SQL 2016 Troubleshooting: A severe error occurred on the current command
Issue
The SQL Server Error log fails with the below error:
A severe error occurred on the current command. The results, if any, should be discarded. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 0)
Solution
We can do the following solutions:
- Solution 1: Repair the SSMS Tools of SQL Server 2016.
- Solution 2: Repair the SQL Server Instance.
- Solution 3: Create alias under SQL Server network configuration.
Please note:
Solution 3 will be more appropriate when we see the below error in Windows Event Viewer along with the above-mentioned error.
Severity: 16 Error:-1, OS: -1 [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server]SQL Server Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFFFF].