SQL Tip-2 | Make Sure the startup type of your SQL Service is Automatic*

I know this one is very basic but in the recent past I noticed a couple of environments where the startup type of SQL Server Agent was set to manual which resulted in lot of issues.

Long story cut short – if your SQL Server is not clustered make sure the startup type is set to Automatic so that services can come online after a system reboot. Always use SQL Server Configuration Manager to change any property (including startup type) for any SQL related service.

Incase your SQL Server is clustered its better to keep the startup mode to Manual so that cluster service can take a decision & start the relevant node’s service based on Quorum.

Thanks,
Sarabpreet Singh Anand
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