Since the Configuration Manager was launched directly from the installer, the server and instance names should already be populated for you. Just click the Connect button to get started.

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 ...

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." ...

The Surface Area Configuration tool is history. It was a one-stop tool for enhancing the security of a database server, saving the time of figuring out how to enable various features. You can still ...

[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 ...