Rob Douglas will reboot many things, but not the database server:
I am taking a slightly different tangent. My problem is neither strange or unique – in fact it’s infuriatingly common and it stems from one of the most common troubleshooting techniques in IT. While asking users “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” is a common go to for tech support call handlers, it is not a great idea when the “it” you are talking about is a database server
Click through for a cautionary tale, as well as an explanation of why this usually isn’t the smart play.