SQL Server Management Studio Database Icons

Question

We are currently having some database issues and are trying to determine the cause. When I went into SSMS one of the DB instances was showing this red icon over it. Can someone please explain to me the meaning of these icons? It keeps switching from red to green then back again and we have heard that everything is running slow.

Answer 1

The first icon means that you have no Windows rights to start/stop the service.

The second means that your Windows account does have rights to start/stop the service and that the service is running.

The third means that your Windows account does have rights to start/stop the service and that the service is stopped.