SQL Server system configuration

You can configure the machine that SQL Server runs on, as well as the Database Engine itself, in several ways and through various interfaces. First, look at some operating system–level settings that can affect the behavior of SQL Server. Next, you can see some SQL Server options that can affect behavior that aren’t especially considered to be configuration options. Finally, you can examine the configuration options for controlling the behavior of SQL Server 2012, which are set primarily using a stored procedure interface called sp_configure.

Operating system configuration

For your SQL Server to run well, it must be running on a tuned operating system on a machine that has been properly configured to run SQL Server. ...

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