Erik Darling ran into an issue with endpoint security while setting up mirroring:
This is the error text:
The ALTER DATABASE command could not be sent to the remote server instance ‘TCP://ORACLEDB.darling.com:5022’. The database mirroring configuration was not changed. Verify that the server is connected, and try again.
SUPER SLEUTH
Alright, that’s silly. I used the GUI. Instead of going to bed I’ll spend some time checking all my VM network settings. BRB.
I’m back. They were all correct. I could ping and telnet and set up linked servers and RDP. What in the name of Shub-Niggurath is going on with this thing?
These things always happen right before bed, right before the big meeting, right before lunch. They never happen on a slow Tuesday afternoon, it seems…