To start the Local SQL Server on your computer, open the Services app by searching it out of the Start Menu. Now, search for SQL Server, right-click on it, select Properties, set the Startup type ...

I'm trying to start/stop MS SQL Service on various DB servers (locally) but we don't always know the name of the instance (Always only 1 SQL Server running on a single server).

Need to look into KB. Also upon starting SQL server service running on there doesn't start. Storage is RAID5 array on ESX 5.5 - SAS 1TB 7200 drives.