Manage SQL Server native client configuration To enable the AlwaysOn availability group, click on the “AlwaysOn High Availability” tab. Moreover, you can also start/ stop/ restart the SQL Server service and view the status of the service. To change the SQL Server service account, click on the “ Log On” tab. To change SQL Server startup parameters, click on the “Startup Parameter” tab. To open it, right-click on SQL Server service and click on “ Properties.” See the following image: You can also change the startup parameters, enable AlwaysOn availability features, and other advanced options from the properties. To do that, right-click on any SQL Server service and in the context menu, you can see the options to start, stop, and restart the services. Now, we can start, stop, and restart the SQL Server services. In my workstation, I have installed multiple instances of SQL Server. In the Left pan, select the “SQL Server services.” You can view the list of SQL Server services. We can start, stop, and restart the SQL Server services using the configuration manager.

Following is the list of commands that can be used to open the SQL Server configuration manager using “ Run” or command prompt for different versions of SQL Server. The SQL Server configuration manager will open. In Run, type “ SQLServerManager14.msc” command. To open configuration manager in SQL Server 2017, press the Windows and R key together. How to open the SQL Server Configuration Manager in SQL Server 2017 For example, if you have installed SQL Server 2019 on the server, then you can open it by running “ SQLServerManager15.msc” command. To open the configuration manager, Microsoft management console uses the “ SQLServerManager.msc” file. You can find it once the installation of the SQL Server is completed. The SQL Server configuration manager is a Microsoft console management snap-in and is in the start menu. To manage the SQL Server native client configuration To manage SQL Server network configuration (32 bit and 64 bit)

When we install SQL Server, it is installed automatically. SQL Server configuration manager is a tool provided by Microsoft SQL Server.

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