A Practical, Compliance-Focused Guide Based on Microsoft Product Terms Summary Licensing Microsoft workloads in virtualized environments is one of the most common sources of confusion for organizations—especially when Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server are installed together in the same virtual machine (VM). Although both products may run inside a VM, they follow very different … Read more
1. Open SSMS and Connect to Primary Replica Always On High Availability → Availability Groups → [Your AG Name] → Availability Databases This must be done first, and only from the primary. Here in my example : Availability group name is LB_AOG database name AdventureWorks2211 2. Remove Secondary Replicas ⚠️ Do this for all secondaries. … Read more
Introduction Always On Availability Groups (AG) is a high-availability and disaster recovery (HADR) solution in Microsoft SQL Server. It ensures database protection by replicating data across multiple SQL Server instances, providing failover capabilities, and maintaining continuous availability. This feature is ideal for mission-critical applications that require minimal downtime and seamless recovery. Breakdown of the architecture … Read more