Shutdown -let's shutdown the instance SQL> shutdown immediate Database closed. Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down. No Mount -restart instance on nomount stage SQL> startup nomount ORACLE ...

If enabled, the default instance of Microsoft SQL Server listens on TCP port 1433. Named instances are configured for dynamic ports, so an available port is chosen when SQL Server starts.

This application was using SQL Server 2012 installed in an on-premises environment. ETL process was written in SSIS packages which were executed on scheduled frequency of daily, weekly, and monthly.

Using T-SQL, there's an extended stored procedure called xp_instance_regread. To try it out, paste the following code into Query Analyser: DECLARE @retvalue int, @data_dir varchar(500) ...