I have installed SQL Server 2008 Developer on Windows 7 (64 bit). In SQL Management Studio I cannot register the default instance MSSQLSERVER. It cannot find it although the service is running. I get the message:
Cannot connect to PHOENIX\MSSQLSERVER.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while
establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or
was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that
SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL
Network Interfaces, error: 25 - Connection string is not valid)
(Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 87)
However SQL Server Management Studio does show the SQL Server 2005 Express instance (that was installed with VS 2008 Pro) which appeared as already registered. I am using Windows Authentication as I installed it in mixed mode.
How do I connect to an MSSQLSERVER instance using SQL Server Management Studio?
I always connected as:
[machine_name]/[instance_name]
and it wasn't able to connect. What works is connecting simply as:
[machine_name]
This is probably due to the fact that I am running a DEFAULT instance.
Check if the server allows remote connections on TCP/IP port 1433.
this can be checked by SQL Server 2008 configuration manager.
Go to network configuration and check if tcp/ip is enabled. If not enable this one.
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I recently uninstalled SQL Server 2012 Express, including deleting all (I think) relevant files.
I have installed SQL Server 2008 R2 developers edition on my laptop (Windows 7), but when I open Management Studio the server name is blank, and I get connection errors when trying to login using localhost, MSSQLSERVER, etc... (Error 18456)
SQL Server Configuration Manager is showing SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) as active.
Installation notes;
Default instance (MSSQLSERVER)
In Server Configuration I selected "Use the same account for all SQL Server services" (NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM)
In "Engine Configuration" I selected windows authentication
Windows account used to install is not an admin account
Look at this article.
If your error message looks like this:
Msg 18456, Level 14, State 1, Server , Line 1 Login
failed for user ''
you need to look at the state part of the error message to find out the cause of the issue.
Anyway it will be better if you provide the full error message.
After installing SQL Server 2008 32 bit, I tried to configure it to allow remote access. So I opened the SQL Server Configuration Manager to set up the protocols to enabled. I did not find any protocol under the SQL Server Network Configuration... I have been using windows xp
Anyone encountered this before ?
I have two SQL Servers at two different servers:
SERVER 1: SQL Server Enterprise edition 2008 r2 64bit
SERVER 2: SQL Server Standard edition 2008 64bit
I have db_admin permission on both SQL Server, when I am connecting server 1 from server 2 then it is connecting(means connecting enterprise from standard) but when I am doing reverse it is not connecting. How can I resolve it?
Note: When I am connecting SERVER 1 from other servers with same SQL Server edition and vice versa, it is connecting well.
The edition is not going to be relevant if you are using SSMS. When you cannot connect, the problem is usually a configuration issues but if it works both ways to other servers, that might not be the case. Try the below first.
In the server properties dialog of Server 2, go to the Connections tab on the left. About 3/4 of the way down is an option to "Allow remote connections to this server". It should be checked.
If it is checked, the next thing to do is verify what port the server is on. If it is not on the standard 1433, you will need to add the port to the connection (e.g. MyServer,1234)
I am using SQL Server 2008 Enterprise on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise. The server runs SQL Server 2008 is machine M1. I have tried using SQL Server Management Studio on machine M2 could be connected to M1. But I can not use another machine M3 to connect to M1. Any ideas what is wrong? I am not sure whether it is the issue at M1 side or M3 side? Any check list?
Error message is, provider: named pipeline provider program, error 40 -- can not open connection to SQL Server (Microsoft SQL Server: error 53).
thanks in advance,
George
On M1 you need to enable TCP/IP in SQL Server Configuration Manager, under "Protocols for MSSQLSERVER". In addition to this you need to open at least port 1433 in the Windows Firewall
I've installed sql2008 express sp1 on my laptop that's running the beta 1 of windows 7. The problem that I'm experiencing is a combination of dynamic ports/firewall/windows 7.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)
I was first experiencing this problem when I was trying to connect to sql with the management tools, but as soon as I enabled Sql Server Management Tools as a program to go through the firewall it worked out fine. Now the problem is when I launch my web site it gives me that error. I've also positive that sql browser is running and I've enabled tcp/ip and named pipes in the sql express service.
So does anyone have any thoughts as to how to resolve this?
Are you using the same instance name in both SSMS and your web application?
Commonly, people will try to connect based upon the machine name exclusively, for instance "MySQLServer". SQL Server Express installs a named instance by default, whose default name is SQLExpress. If this is the case, try connecting to "MySQLServer\SQLExpress" instead (omitting the quotes, of course).
Go into SQL Server Configuration Manager - under Programs - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Configuration Tools - and make sure that under SQL Server Network Configuration - Protocols for SQLExpress, that Named Pipes is enabled (by default it is not).
Yes, I'm aware of both scenarios. I've setup as a named instance and as a default instance as well, and adjusted the connection strings, neither worked.
I've also enabled named pipes and no go. It has everything to do with windows 7 firewall, but couldn't figure it out so I just installed server 2008 standard edition and voila.
I suspect the fact that it uses dynamic ports is another issue with windows 7.