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.

SQL Server Configuration Manager is installed along with installation of SQL Server which you can do by following the steps mentioned earlier. The default path of this utility is C:\Windows ...

Although using the SQL Server management pack will not rewrite your application or tune your tables, it can help you with monitoring locks, space utilization, backups, and replication.

Click "SQL Server Configuration Manager." Select "SQL Server Services" from the left pane and then right-click the server. Choose "Properties" from the context menu. Click "Startup Parameters." ...

First, it can be configured through SQL Server Configuration Manager. Figure 1 shows a listing of all the SQL Server Services. Right-clicking on the name of the instance, selecting "Properties", and ...

The Windows Server 2008 Enterprise certificate template option is not compatible with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 with Service Pack 2. Choosing the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise ...

[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 8. The SQL Server port. To correct this issue, I brought up the SQL Server Configuration Manager and looked at the TCP port for the SQL server; it wasn't the ...