If you’ve run a security hardening script against SQL Server and seen sp_ssis_startup flagged as a risk, you’re not alone. Automated scanners treat any startup procedure as a potential threat, and on the surface that logic makes sense. In practice, disabling this one causes real problems that are easy to miss until something breaks. This post covers what sp_ssis_startup actually does, why the threat model behind the scanner recommendation doesn’t hold up, and what happens to your SSIS Catalog execution state when the procedure isn’t there to clean things up after a restart. Includes verification queries and a recommended approach for satisfying security reviewers without breaking your catalog.
Category: SQL Server Integration Services
SSISDB Catalog and Delegation in Double-Hop Scenarios
Managing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) in complex, multi-server environments can present challenges, especially when it comes to credential delegation across multiple servers—a situation often referred to as the “double-hop” problem. In this post, we’ll explore how the SSISDB catalog handles delegation, the default behavior, and how to configure delegation to ensure your SSIS packages run smoothly across different servers.
Integrating SSISDB with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups: A Step-by-Step Guide
Incorporating SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) with Always On Availability Groups (AGs) is not just a routine task but a necessary one to ensure the robustness of your data integration workflows. While SSISDB plays a central role in managing SSIS projects, it doesn’t inherently align with the high availability features provided by AGs. This guide aims to bridge that gap, offering a detailed and practical approach to integrating SSISDB with Always On Availability Groups, tailored to the unique demands of this database.
Deploying SSIS Projects Using PowerShell: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Deploying SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) projects manually can be tedious and error-prone. Automating this process using PowerShell not only saves time but also ensures consistency across deployments. In this blog post, we will explore how to write a PowerShell script that automates the deployment of an SSIS project to the SSISDB catalog on a SQL Server. We will walk through the script step by step, explaining each part to help you understand how it works and why it’s done that way.