| title | LOCALDB_ERROR_SQL_SERVER_STARTUP_FAILED | Microsoft Docs |
|---|---|
| ms.custom | |
| ms.date | 03/04/2017 |
| ms.prod | sql |
| ms.reviewer | |
| ms.technology | performance |
| ms.topic | reference |
| ms.assetid | e3e5e5dc-21dc-42fc-82a6-730fed46ef16 |
| author | stevestein |
| ms.author | sstein |
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| Product Name | SQL Server |
| Event ID | 266 |
| Event Source | SQL Server Local Database Runtime 12.0 |
| Component | Local Database Runtime API |
| Message Text | Error occurred during Local Database instance startup: SQL Server process failed to start. |
A SQL Server process is started but SQL Server startup failed.
See the event log for details.