Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases — Question 50

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 default instance.
The instance is hosted by a server that has a local firewall configured. The firewall only allows inbound connections on port 1433. The server only hosts a single instance of SQL Server.
You need to ensure that the instance is configured to allow remote connections even if the SQL Server is unresponsive to client connections.
Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

Answer options

• A. Enable inbound connections on TCP port 1434 in the Windows Firewall on the server.
• B. Execute the following Transact-SQL command: sp_configure 'remote admin connections',1
• C. Execute the Reconfigure command.
• D. Execute the following Transact-SQL command: sp_configure 'remote access', 1
• E. Restart the SQL Server Agent Service.
• F. Enable inbound connections on TCP port 135 in the Windows Firewall on the server.

Correct answer: A, B, C

Explanation

The correct actions include enabling inbound connections on port 1434, which is necessary for SQL Server Browser service to handle remote connections, and executing the sp_configure command to allow remote admin connections followed by the Reconfigure command to apply these settings. Options D, E, and F are not required for allowing remote connections in this scenario.