I agree that group policy is the way to go if you MUST disable the shutdown button. Local policy will disable it for everyone.

Keep in mind that disabling the...

Ok, you have stand alone servers (not in a domain).

You have SQL logging in using the local administrator account.

Is the administrator password on the file server (backup destination) the same...

I don't think this is a problem with editions.

I suspect this may be a problem with disk space.

This update is HUGE, on the order of 400+ MB.

The update...

The complexity depends on the scope of the work.

Last summer, we migrated our EMC DMX 1000 to a DMX3 system and at the same time moved to new fiber switches....

From my experience, if the computer running Management Studio isn't in the same domain (or trusted domain) as the SQL server, you can't use Windows Authentication to connect to the...

Could you post the MSKB # for the "large file copy OS bug."

I've got one server, Win2003 R1 ENT SP1, 32 bit that keeps failing large file copies (120GB), particularly...

I concur with Stu about getting the latest 64 Bit HP Proliant Support Pack.  The current one is 7.90 and was released in August (although HP's site indicates late July). ...

In general this is true, but don't expect that just because you applied the service pack, the recently added service has been updated.

In my experience with SQL 2005, SP1 seems...

Glad to help.

From my experience with both Dell and HP servers, I will say the emphasis on ItAssistant / Insight Manager is kind of muted in the documentation.  

When you...

I have experienced both individual drive and multiple drive failures in RAID5 configurations, as well as a individual drive failures in RAID 1 configurations.

I will concurr with Steve Jones comments...

Yes, I've done it starting with a NT 4.0 server running SQL 6.5 / Pervasive 6.15 upgrade to Pervasive 7.0.  The databases on this server were supporting different applications. The server...

If you are running on Server hardware, the best place to have this notification is in the management utilities / Management agents reporting via SNMP to a Management server, who...

The responses so far seem to believe not only did you purchase a SAN, but that you have a new server as well.

If you are connecting an existing server to...

I don't have any references on the subject, but I do have experience

As far as the relationship between cities and zip codes it is a Many to Many relationship.  I...

One other key point is your SQL Server Agent Service should be running as a domain account, not as local service and not as a local account AND the target...