Strange red icon near server istance

Alen Cappelletti 891 Reputation points
2021-04-05T14:57:09.75+00:00

Hi...
I really don't know what the red script icon is (as in error) next to my instance name. Can anyone explain the meaning?

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Thanks Alen

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  1. Michael Taylor 47,806 Reputation points
    2021-04-05T15:50:32.683+00:00

    Off the top of my head I'm guessing something related to a policy issue that is configured for the server. The DB icon shows the state of the server itself (and any WMI errors) so I believe the server itself is fine but there is a problem with something else. When you mouse over it does it show anything useful? Have you looked in your SQL Server error logs to see if it is showing errors?

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  1. Cris Zhan-MSFT 6,601 Reputation points
    2021-04-06T03:25:55.017+00:00

    Hi,

    The icon shows policy violation.

    For failed policies, Object Explorer indicates a critical health warning as a red icon next to the target and the nodes that are higher in the Object Explorer tree.

    A similar post.
    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5896910/sql-server-management-studio-icon-meaning

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