Failover partner

You can set up a failover partner for an SQL Server instance. For this, a failover cluster must be configured on the SQL Server instances that are part of the cluster.

In order to connect to a failover cluster, it is sufficient to enter something in this text field. If the correct address of the failover partner is entered, failover can already take place upon the initial connection to the database. Failover is not used if you leave this field blank.

More information about failover can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/failover-clusters/windows/always-on-failover-cluster-instances-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver16

Trust server certificate

Use this option only for testing purposes or as an emergency solution! The SQL Server authenticates itself with a TLS certificate. You can use this option to trust the server certificate even if it cannot be verified. Preferably, ask your administrator to set up authentication properly.