The Special Administration Console, a text-only Windows console. Azure Serial Console relies on it to provide a command prompt on a VM that is unreachable over the network.
Also called Special Administration Console.
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In the Ultra Transcenders books
Each book explains SAC in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- Azure Serial Console
Lets you reach a VM's COM1 port as text from the portal, including the Special Administration Console, even with RDP or networking broken; requires boot diagnostics.
- OVER
Gives a T-SQL window function its window: PARTITION BY, ORDER BY and, if wanted, a ROWS or RANGE frame. Rankings and running totals can then be worked out while every row is kept.
Related terms
- Semi-Annual Channel
SAC is one of the ways Microsoft ships Windows Server. Hyper-V hosts on SAC builds can be monitored by Veeam ONE.