Not sure, it looks okay. What happens if you run the same command, but specify -E before the -S parameter?

I agree. It looks like someone stopped the service manually. Is there an event in the system log that states when the log was turned off? You may be able...

You are correct that you should usually go for the Principle of Least Priviledge. However, there are different requirements for different scenarios. If you feel though that you should be...

You say that the users are trying to start and stop jobs, but according to the permission set you just posted about...

Does the Dell SAN have any software the server uses to connect to it? For instance I know that NetApp tends to have Windows servers use SnapDrive to connect to...

Is your instance in mixed mode for security? Because if not, you will be able to add SQL logins all day long and still not be able to connect.

I know that you said that port 1433 is not being blocked on the 2008 machine, but have you tried taking the firewall out of the equation altogether? Can you...

Try running sqlcmd with the -w 40 paramater. That should wrap your text for you. You could also send the sqlcmd output to a text file. For more information, take...

Is there any issue with the location the model db log file was moved to? Drive ran out of free space? Permissions set to where the SQL service account does...

How many VMs are on the physical machine? I remember one thing I read a while back was that Microsoft does not recomment setting CPU affinity on a VM because...

I think each scenario is different, but as long as the servers in the cluster have the same physical elements, i.e. they have the same amount of CPUs I do...

You can...

I think the uninstall that you may be thinking of is when OS patches, hotfixes and service packs get installed, not SQL service packs. I agree with others here, you...

What happens when you try connecting using one of the management tools like SSMS or sqlcmd?

Did you ever resolve your issue?