you can convert SQL server from physical box to vmware.

make sure your stop the all the SQL services (SQL Server, Agent , browser, intergration service ,etc) any application like...

from your query you dont need any HA for SQL using cluster.

VM cluster it self provide the vMotion when one host is down , if that is been identified as...

VHD is limited to 2TB

VHDX is newer version it can support upto 64TB you can refer the following article

http://hyper-v-backup.backupchain.com/hyper-v-vhd-or-vhdx-advantages-and-disadvantages/

you can give the complete query and execution plan so we can provide bit more hand full information.

nothing do to with the SQL server end it is running always. when you refresh the application pool , your application will connect SQL server automatically

you are saying that it is on the same server, well it is been replicated from the other server. check the execution plan how the query is being executed and...

what you know just answer ,you have one year experience just be clear with the SQL concepts and RDMS concepts which more than sufficient and what ever you have hands...

what want to achive, you want to install SMTP server ? or SQL server.

or you want to use your smtp server to send out email from sql server ??

your local computer does is having the production load if no transaction is happening at your local host for sure it will be very fast since nothing has been updated...

it is basically does it , you must reboot the server it needs to update the registry

this hot-fix required the restart, so please do this on the proper downtime given to you for the operation servers.

features =SQL, AS, RS, IS, Tools.

The SQL feature will install the database engine, replication, and full-text.

The Tools feature will install Management Tools, Books online, SQL Server Data Tools,...

If i understand is correctly your query, you want to achieve AG but you only have standard license. so you came up with the architecture diagram based on your...

Give me the html

Format you would like to send via email

you can not get directly for the failed db backup. you can only find the failed job report however you want to find which databases are not been backed up...