Hello,

We are trying to install Team Foundation Server 2012 RTM.  We have a Sql Server 2008 R2 instance that we want to use.

It is telling us that we need to apply a hotfix (see the following box).

Our policy is not to apply hot fixes to our production server.

When can we expect this to be rolled into a Cumulative update for Sql Server 2008 R2 that is not a hot fix?

- Bruce

Bruce

Dear Experts,

I am planning to move my SQL 2000 and 2005 databases to a new server where 2008R2 instance is installed. Now what are the steps I should follow for a perfect movement?

(I have found some depricated issues like SET ANSI_NULL ON, some old DTS packages, linked servers, maintenance plans). So all these stuffs should be arranged into a well written instruction set and that's what I am looking for?

Thanks,

SQLDBA_NewBee

I would like to ask the AWE setting in SQL server 2000 Ent + Win 2003 Ent

My server configure as below:

• 16GB/8GB RAM
• AWE disable
• Lock page in Memory enable 

From the property in Enterprise Manage shows 16GB/8Gb, does it means the SQL server is using 16GB? Or I must enable AWE as well? Thanks

Hello!

I have a database that was running on sql 2008 R2 express, I had a memorylimit at 1 GB, and the application was slow, support think its the 1 GB Limit that is the problem. I downloaded the SQL server 2012 Trial and restored my database, but its stil as slow...

IS it the same memory limit at the sql server trial as in Sql Express?

How I can remove The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express installation manually ?

Other components uninstalled via Add/Remove but i cant remove SQL Server 2008 Express

From Add/Remove the following is installed:

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

I have attempted to uninstall it via the Add/Remove method and this also failed.

I am looking for Feature Pack for SQL Server 2005 Nov 2005.  I have been on plenty of forums and have IM'd with Microsoft and the only link that I have found point to Microsoft where I am told that this is no longer available.  Please do not just send a link without going to it and making sure there is a viable download there.  Thanks.

Also, please no snarky comments.  Everyone already knows how smart you are.

Hi,

I have on my laptop (W7 64 bit), SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2 and now because I installed Visual Studio 2012, I got some parts of ms sql 2012. I have access from msdn to sql 2012 developer edition so my question is: do I need to keep 2008 & 2008 R2 around? Can I just uninstall them and use ONLY mssql 2012? I think this is the case but I just thought to verify.

Thanks,

G.

 Hi, I am trying to install SP3 for my SQL 2008 standard version (x64), but no luck. I don't see any error messages or log files in the bootstrap folder. I checked error logs, no clue there. I downloaded the sp3 .exe file, double click it. Something appears like extracting files, then it dissappears. Nothing happens. What I m doing wrong? that machine has Windows 2008 sp2 and SQL Server 2008 SP2. It also has 2 named SSRS instances, but I stopped them prior to SP3 install. Can someone advise ?

Thank you

Tried an unattended installation of SQL 008 R2 SP2 CU1 with this command

SQLServer2008R2-KB2740425-x64.exe /quiet /Action=Patch /AllInstances /IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms

Detail.txt shows it ultimately failed

Error result: -2058354685
Result facility code: 1360
Result error code: 3

I have two instances on this server SQLEXPRESS and SHAREPOINT. The Detail.txt file for each had this at the very end

Error result: -2058354685
Result facility code: 1360
Result error code: 3
Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey
Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\Installed
Attempting to get registry value DW0201
Submitted 1 of 1 failures to the Watson data repository

Has anyone run into this?

Orange County District Attorney

We have a server with two hardware NUMA nodes. The SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 was installed with default settings. What I found by running the following query is that it seems only Node 1 is reserving all the VAS (128GB); where Node 0 reserves nothing. And there is also a third node - Node 64, I don't know what that is for. From what I have read, memory should be evenly distributed to all the online nodes, isn't it?

SELECT *
FROM sys.dm_os_memory_clerks
WHERE TYPE = 'MEMORYCLERK_SQLBUFFERPOOL';

Can anyone please give any hint? Thanks.

TITLE: Connect to Server
------------------------------

Cannot connect to DIESELDAVE.

------------------------------
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

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: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)

in the config tool all 4 protocols are enabled but if i click on the SQL serv services it says the remote procedure call failed. But it is a local instance. where do i look to correct ths? the order of protocols  shared mem - tcp/ip - named pipes  VIA

I am trying to install SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition alongside SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Edition on my Windows 7 64-bit computer. The installation fails and I cannot understand what is going wrong. I'd be glad of any advice.

Here is the summary log file

Here is the detailed log file

Thank you, to anyone who can understand what's happening here.

When I try to uninstall SQL Server 2008 developer edition from my machine it doesn't remove all the components that were installed. Couple of them are still on machine.

1. Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 ENU

2. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client.

Please someone let me know if this is a expected behavio.

Thanks

Bharath 

While trying to install SqlServer2008 it show Restart computer as failed. I have restarted my computer and still it shows the same error. Cant proceed further. Please advice on how to proceed to install SqlServer 2008.

Thanks

Ashok

Hi all,

Im creating a SQL Server with SQL 2008 R2, and i wanna know where i put the database, temp, log and backup directories. In the Setup of SQL Server, in the "database engine configuration" step, i can move them to a separate directory. I have 4 disks to use.

Reading on internet, people say that i have to use:

- 1 to O.S.;

- 1 to Database;

- 1 to Log

- 1 to TEMP

People say that its interesting save SWAP into another partition, but in my scenario i cant. My doubt is if i have to save database log with database directory or with temp log? And temp directory, put together with database directory or with temp log?

Could someone help me?

thanks in advance



Pedro Barbosa Itil, Windows 2008 Server

Dear All,

I am facing an issue regarding installation of My Application (Front end : VB.net and BackEnd : SQL SERVER 2008 Express Edition) on Windows Server 2008 R2. and after some time of installation process i am getting following message.

---------------------------

Please let me know what can be done in this case.

Sandeep J. Sharma (eZee Technosys)

Hi

I have tried, without success to install SQL Server 2008 Express on a windows xp service pack 3 machine.   I have looked, on the web, for the type of error experienced without success.  I have found similar errors ie "error generating the XML document" etc, but the cause of the error is not what I am experiencing.  I would appreciate some help.

I have included the full Summary.txt file and an excerpt of the detail.txt file.

Thanks

Summary.txt

Overall summary:
  Final result:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then rerun SQL Server Setup.
  Exit code (Decimal):           -2068774911
  Exit facility code:            1201
  Exit error code:               1
  Exit message:                  There was an error generating the XML document.
  Start time:                    2012-08-27 21:27:42
  End time:                      2012-08-27 21:41:09
  Requested action:              Install
  Log with failure:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Detail.txt
  Exception help link:           http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%3fLinkId%3d20476%26ProdName%3dMicrosoft%2bSQL%2bServer%26EvtSrc%3dsetup.rll%26EvtID%3d50000%26ProdVer%3d10.0.1600.22%26EvtType%3d0x965B1CDE%400xAFA058CB

Machine Properties:
  Machine name:                  BALFOUR
  Machine processor count:       2
  OS version:                    Windows XP
  OS service pack:               Service Pack 3
  OS region:                     United Kingdom
  OS language:                   English (United States)
  OS architecture:               x86
  Process architecture:          32 Bit
  OS clustered:                  No

Product features discovered:
  Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                  Language             Edition              Version         Clustered 

Package properties:
  Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008
  SQLProductFamilyCode:          {628F8F38-600E-493D-9946-F4178F20A8A9}
  ProductName:                   SQL2008
  Type:                          RTM
  Version:                       10
  SPLevel:                       0
  Installation location:         c:\b1895dd52b409187d90d\x86\setup\
  Installation edition:          EXPRESS

User Input Settings:
  ACTION:                        Install
  ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      False
  AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
  AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
  AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
  ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
  ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
  ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
  ASDATADIR:                     Data
  ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
  ASLOGDIR:                      Log
  ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
  ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
  ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
  BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
  CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\ConfigurationFile.ini
  ENABLERANU:                    True
  ERRORREPORTING:                False
  FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE,REPLICATION,SNAC_SDK
  FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
  FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
  FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  HELP:                          False
  INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
  INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
  INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTANCEID:                    SQLExpress
  INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
  ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
  ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  MEDIASOURCE:                   c:\b1895dd52b409187d90d\
  NPENABLED:                     0
  PID:                           *****
  QUIET:                         False
  QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
  RSINSTALLMODE:                 FilesOnlyMode
  RSSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  SAPWD:                         *****
  SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
  SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
  SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 DANSEN
  SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
  SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
  SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           BALFOUR\DANSEN
  SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQMREPORTING:                  False
  TCPENABLED:                    0
  X86:                           False

  Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\ConfigurationFile.ini

Detailed results:
  Feature:                       Database Engine Services
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
  Configuration error code:      0xF45F6601@1201@1
  Configuration error description: There was an error generating the XML document.
  Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Detail.txt

  Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity SDK
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Passed

  Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
  Configuration error code:      0xF45F6601@1201@1
  Configuration error description: There was an error generating the XML document.
  Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Detail.txt

Rules with failures:

Global rules:

Scenario specific rules:

Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

Exception summary:
The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
Inner exceptions are being indented

Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.ChainerInfrastructureException
    Message: 
        There was an error generating the XML document.
    Data: 
      DisableWatson = true
    Stack: 
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.FlushCache(Boolean removeAllCachedObj)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, FeatureConfigScenarioEventArgs eventArgs)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, Object[] objectArray)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationHandler.Invoke(Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationService.OnNotify(Object eventKey, Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.ConfigExtension.ConfigFeatureActionListener.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(ActionKey key, TextWriter loggingStream)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionMetadata.NotifyInExecution(ActionKey actionRunning, TextWriter loggingStream)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
    Inner exception type: System.InvalidOperationException
        Message: 
                There was an error generating the XML document.
        Stack: 
                at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id)
                at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
                at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o)
                at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
        Inner exception type: System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException
            Message: 
                        Key not valid for use in specified state.
                        
            Stack: 
                        at System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Protect(Byte[] userData, Byte[] optionalEntropy, DataProtectionScope scope)
                        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Common.SqlSecureString.WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
                        at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.WriteSerializable(IXmlSerializable serializable, String name, String ns, Boolean isNullable, Boolean wrapped)
                        at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write6_AgentConfigurationPublic(String n, String ns, AgentConfigurationPublic o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
                        at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write7_AgentConfigurationPublic(Object o)

Part of Detail.txt.

2012-08-27 21:29:42 ACE: Retrieved ClusterActionState='NotClustered'
2012-08-27 21:29:42 ACE: Scenario: StandAlone Install Timing: GetDefaultConfig started
2012-08-27 21:29:42 ACE: InstallGetDefaultConfig started
2012-08-27 21:29:42 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get network service account name
2012-08-27 21:29:42 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get NT account from sid S-1-5-20
2012-08-27 21:29:42 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get account from sid S-1-5-20
2012-08-27 21:29:42 ACE: SQL Agent service is installed during upgrade setting the default service account to NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
2012-08-27 21:29:42 ACE: InstallGetDefaultConfig completed
2012-08-27 21:29:42 ACE: Scenario: StandAlone Install Timing: GetDefaultConfig completed
2012-08-27 21:29:42 ACE: AgentConfigurationPrivate.Install completed
2012-08-27 21:29:42 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature MPT_AGENT_CORE_CNI during timing GetDefaultConfig and scenario GetDefaultConfig.
2012-08-27 21:29:42 Slp: There was an error generating the XML document.
2012-08-27 21:29:42 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature MPT_AGENT_CORE_CNI during timing GetDefaultConfig and scenario GetDefaultConfig.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.ChainerInfrastructureException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: Key not valid for use in specified state.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Protect(Byte[] userData, Byte[] optionalEntropy, DataProtectionScope scope)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Common.SqlSecureString.WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.WriteSerializable(IXmlSerializable serializable, String name, String ns, Boolean isNullable, Boolean wrapped)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write6_AgentConfigurationPublic(String n, String ns, AgentConfigurationPublic o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write7_AgentConfigurationPublic(Object o)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(Object objectToSerialize)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.Serialize(ServiceContainer ctx, Object configObject)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: Exception: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.ChainerInfrastructureException.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: Source: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: Message: There was an error generating the XML document..
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: Inner exception:
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: 	Exception: System.InvalidOperationException.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: 	Source: System.Xml.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: 	Message: There was an error generating the XML document..
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: 	Inner exception:
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: 		Exception: System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: 		Source: System.Security.
2012-08-27 21:29:43 Slp: 		Message: Key not valid for use in specified state.
2012-08-27 21:29:44 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_
2012-08-27 21:29:44 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Windows_CurrentVersion_Uninstall.reg_
2012-08-27 21:29:44 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_
2012-08-27 21:29:44 Slp: Sco: Unable to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_, Win32 error 2
2012-08-27 21:29:49 Slp: There was an error generating the XML document.
2012-08-27 21:29:49 Slp: Watson bucket for exception based failure has been created
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: .Completed Action: AgentConfigAction_install_GetDefaultConfig_Cpu32, returned False
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: Error: Action "AgentConfigAction_install_GetDefaultConfig_Cpu32" failed during execution.
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: Discovery did not detect any clustered features pre-installed
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: Discovery did not detect any clustered features pre-installed
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: Discovery did not detect any clustered features pre-installed
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: ---- Flush datastore cache before calling configuration action 'SQLInstanceID_install_validation2_Cpu32'
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: Error: Action "SQLInstanceID_install_validation2_Cpu32" threw an exception during execution.
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionExecutionException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.ChainerInfrastructureException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: Key not valid for use in specified state.
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Protect(Byte[] userData, Byte[] optionalEntropy, DataProtectionScope scope)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Common.SqlSecureString.WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.WriteSerializable(IXmlSerializable serializable, String name, String ns, Boolean isNullable, Boolean wrapped)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write6_AgentConfigurationPublic(String n, String ns, AgentConfigurationPublic o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write7_AgentConfigurationPublic(Object o)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.FlushCache(Boolean removeAllCachedObj)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, FeatureConfigScenarioEventArgs eventArgs)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationHandler.Invoke(Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationService.OnNotify(Object eventKey, Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.ConfigExtension.ConfigFeatureActionListener.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(ActionKey key, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionMetadata.NotifyInExecution(ActionKey actionRunning, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionEngine.RunActionQueue()Error: Action "ValidationTimingConfigAction" threw an exception during execution.
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp: Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionExecutionException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.ChainerInfrastructureException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: Key not valid for use in specified state.
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Protect(Byte[] userData, Byte[] optionalEntropy, DataProtectionScope scope)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Common.SqlSecureString.WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.WriteSerializable(IXmlSerializable serializable, String name, String ns, Boolean isNullable, Boolean wrapped)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write6_AgentConfigurationPublic(String n, String ns, AgentConfigurationPublic o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write7_AgentConfigurationPublic(Object o)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.FlushCache(Boolean removeAllCachedObj)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, FeatureConfigScenarioEventArgs eventArgs)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationHandler.Invoke(Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationService.OnNotify(Object eventKey, Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.ConfigExtension.ConfigFeatureActionListener.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(ActionKey key, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionMetadata.NotifyInExecution(ActionKey actionRunning, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2012-08-27 21:30:37 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp: Received request to add the following file to Watson reporting: C:\Documents and Settings\Allen\Local Settings\Temp\tmp218.tmp
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp: 
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.ChainerInfrastructureException
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:     Message: 
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         There was an error generating the XML document.
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:     Stack: 
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.FlushCache(Boolean removeAllCachedObj)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, FeatureConfigScenarioEventArgs eventArgs)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.DatastoreCacheFeatureConfigEventHandler.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationHandler.Invoke(Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationService.OnNotify(Object eventKey, Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.ConfigExtension.ConfigFeatureActionListener.InConfigurationActionExecutionEventHandler(ActionKey key, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionMetadata.NotifyInExecution(ActionKey actionRunning, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:     Inner exception type: System.InvalidOperationException
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         Message: 
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                 There was an error generating the XML document.
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         Stack: 
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                 at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                 at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                 at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(TextWriter textWriter, Object o)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DataStoreService.SerializeObject(String rootPath, Object objectToSerialize, Boolean saveToCache)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:         Inner exception type: System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:             Message: 
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                         Key not valid for use in specified state.
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                         
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:             Stack: 
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                         at System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.Protect(Byte[] userData, Byte[] optionalEntropy, DataProtectionScope scope)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                         at Microsoft.SqlServer.Common.SqlSecureString.WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                         at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.WriteSerializable(IXmlSerializable serializable, String name, String ns, Boolean isNullable, Boolean wrapped)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                         at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write6_AgentConfigurationPublic(String n, String ns, AgentConfigurationPublic o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
2012-08-27 21:30:39 Slp:                         at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterAgentConfigurationPublic.Write7_AgentConfigurationPublic(Object o)
2012-08-27 21:30:51 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_
2012-08-27 21:30:51 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Windows_CurrentVersion_Uninstall.reg_
2012-08-27 21:30:51 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_
2012-08-27 21:30:51 Slp: Sco: Unable to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120827_212605\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_, Win32 error 2
2012-08-27 21:30:58 Slp: There was an error generating the XML document.
2012-08-27 21:30:58 Slp: Watson bucket for exception based failure has been created
2012-08-27 21:30:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine 
2012-08-27 21:30:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey Software\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\Installed
2012-08-27 21:30:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get registry value DW0200
2012-08-27 21:41:09 Slp: Submitted 2 of 2 failures to the Watson data repository
2012-08-27 21:41:15 Slp: 
2012-08-27 21:41:15 Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2012-08-27 21:41:15 Slp: 
2012-08-27 21:41:15 Slp: Error result: -2068774911
2012-08-27 21:41:15 Slp: Result facility code: 1201
2012-08-27 21:41:15 Slp: Result error code: 1

Hi Experts,

I have migrated 1 DB(ABC) to 2 servers-- Sql server 2000 (ABC_2000) and sql server 2005(ABC_2005, compatibility_level=80).

In Front end i have 1 application(.Net 2.0)-->

Application runs properly when connected to ABC_2000.

The same application when connected to ABC_2005 throws error related to security. i assigned the login sysadmin and DB_owner permissions as well but the same error.

where i am doing wrong?

Manish

Hi,

I wanted to upgrade SQL Server Database and SQL Server Analysis services from SQL Server 2008 TO SQL Server 2012.

Are there any know issues . Can someone point me to sme useful material on the same so that i know what i need to be prepared for or would it be good to wait for some more time

Thanks,

Gautam.

Very simple, or so it should be - all I want is SSMS on my Win 7 x64 machine so I can manage my database.  I don't think that's asking too much, but apparently it is.  Yes, I've been all over the Innerwebs and tried the bit with adding the INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR and INSTALLSHAREDDIR switches to a setup.exe shortcut to no avail.

So, I've downloaded the file SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe, which is presumably 64 bit, right?  And my machine's 64-bit, which begs the question of why any proposed solution here involves Program Files (x86), but I guess that's a whole 'nuther issue.  Anyway, even with the above flags, I get the infamous INSTANCESHAREDWOWDIR error and the option to even select a directory in the dialog is grayed out.

I'd really be happy if anyone has any other workarounds.

TIA.