Cannot connect to server
Had a quick and pleasant exchange the other day with a developer. Seems that they had some missing data, so they decided to register the server in SSMS and look into the matter directly. And that led to this exchange:
Developer: I cannot connect to ServerX. Please fix.
Me: Which database on ServerY are you trying to connect to? Also, please show me the error message.
Developer: DatabaseA. I am using SSMS.
Me: Can you please let me know the error you are getting while trying to connect?
Developer: Finally shows the error, and it only took three emails!
Me: The server name is ServerY instead of ServerX.
Developer: Thanks I will try that instead. It is possible that the load has not completed yet.
So…you are looking for missing data…on a server that does not exist…and the load has not finished yet?
Either you need coffee, or you are a dumbass. Your choice.