sqlcmd: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\130\Tools\Binn\SQLCMD.EXE ===== STEP 1: Service + process state ===== Name Status StartType ---- ------ --------- MSSQL$AIMSQL Running Automatic SQLAgent$AIMSQL Stopped Automatic MSSQL$AIMSQL PID (live from CIM): 12772 MSSQL$AIMSQL StartName (service account): LocalSystem Id : 12772 StartTime : 5/6/2026 2:30:02 AM WSMB : 172.2 VMMB : 42241.5 PrivateMB : 528.6 Handles : 636 Threads : 63 CPU : 1888.078125 ===== STEP 2: Listening port + active TCP connections to AIMSQL ===== --- State summary --- Name Count ---- ----- Listen 2 --- Listening sockets --- LocalAddress LocalPort ------------ --------- :: 63116 0.0.0.0 63116 --- Established connections (remote talking to AIMSQL) --- (no established connections to AIMSQL right now) --- UDP endpoints for this PID --- ===== STEP 3: Windows-auth sqlcmd to .\AIMSQL ===== Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (RTM-GDR) (KB5084817) - 15.0.2165.1 (X64) Mar 13 2026 19:23:51 Copyright (C) 2019 Microsoft Corporation Express Edition (64-bit) on Windows Server 2016 Standard 10.0 (Build 14393: ) --- IMC1\AIMSQL AIMSQL Express Edition (64-bit) 15.0.2165.1 SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS loginOk=True ===== STEP 4: Databases on AIMSQL (sys.databases + sys.master_files) ===== --- sys.databases --- master 1 ONLINE SIMPLE 2003-04-08 09:13:36.390 150 tempdb 2 ONLINE SIMPLE 2026-05-06 02:30:04.240 150 model 3 ONLINE SIMPLE 2003-04-08 09:13:36.390 150 msdb 4 ONLINE SIMPLE 2019-09-24 14:21:42.270 150 AIM 5 ONLINE SIMPLE 2023-06-09 10:33:41.147 150 TestConv61223 6 ONLINE SIMPLE 2023-06-12 22:31:05.510 150 IMC 7 ONLINE SIMPLE 2023-07-03 13:34:40.507 150 --- sys.master_files (user DBs only, database_id > 4) --- ===== STEP 4b: File-system DB enumeration (fallback / cross-check) - AIMSQL DATA dirs ===== --- DATA dir candidates --- C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL*.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL*.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA S:\*AIMSQL*\MSSQL\DATA --- .mdf / .ldf / .ndf under AIMSQL DATA dirs --- FullName -------- C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\mastlog.ldf C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\model.mdf C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\modellog.ldf C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\model_msdbda... C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\model_msdblo... C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\model_replic... C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\model_replic... C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\MSDBData.mdf C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\MSDBLog.ldf ===== STEP 5: Active sessions on AIMSQL ===== 51 NT SERVICE\SQLTELEMETRY$AIMSQL IMC1 SQLServerCEIP .Net SqlClient Data Provider 2026-05-06 13:32:09.147 2026-05-06 13:32:09.203 sleeping 52 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM IMC1 SQLCMD ODBC 2026-05-06 13:34:14.943 2026-05-06 13:34:14.943 running ===== STEP 6: AIMSQL ERRORLOG location + tail ===== FullName LastWri teTime -------- ------- C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG 5/6/... --- ERRORLOG path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG (LastWriteTime: 05/06/2026 02:30:04) --- --- Tail 200 lines --- 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (RTM-GDR) (KB5084817) - 15.0.2165.1 (X64) Mar 13 2026 19:23:51 Copyright (C) 2019 Microsoft Corporation Express Edition (64-bit) on Windows Server 2016 Standard 10.0 (Build 14393: ) 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server UTC adjustment: -7:00 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server (c) Microsoft Corporation. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server All rights reserved. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server Server process ID is 12772. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server System Manufacturer: 'LENOVO', System Model: 'ThinkServer TS140'. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server Authentication mode is MIXED. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server The service account is 'IMC\IMC1$'. This is an informational message; no user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server Registry startup parameters: -d C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf -e C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG -l C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL\MSSQL\DATA\mastlog.ldf 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server Command Line Startup Parameters: -s "AIMSQL" 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server SQL Server detected 1 sockets with 4 cores per socket and 4 logical processors per socket, 4 total logical processors; using 4 logical processors based on SQL Server licensing. This is an informational message; no user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.62 Server SQL Server is starting at normal priority base (=7). This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.63 Server Detected 32559 MB of RAM. This is an informational message; no user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.63 Server Using conventional memory in the memory manager. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.63 Server Page exclusion bitmap is enabled. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.65 Server Buffer Pool: Allocating 8388608 bytes for 5099520 hashPages. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.68 Server Default collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS (us_english 1033) 2026-05-06 02:30:02.77 Server Buffer pool extension is already disabled. No action is necessary. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.91 Server Query Store settings initialized with enabled = 1, 2026-05-06 02:30:02.92 Server The maximum number of dedicated administrator connections for this instance is '1' 2026-05-06 02:30:02.92 Server This instance of SQL Server last reported using a process ID of 34536 at 5/6/2026 2:30:02 AM (local) 5/6/2026 9:30:02 AM (UTC). This is an informational message only; no user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.92 Server Node configuration: node 0: CPU mask: 0x000000000000000f:0 Active CPU mask: 0x000000000000000f:0. This message provides a description of the NUMA configuration for this computer. This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.97 Server Using dynamic lock allocation. Initial allocation of 2500 Lock blocks and 5000 Lock Owner blocks per node. This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:02.99 Server In-Memory OLTP initialized on lowend machine. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.02 Server [INFO] Created Extended Events session 'hkenginexesession' 2026-05-06 02:30:03.02 Server Database Instant File Initialization: enabled. For security and performance considerations see the topic 'Database Instant File Initialization' in SQL Server Books Online. This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.03 Server Total Log Writer threads: 2. This is an informational message; no user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.04 Server clflush is selected for pmem flush operation. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.05 Server CLR version v4.0.30319 loaded. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.05 Server Software Usage Metrics is disabled. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.05 spid10s Starting up database 'master'. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.17 Server Common language runtime (CLR) functionality initialized using CLR version v4.0.30319 from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.34 spid10s SQL Server Audit is starting the audits. This is an informational message. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.34 spid10s SQL Server Audit has started the audits. This is an informational message. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.39 spid10s SQL Trace ID 1 was started by login "sa". 2026-05-06 02:30:03.39 spid10s Server name is 'IMC1\AIMSQL'. This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.54 spid20s A self-generated certificate was successfully loaded for encryption. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.54 spid20s Server is listening on [ 'any' 63116]. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.54 spid20s Server is listening on [ 'any' 63116]. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.54 spid20s Server local connection provider is ready to accept connection on [ \\.\pipe\SQLLocal\AIMSQL ]. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.54 spid20s Server local connection provider is ready to accept connection on [ \\.\pipe\MSSQL$AIMSQL\sql\query ]. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.54 spid20s Dedicated administrator connection support was not started because it is disabled on this edition of SQL Server. If you want to use a dedicated administrator connection, restart SQL Server using the trace flag 7806. This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.55 spid20s SQL Server is now ready for client connections. This is an informational message; no user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.55 Server SQL Server is attempting to register a Service Principal Name (SPN) for the SQL Server service. Kerberos authentication will not be possible until a SPN is registered for the SQL Server service. This is an informational message. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.57 Server The SQL Server Network Interface library successfully registered the Service Principal Name (SPN) [ MSSQLSvc/IMC1.IMC.local:AIMSQL ] for the SQL Server service. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.57 Server The SQL Server Network Interface library successfully registered the Service Principal Name (SPN) [ MSSQLSvc/IMC1.IMC.local:63116 ] for the SQL Server service. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.73 spid21s A new instance of the full-text filter daemon host process has been successfully started. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.83 spid10s Starting up database 'msdb'. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.83 spid14s Starting up database 'mssqlsystemresource'. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.85 spid14s The resource database build version is 15.00.2165. This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 2026-05-06 02:30:03.94 spid14s Starting up database 'model'. 2026-05-06 02:30:04.00 spid14s Clearing tempdb database. 2026-05-06 02:30:04.13 spid14s Starting up database 'tempdb'. 2026-05-06 02:30:04.24 spid24s The Service Broker endpoint is in disabled or stopped state. 2026-05-06 02:30:04.24 spid24s The Database Mirroring endpoint is in disabled or stopped state. 2026-05-06 02:30:04.26 spid24s Service Broker manager has started. 2026-05-06 02:30:04.26 spid10s Recovery is complete. This is an informational message only. No user action is required. ===== STEP 7: Memory cap (sp_configure read-only) ===== max server memory (MB) 2147483647 2147483647 128 2147483647 min server memory (MB) 0 16 0 2147483647 show advanced options 1 1 0 1 ===== STEP 8: Sanity - AIMSQL backup folders + .bak files ===== --- AIMSQL-named directories --- FullName -------- C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20221005_191710\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20230502_074935\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20240609_182847\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20240709_221338\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20240911_001844\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20241015_064603\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20241201_210046\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250708_190212\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250813_063407\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250910_043435\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20251111_162854\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20260321_220916\AIMSQL C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20260425_213421\AIMSQL --- .bak files under AIMSQL Backup dirs --- ===== TASK 2: Unregister AIMSQL_Restart_20260506_0230 scheduled task ===== Found task - last run: 05/06/2026 02:30:30, result: 0, next run: Unregistered successfully. --- Confirm gone --- Confirmed: task no longer registered. ===== TASK 2b: Audit-trail artifacts (do NOT delete) ===== --- aimsql-restart.ps1 --- FullName : C:\Windows\Temp\aimsql-restart.ps1 Length : 984 LastWriteTime : 5/5/2026 6:53:27 PM --- aimsql-restart.log --- FullName : C:\Windows\Temp\aimsql-restart.log Length : 1150 LastWriteTime : 5/6/2026 2:30:19 AM ===== DONE ===== Completed at: 2026-05-06 13:34:21 -07:00