Friday, September 10, 2010

Mungled SQL Server instances

So, you have before you a box that has seen its share of SQL Server instances over the years, had its security settings and various broadcast settings changed inconsistently, and you just want to get a handle on what you have. To get the instance names, do a search for the "perf-*.ini" files in the various database folders (i.e., "MSSQL.1").

For example, in:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\Binn
if the instance used for this database was "SMEDLY" then you'll find:
"perf-SMEDLYsqlctr.ini"

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