SQLCMD Unable to complete login process due to delay in opening server connection - sql-server-2008

Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0 : Unable to
complete login process due to delay in opening server connection.
When I execute the first query in SQL Server 2008 R2 there was no problems but when I executed the second query there is problem shown above. My database is connected to the local PC and there is no remote connection.
Can anyone help me for finding the above remedy?

Raise your timeouts (connection and command)
Give the sql server more memory
Stop any heavy background processes
Play with netlibs, turn off shared memory and tcpip+netbios turn on and vice versa

Disabling the shared memory worked like a charm for me.
Instructions:
Start SQL Server Configuration Manager.
In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Network Configuration, and then click Protocols for MSSQLSERVER.
Right-click Shared Memory, and then click Disable.
Click SQL Server Services, right-click SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER), and then click restart.

My office switched to a MultiSubnetFailover (load-balanced) system for our SQL set-up. Our connection manager previously had been set to OLEDB, and as it turns out OLEDB cannot accommodate MultiSubnetFailover=True; that's why we were getting the above error message.
As a result, we switched to an ODBC connection manager instead, and that worked.

Related

SQL Server Merge Replication fails with "Initializing SQL Server Reconciler has failed. Try again."

I'm trying to set up replication between a SQL Server 2008 R2 database and SQL Server CE 3.5. I have set up IIS 7 accordingly and get a nice "Microsoft SQL Server Compact Server Agent" when checking the publication URL (http://winserver2008/SQLReplication/sqlcesa35.dll).
However when I try http://winserver2008/SQLReplication/sqlcesa35.dll?diag I get the following:
When I try to connect to the publisher via a C# app I'm writing I get "Initializing SQL Server Reconciler has failed. Try again". i assume that means I need that 9.0 database reconciler? If so how do I install it?
On a side note this only happens when I try to connect via Integrated Windows Authentication. If I try via SQL Server authentication instead I just get an error about SQL Server missing or having an incorrect login/password.
Finally figured it out. After locating the actual error message in SQL Server Profiler it became obvious there was an issue with the access privileges of the publication. As it turns out I had to add the database user to the PAL instead of the corresponding windows account.
The IIS web site and web application utilized by SQL CE 3.5 has to be set to allow "directory browsing". Once I turned that on, the ReadWriteDeleteMessageFile status went to SUCCESS.

SQL mangement user error

When i am creating users in SQL management studio i create them under the server name and then i create them under the database but when i try to log on using the user name and password i cant. getting erro saying
> TITLE: Connect to Server
Cannot connect to LAPTOP-RED\SQLEXPRESS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 233)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=233&LinkId=20476
BUTTONS:
OK
And the suggested solution from the help link is:
User Action
Use the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration tool to allow SQL Server
to accept remote connections. For more information about the SQL
Server Surface Area Configuration Tool, see Surface Area Configuration
for Services and Connections.
Which is what you have to do. By default the SQL Express Server isn't configured to allow remote connections.
hi I faced same issue in MicroSoft sql server 2008.
this error occurs while user limit exceeded, as you have set max connection to 1 and if someone is already logged in (or using any webpage which access your server) then it will not allow anyone to access directly or indirectly. to solve this issue simply follow following steps:
stop all web services.
open services.msc using RUN and ****restart sql server** and do not start any service which uses your sql server, so that you will be able to log in using sql server management studio.
now open sql server management studio and click on New Query button.
It will ask for user name and password use your login name and password.
run these scripts one by one sp_configure 'user connections', 0
go
6.reconfigure with override
after this restart your sql server it will show a confirmation message click on OK.
Bingo
It works. please don't forgot to vote ;-)

Where are SQL Server connection attempts logged?

Does SQL Server has an external log file or internal table for attempted connections, or is that kind of info put somewhere in the Windows Event Log?
You can enable connection logging. For SQL Server 2008, you can enable Login Auditing. In SQL Server Management Studio, open SQL Server Properties > Security > Login Auditing select "Both failed and successful logins".
Make sure to restart the SQL Server service.
Once you've done that, connection attempts should be logged into SQL's error log. The physical logs location can be determined here.
Another way to check on connection attempts is to look at the server's event log. On my Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise machine I opened the server manager (right-click on Computer and select Manage. Then choose Diagnostics -> Event Viewer -> Windows Logs -> Applcation.
You can filter the log to isolate the MSSQLSERVER events.
I found a number that looked like this
Login failed for user 'bogus'. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection. [CLIENT: 10.12.3.126]
If you'd like to track only failed logins, you can use the SQL Server Audit feature (available in SQL Server 2008 and above). You will need to add the SQL server instance you want to audit, and check the failed login operation to audit.
Note: tracking failed logins via SQL Server Audit has its disadvantages. For example - it doesn't provide the names of client applications used.
If you want to audit a client application name along with each failed login, you can use an Extended Events session.
To get you started, I recommend reading this article: http://www.sqlshack.com/using-extended-events-review-sql-server-failed-logins/

how to resolve the error 233 in sql sever 2005 in windows 7

I m creating a new login using sql server authentication.
a new login is created.
when i m tring to login with sql server authentication there is an error
Cannot connect to (SERVER NAME) i.e name\sqlexpress
Additional Information:
"A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error
occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider,
error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) (Microsoft SQL
Server, Error: 223)"
I hv already enabled all the protocols running as administrater. set authentication mode both windows and sql sever authentication
There are a number of reasons this error message appears. Try each of the following to see if it solves the problem:
Restart the SQL Service - sometimes configuration changes require a restart to take effect.
Check that Named Pipes and TCP/IP protocls are enabled from the SQL Server Configuration Manager
Use Surface Area Configuration Manager to ensure that remote connections are allowed if trying to connect from a remote machine.
Ensure your firewall (on the client and the server) is not blocking connections
Ensure the account has a default database defined.
Ensure the account is not disabled - if you have set up the account to enforce password policies then too many failed logins may disabled the account.
Double check that you are using the correct password - even to the extent of reseting it.
Here is the solution of this error which solve this issue i would like to answer here because if anybody find this question than it will also finds its answer and its time not wasted.
Click on Start menu > Programs > Microsoft Sql Server > Configuration Tools
Select Sql Server Surface Area Configuration.
Now click on Surface Area configuration for services and connections
On the left pane of pop up window click on Remote Connections and Select Local and Remote connections radio button.
Select Using both TCP/IP and named pipes radio button.
click on apply and ok.

A transport-level error has occurred... (Existing connection closed by the server) Sql Server 2008

I have a web application which is currently running on Windows XP operating system with SQL Server 2005 database and IIS 6.0.
Now, we are trying to upgrade it to IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 and SQL server 2008 database.
When I run the application then it is throwing "A transport-level error has occurred when sending the request to the server. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.)" randomly at different database calls.
I have verified using "sp_who" that only one connection which I am using is opened.
Can anyone tell me, what could be the cause of this issue?
This blog post by Michael Aspengren explains the error message "A transport-level error has occurred when sending the request to the server."
Maybe the database is set to auto-close? This used to be the default for databases created on the older MSDE/Express edition.
ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET AUTO_CLOSE OFF;
More:
The SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Overview states:
Features like Auto-Close and the ability to copy databases as files are enabled by default in SQL Server Express ...
I can't remember which service pack changed the default, but the New Database UI in the SP3 version of Management Studio Express defaults the Auto Close setting to false.
This is an error that occurrs when connecting to database due to a lower layer network-related error that you cannot handle from Sql Server.
It would be great that the API used to conenct handled this error but AFAIK it is not. The only way to solve this is to retry connecting to the database when this error occurrs.
You should try to reconnect at least a couple of times more to get sure that the error is not persistent and if it is the case then throw the exception. My experience tells me that trying to reconnect, the 99.9% of times you will succed.
Often, it's the database being offline/closed or the SQL Instance being restarted/offline
In my case. We have DELL R720, NICs are on board and PCI Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet cards. We run into two issues.
Network speed is very slow for HyperV VMs. The solution is to disable the "Virtual Machine queues" of the HyperV host Broadcom nic property windows. It is in the Advanced tab.
SQL client having this transport level issue. It only happened once in every 10-15 min. At the same time the RDP service kick out client from time to time also. The solution is to disable the "Large Send Offload V2" of the HyperV host Broadcom nic property windows. It is in the Advanced tab.
Check if you have MultipleActiveResultSets=true; set in your connection string.
Transport level errors are often linked to the connection to sql server being broken ... usually network.
Timeout Expired is usually thrown when a sql query takes too long to run. Is this the scenario in your case? Like stored proc taking too much time to execute or are there are batch jobs that are executed?
Use clearpool(urSQLconnection), along with dispose. This will clear the dirty connection. and you can open new connection.
Got this trying to execute commands from multiple threads on one connection object in .net, that was a stupid mistake. Locking it or using a separate connection per thread fixes that.
In my case it was McAffee that was pre-installed. Can tell if it was conflict with other solutions or not. The connection was on VPN, on WiFI. Maybe this will help someone in future.