the data leaving your SQL Server ang getting to the client - those aspects.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP |
web | blog

"a network related or instance specific error in sql server 2008..." error in sbs 2011 standard.

Hi All,
When we try to open "Sql Server 2008 R2" in SBS 2011.......... we are getting the error message" “A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify
that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 – Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) ”
How can we resolve the issue?
Thanks in advance.
Ram.
Ramakrishna

Hi Ram, you can check the solutions in the following links and see if that helps:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/a-network-related-or-instance-specific-error-occurred-while-establishing-a-connection-to-sql-server.aspx
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldataaccess/thread/3a1c4d72-300c-4f9b-a0ac-23027ce04d1c/
Also, rather than a SBS specific issue, it seems only relate to SQL server, you can also post it to SQL server forum so that SQL server experts there can provide more accurate solutions:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sqlserver
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[Forum FAQ] How do i use xml stored in database as dataset in SQL Server Reporting Services?

Introduction
There is a scenario that users want to create SSRS report, the xml used to retrieve data for the report is stored in table of database. Since the data source is not of XML type, when we create data source for the report, we could not select XML as Data Source
type. Is there a way that we can create a dataset that is based on data of XML type, and retrieve report data from the dataset?
Solution
In this article, I will demonstrate how to use xml stored in database as dataset in SSRS reports.
Supposing the original xml stored in database is like below:
<Customers>
<Customer ID="11">
<FirstName>Bobby</FirstName>
<LastName>Moore</LastName>
</Customer>
<Customer ID="20">
<FirstName>Crystal</FirstName>
<LastName>Hu</LastName>
</Customer>
</Customers>
Now we can create an SSRS report and use the data of xml type as dataset by following steps:
In database, create a stored procedure to retrieve the data for the report in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) with the following query:
CREATE PROCEDURE xml_report
AS
DECLARE @xmlDoc XML;
SELECT @xmlDoc = xmlVal FROM xmlTbl WHERE id=1;
SELECT T.c.value('(@ID)','int') AS ID,
T.c.value('(FirstName[1])','varchar(99)') AS firstName,
T.c.value('(LastName[1])','varchar(99)') AS lastName
FROM
@xmlDoc.nodes('/Customers/Customer') T(c)
GO
P.S. This is an example for a given structured XML, to retrieve node values from different structured XMLs, you can reference here.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server, and then click Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) OR SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT). If this is the first time we have opened SQL Server Data Tools, click Business Intelligence
Settings for the default environment settings.
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
In the Project Types list, click Business Intelligence Projects.
In the Templates list, click Report Server Project.
In Name, type project name.
Click OK to create the project.
In Solution Explorer, right-click Reports, point to Add, and click New Item.
In the Add New Item dialog box, under Templates, click Report.
In Name, type report name and then click Add.
In the Report Data pane, right-click Data Sources and click Add Data Source.
For an embedded data source, verify that Embedded connection is selected. From the Type drop-down list, select a data source type; for example, Microsoft SQL Server or OLE DB. Type the connection string directly or click Edit to open the Connection Properties
dialog box and select Server name and database name from the drop down list.
For a shared data source, verify that Use shared data source reference is selected, then select a data source from the drop down list.
Right-click DataSets and click Add Dataset, type a name for the dataset or accept the default name, then check Use a dataset embedded in my report. Select the name of an existing Data source from drop down list. Set Query type to StoredProcedure, then select
xml_report from drop down list.
In the Toolbox, click Table, and then click on the design surface.
In the Report Data pane, expand the dataset we created above to display the fields.
Drag the fields from the dataset to the cells of the table.
Applies to
Reporting Services 2008
Reporting Services 2008 R2
Reporting Services 2012
Reporting Services 2014
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I have near about 30 matrics. so I need a paging. I did every thing as per this post and it really works for me.
I have total four columns. On one page it should show three and the remaining one will be moved to next page.
Problem occurs when in my first row i have 3 columns and in next page if I have one columns then it show proper on first page but on second page also it gives me three columns insted of one. the first column data is exactly what I have but in remaining two
columns it shows some garbage data.
I have data like below.
Metric ColumnNo RowNo
1 1
1
2 2
1
3 3
1
4 1
2
so while grouping i have a row parent group on RowNo and Column group on ColumnNo.
can anyone please advice on this.

SQL Server Express 2008 R2 - Connect to Server Error

I have recently downloaded and installed SQL Server 2008 R2 on a new laptop (Windows 7). The install completed successfully and I encountered no issues. However, when I start SQL Server Management Studio, I am unable to connect to my server instance.
I receive the following error:
"Cannot connect to DWHS (my server name)" "A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and
that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
Did I incorrectly setup some of the settings regarding how the instance is configured when I installed? Any help would be appreciated.

are you giving the right server name ?check wether sql services are running and make sure that you are giving correct name . I hope you have installed sql server database engine .
How to find server name:
If the instance of SQL Server is a default instance (the instance name is MSSQLSERVER), the server name is
Computer. Or if it is a named instance, the server name is ComputerName\InstanceName. You can find the instance name via SQL Server Configuration Manager:
Open SQL Server Configuration Manager from Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2008 -> Configuration Tools, click SQL
Server Services in the SQL Server Configuration Manager, in the right pane, you can find SQL Server (InstanceName).
CompterName and InstanceName are placeholders which represent the your computer name and the instance name of the SQL Server instance.
Thanks,Suhas V

Cannot connect to SERVER. Login failed for user 'DOMAIN\user'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error 18456) - SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2008 R2

I've seen multiple blogs and forums with similar problems and SQL 2012 or 2008. But no solutions that work for me.
I have installed SQL Server in mixed mode (SQL and Windows authentication). I can create new Login accounts in either mode. However, I cannot get an AD security group Login account to work. I am trying to add group 'DOMAIN\Domain Admins' or 'SERVER\Administrators'
as a Login so that any of the domain's administrator accounts can open SQL Server Management Studio and act as an 'sa' account on this server.
I have deleted the SQL account 'DOMAIN\Domain Admins'.
I have restarted SQL.
I have restarted the Win2K8r2 server.
I have launched SSMS as Administrator from the desktop of SERVER.
I have launched SSMS as another user (and used 'DOMAIN\user' to lauch it) from the desktop of SERVER.
I can create a login account named 'DOMAIN\user' (who happens to be a member of the 'DOMAIN\Domain Admins' group) and give this account 'sa' security, and when I do that, this account works as expected...
How do I add a security group as a Login account and give all members of that group the ability to be an 'sa' account?

Hi geoperkins,
Are you getting the following error message?
Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11
Login failed for user <Domain\user>. Reason: Token-based server access validation failed with an infrastructure error.
If that is the case, the issue could be due to that the Windows login has no profile or that permissions could not be checked due to UAC. Please disable UAC firstly and check if it is successful to log in SQL Server.
Another reason could be that the domain controller could not be reached. You may need to resort to re-creating the login. Create a new group in AD, add users to the new group, then add the group to the local admin group and create login for the group in SQL
Server.
There is a connect item describing similar issue for your reference.
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/680705/cant-login-to-sql-using-windows-authentication-when-user-is-in-a-domain-security-group
For more details about above error, please review the following blog.
http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/simons/archive/2011/02/01/solution-login-failed-for-user-x-reason-token-based-server-access-validation-failed-and-error-18456.aspx
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang
Lydia Zhang
TechNet Community Support

Tables missing in SQL Server 2008 for Hyperion Application

Hello Experts,
I am cuurently working on Hyperion Finacial close management (Account Reconciliation Manager) application version 11.1.2.3, O.S is Windows 2008 R2 and relational database is SQL Server 2008.
When I am trying to copy Account Profiles to a period say go to Manage->Periods->Right Click->Copy to Periods, I get the error:
Object arm_access is missing.
When I open SQL server studio, I can clearly see table 'ARM_ACCESS' but when I did a search on oracle support and google, I found out that it is a case sensitive issue and the table has to be in small letters.
So I created a new table 'arm_access' with all columns as there are in 'ARM_ACCESS' in SQL Server 2008, but it is not fetching any data.
Can anyone provide me the query that I can run to display the same structure and data for 'arm_access'?
If anyone is using the instance, he/she should be able to provide me the query that I can run in SQL server 2008 to populate the 'arm_access' table.
Appreciate your help as this is stopping my development work.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Sumit

Hi Sumit,
Its just a wild guess am not sure with this.
i dont have idea about query in sql server. but it oracle it would be something like create table targettablename as select * from sourcetablename.
Ideally it will not allow to create you a table with that name if its already exists i mean its case insensitive (. Even if you have created manually make sure the db user you created with has select privilage granted for all users or the user you configured in Financial close management) or the DB might not be having select privilage .
Note:Have backups in place when you are manually to manipulate or changing the database user.
Thanks
Amith

Issue when installing SQL Server Express 2012 - "The requested control is not valid for this service" + "Could not find the database engine startup handle"

Good morning,
I'm experiencing the following issue when installing Microsoft SQL Server Express 2012 (with tools, SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe) on the laptop of my company;
Installation goes plain until around the end of the progress bar, it stops on the setup of
SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc_Cpu32
giving 7-8 times, even pressing "Cancel", the message "The requested control is not valid for this service";
After this, I receive one last message ""Could not find the database engine startup handle", then installation ends with failures, in particular the Database Engine and the Server Replication failed to be installed.
I've put in my SkyDrive the error log I received after the install;
I'm at full disposal if you need further information,
thank you in advance
Best regards
Francesco

Well, i just ran into this issue and the problem was lack of admin rights. It was my company's laptop so got the setup initiated by my company's IT team with admin rights. However, the upon completion of setup, i go the same error messages as stated above:
SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc_Cpu32
giving 7-8 times, even pressing "Cancel", the message "The requested control is not valid for this service";
After this, I receive one last message ""Could not find the database engine startup handle", then installation ends with failures, in particular the Database Engine and the Server Replication failed to be installed.
Also, if you open SQL Server Configuration, the status of the service is "Change Pending" and you would not be able to set the startup login type to Local Service/System/Network.
Then, I just got my account added as Local Admin and then tried to start the service and was able to.
However, I am not sure whether same was the case for you.
Please mark the answer as helpful if i have answered your query. Thanks and Regards, Kartar Rana

Taking snapshot of oracle tables to sql server using transactional replication is taking a long time

Hi All,
I am trying to replicate around 200 oracle tables onto sql server using transaction replication and it taking a long time i.e the initial snapshot is taking more than 24 hrs and it still going on.
Is there any way to replicate those these tables faster?
Kindly help me out..
Thanks

Hi,
According to the description, I know the replication is working fine. But it is very slow.
1. Check the CPU usage on Oracle publisher and SQL Server. This issue may due to slow client processing (Oracle performance) or Network performance issues.
2. Based on SQL Server 2008 Books Online ‘Performance Tuning for Oracle Publishers’ (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151179(SQL.100).aspx). You can enable the transaction
job set and follow the instructions based on
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms147884(v=sql.100).aspx.
2. You can enable replication agent logging to check the replication behavior. You may follow these steps to collect them:
To enable Distribution Agent verbose logging. Please follow these steps:
a. Open SQL Server Agent on the distribution server.
b. Under Jobs folder, find out the Distribution Agent.
c. Right click the job and choose Properties.
d. Select Steps tap, it should be like this:
e. Click Run agent and click Edit button, add following scripts by the end of scripts in the command box:
-Output C:\Temp\OUTPUTFILE.txt -Outputverboselevel 2
f. Exit the dialogs
For more information about the steps, please refer to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312292
Hope the information helps.
Tracy Cai
TechNet Community Support

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