One of the most useful features in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is its reporting engine. Installing it can get a little tricky, though. Here's a step-by-step guide.

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Figure 1. Using SQL Server Configuration Manager to configure FileStream Access. The second method of enabling FileStream is by using the stored procedure "sp_configure". This stored procedure ...

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...

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A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

To do this, I went to the SQL Server Configuration Manager, expanded the SQL Server Network Configuration, selected Protocols for SQLEXPRESS, right-clicked TCP/IP and selected Enable (Figure 5).

Figure 2. The SQL Server Management Studio interface. After gathering the pertinent information about my database, I verified that I could connect to the database from the local system by bringing up ...

To configure Extended Protection in SQL Server 2008 R2, follow these steps: Open the SQL Server Configuration Manager. Expand Network Configuration. Right-click on Protocols for <Your Instance Name>.