You may see 1001 n/w connection error when trying to connect remote sql server from ssms, I have compiled some best troubleshooting steps I am aware and few collected from various references,   First try to use one of five ways to connect SQL Server using SSMS, (for e.g. let’s say server name is ngmssql and instance name is sql001 and domain is ad.in.com and port is 1433 and ip address is 10.26.27.28)   • […]

I was trying to find out which version of SQL Servers are supported by Veritas Cluster Services in order to prepare an upgrade plan, I got a useful link from Symantec site, it was last updated on 07-Feb-2011. Link: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH142798 SQL Server Compatibilty in short, Software Compatibility List (SCL)Veritas Cluster Server 5.1 Service Pack 2 for Windows Microsoft Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4 S x86 Microsoft Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4 C IA64, x64 Microsoft […]

While configuring TDP for SQL Server (v5.5.1) on a SQL Server 2008 R2, received following error: Error: While opening SQL Server using TDPSQL GUI (V5.5.1) ACO5422E Received the following from the MS SQL server:Could not load file or assembly ‘Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo, Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91′ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. To Resolve the Issue found following IBM article, https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21455220 One more user article available at: http://www.sqldbadiaries.com/2010/12/20/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-error-while-using-tdp-makes-a-come-back/ Problem is: Tivoli Data […]