Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure — Question 71

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2016 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.
What should you do?

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',
• 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 answer is A because enabling inbound connections on TCP port 1434 allows the SQL Server Browser service to respond to incoming requests for SQL Server instances. Options B and C are also correct as they configure remote administrative connections, which are necessary for managing the server remotely. However, without the firewall configuration in option A, remote connections may still not function properly.