Testing Connectivity to Remote Server Ports with PowerShell
All admins need a tool to test connectivity to remote servers on TCP ports. In Windows, this is commonly done using PuTTy or PowerShell.
Forcing Encryption in SQL Server
If you’re ever planning to allow external connections to a SQL Server, one of the first things to ensure is that the data is encrypted at rest and in-transit.
Include Execution Trace Messages in SQL Server Error Logs
Logs are always important if you’re supporting systems. The SQL Server Agent has always been a heavily used tool in my experience, so writing execution trace messages to the logs might help investigate an issue one day.
Backing up a SQL Server Database with Encryption
Backing up a SQL Server Database with Encryption is the secure way of performing your SQL Server backups. If you’re ever worried about the data within your databases, you may consider this option when performing database backups.
Backing up a SQL Server Certificate
It’s important to backup SQL Server Certificates, but only if you’re using them really. If for example, your SQL Server database backups are encrypted and you need to restore it on another server, then you will need both the certificate and private key that was used.
How to Check What Features are Installed in SQL Server
This is a quick guide on how to check which features are installed on a SQL Server. Open your SQL Server installation files.
Installing SQL Server on Linux
A post on installing SQL Server on Linux, following the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Guide. # Install SQL Server.# Install the SQL Server Command-Line Tools.# Connect to SQL Server Locally.# Connect to SQL Server Remotely.
Enabling TCP Connections in SQL Server
Some network protocols are not enabled by default in SQL Server. We need to enable the option and restart the SQL Service to allow TCP connections.
What’s New in the SQL Server 2019 Installation Wizard
The release of SQL Server 2019 happened during the first day of Microsoft Ignite (4th November). Up until now, I’ve been using the release candidates for tests… so it’s good to have it all officialised!
Creating MySQL Databases & Tables (with added tips)
This is a post on creating databases/tables in MySQL on both Windows and Linux, with added tips to help with general usage.
