1st day at work as a DBA
You’ve recently joined a new organization as a Database Administrator. You’ll soon be getting a bunch of servers information one after another that you need to connect to and have a look at to understand how everything is set up at your workplace.
Let’s say you’ve been asked to rdp into dev-sql-test01 by your manager.
RDP stands for Remote Desktop Protocol, and this is how you connect to servers remotely from your personal laptop. In most cases, especially if you’re working from home, you’ll first need to connect to the companies VPN so that you are on the network where you can remotely connect to other servers.
Then, you go into the Start menu on windows, and type remote, where you should be able to see something similar to this image below
After opening the remote desktop connection, you’ll be prompted to type in the server name. This is the dev-sql-test01 in our example. After that, you’ll be asked to enter your credentials, provided to you by the company.
If you connect to the server, then you’re successful in your task.
However, sometimes you can get an error like below
What you should do once you’ve come across this, is to let your manager know, as there could be a few reasons why you’re seeing this error.
2 common reasons are:
- You’ve been provided an incorrect server name
- Server is turned off.
Remember, the first day or even the first few weeks are all about learning. Don’t hesitate to ask questions or seek help from your team. There’s only so much you can learn on your own as a DBA, majority of the learning is on the job.
