I have one windows server 2016 named X. Here, SQL Server is installed by another person Y but management studio is not installed. I want to connect to X from my own computer using management studio. I have the server IP but what should I write to user name and password, are there any default values for them?
Also, in that X server SQL Server, configuration manager is missing. I can only see it under computer management-services and applications.
Let's go by parts you can use the windows authentication option to try to connect (it will work if the user is created) if not, it will be necessary to create.
In server name you can put the name of the X machine or the IP.
About the configuration manager you can use the shortcut as described in the link
Configuration Manager
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Need some help understanding how to connect to Sql Management Server Studios 2017 from my Azure Virtual Machine.
I thought I just enter my Computer (VM-computer name) in server name, see picture below, but I get the error saying: The server was not found or is not accesible. Do I need to configure it to allow remote access? Am lost and have tried googling without result, any easy step-by-step guides?
pic of login
You can use your server name in "servername" or . and the connect. If still not connecting do check whether it is named instances running in SQL Server Configuration Manager. If it is running with named instance you need to provide "Servername\namedinstancename" in server name
I did not have any sql installed, only the SSMS..........rookie move.
I built a window application in visual studio 2010. It is working fine at my computer.
if i have a pc that works with windows server 2008 and i install a sql server on it , how to make my application connect to database in the sql server that instaled in the server pc .
my pc connected to the server domain .
thanks
Assuming your application is already configured to use a Sql connection string, you'll just need to configure it for the Sql Server instance you're connecting to.
For example, if your database is called MyDatabase, and your windows server on your domain is called myserver.local, and you've installed Sql Express with the default SQLEXPRESS instance name, you could create your connection string (assuming ADO.NET) something like this:
Integrated Security=true;Initial Catalog=MyDatabase;Data Source=myserver.local\SQLEXPRESS
This configuration would be for Windows Authentication (Integrated Security=true): so your domain user accounts would need to be granted LOGIN rights on the server, and those Logins associated with USERS and ROLES in your database. If you wanted to use Sql Logins instead (generally requires extra configuration when setting up your Sql Server), there are different connection strings settings for specifying username and passwords. There are many options available for the connection strings as documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlconnection.connectionstring(v=vs.110).aspx. However, with Windows Authentication the only 3 you absolutely need are the ones shown above.
You can test connectivity to your Sql Server from your PC on the network using Sql Server Management Studio, which will enable you to verify the instance name and the authentication is working as expected if you can connect to the database.
My desktop machine has SQL Server installed. I can connect to it (using my desktop machine) using the following server name:
localhost\SQL_Express
Windows Authentication
If I want to connect to it using my Laptop, I try to do the following (ACER_ASPIRE is my computer name):
ACER_ASPIRE\SQL_Express
SQL Authentication (acerAspireUserName, acerAspirePassword)
I get an error saying the server wasn't found. How can I go about connecting to my desktop machine's SQL Server from my Laptop?
To connect to a Sql Server you need to specify two things.
1 - Server name
In this section you are suppose to provide [ServerName\InstanceName]
Server Name is the Machine Name where your sql server Instance lives. And obviously since sql server can have multiple instances on one machine you need to provide the instance name that you want to connect to.
There is an exception for Instance name if you are connecting to the Default Instance you dont need to provide full [ServerName\InstanceName] you can only use the machine name to connect to the default instance on sql server on that machine.
One thing you need to know is
localhost == . == MachineName == ServerName
These are all different ways you can tell sql server , the server name that you want to connect to.
2 - Authentication
You have two ways to authenticate yourself when connecting to sql server,
Windows Authentication.
Sql Server Authentication.
In 1st section ServerName you told sql server that which machine and what instance you want to connect to.
Now in this Authentication Section you will have to tell sql server how you will be Authenticated.
When using Windows Authentication Sql server will use your windows credentials to identify you. This has nothing to do with the Server/Machine name it is to do with the Operation system of the machine, in your case it is windows and you can use your windows credentials.
On the other hand if you use Sql Server Authentication you will have to use a Sql Server Login' andPassword`. In this case sql server will not care what operating system you have on your machine. (mostly used when you are working on operation systems other than windows like Linux, Unix, Mac). It will only take consideration the login and password you pass.
Authentication Mode
What Authentication Mode you can use? this depends on your sql server configuration when you were installing, You can set your sql server to Only Allow Windows Authentication or Mixed Mode (i.e Windows Authentication and Sql Server Authentication).
Your Case
In your Case regardless of what Authentication Mode you are using. You can use any notations in sql server SERVER Section as long as they point to your machine like
local, localhost, . , ACER_ASPIRE
But for Authentication if you are using Sql Server Authentication Make sure you are using a Valid Sql Server Login and Password.
Open the query window, and inside it execute the following:
EXEC sys.sp_configure N'remote access', N'1'
GO
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE
GO
This option is not enabled by defauld on Express edition.
By default, SQL Express doesn't support LAN Connections, only from local machine.
To use it you must configure to listen to network ports also. You can do that on the SQL Server Surface configuration tool.
I am using SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
I first installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Management Studio and then I installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. I have the instance SQLEXPRESS running and it is set to automatic.
I am trying to connect to it locally using Windows authentication - server name is set to local and the username is grayed out and set to my profile username.
When I try to connect I get the following error:
Have I installed the wrong SQL Server Management Studio?
If your instance is called SQLEXPRESS, then you need to use .\SQLEXPRESS or (local)\SQLEXPRESS or yourMachineName\SQLEXPRESS as your server name - if you have a named instance, you need to specify that name of the instance in your server name.
Your "SQL Server Browser" service has to be started too.
Browse to Computer Management > Services.
Find find "SQL Server Browser"
set it to Automatic
and also Manually start it (2)
Hope it helps.
Follow these steps to connect with SQL Server 2008 r2 (windows authentication)
Step 1: Goto Control Panel --> Administrator Tools --> Services
select SQL SERVER (MSSQLSERVER) and double click on it
Step 2:
Click on start Service
Step 3:
Now login to SQL server with Windows authentication
and use user name : (local)
Enjoy ...
I also received this error when the service stopped. Here's another path to start your service...
Search for "Services" in you start menu like so and click on it:
Find the service for the instance you need started and select it
(shown below)
Click start (shown below)
Note: As Kenan stated, if your services Startup Type is not set to Automatic, then you probably want to double click on the service and set it to Automatic.
I know, this problem can be faced by so many people and many of them have uninstalled and re-installed the sql server for resolving this issue.
In my observation the problem of not connecting the database service locally is just because of your network connection you are using, in most of the cases these problems will come when you are using wi-fi network.
Solution is, if you are using wi-fi then just right click on status of the network and get the ip details and enter the same ip in sql server name,
it will work.
Regards
Vishwajeet
I have the same error but with different case. Let me quote the solution from here:
Luckly I also have the same set up on my desktop. I have installed
first default instance and then Sql Express. Everything is fine for
me for several days. Then I tried connecting the way you trying, i.e
with MachineName\MsSqlServer to default instance and I got exctaly the
same error.
So the solution is when you trying to connect to default instance you
don't need to provide instance name.(well this is something puzzled
me, why it is failing when we are giving instance name when it is a
default instance? Is it some bug, don't know)
Just try with - PC-NAME and everything will be fine. PC-NAME is the
MSSQLServer instance.
Edit : Well after reading your question again I realized that you are
not aware of the fact that MSSQLSERVER is the default instance of Sql
Server. And for connecting to default instance (MSSQLSERVER) you
don't need to provide the instance name in connection string. The
"MachineName" is itself means "MachineName\MSSQLSERVER".
Lots of the above helped for me, plus the accepted answer, but since I was on an EC2 instance, I had no idea what my instance name was. Finally, I opened SQLServer Configuration Manager and in the Name column, use whatever is there as your connection server, so in my case, .\EC2SQLEXPRESS and worked great!
Okay so there might be various reasons behind Sql Server Management Studio's(SSMS) above behaviour:
1.It seems that if our SSMS hasn't been opened for quite some while, the OS puts it to sleep.The solution is to manually activate our SQL server as shown below:
Go to Computer Management-->Services and Applications-->Services. As you see that the status of this service is currently blank which means that it has stopped.
Double click the SQL Server option and a wizard box will popup as shown below.Set the startup type to "Automatic" and click on the start button which will start our SQL service.
Now check the status of your SQL Server. It will display as "Running".
Also you need to check that other associated services which are also required by our SQL Server to fully function are also up and running such as SQL Server Browser,SQL Server Agent,etc.
2.The second reason could be due to incorrect credentials entered.So enter in the correct credentials.
3.If you happen to forget your credentials then follow the below steps:
First what you could do is sign in using "Windows Authentication" instead of "SQL Server Authentication".This will work only if you are logged in as administrator.
Second case what if you forget your local server name? No issues simply use "." instead of your server name and it should work.
NOTE: This will only work for local server and not for remote server.To connect to a remote server you need to have an I.P. address of your remote server.
I had this problem. My solution is: change same password of other in windowns. Restart Service (check logon in tab Service SQL).
I am in the process of evaluating TFS 2010. I am trying to install onto our application server which sits in a domain and runs Windows 2008 R2 Standard.
We already have a SQL Server in place on a separate Windows 2008 box that I want to use - this is in the same domain.
After installing TFS, I am using the Advanced Configuration Wizard to try and complete the setup. There are 3 bits that are reporting errors : "Database" and "Reporting".
When I enter the SQL Server details, TFS gives me this error :
TF255049: A connection cannot be made to the server that is running SQL Server. Verify that you have entered the correct name for the server, including the instance name, that the server you attempting to connect to is online, and that you have required permissions to connect... (it goes on a bit more)
The server I have installed TFS on is a web server that runs several .Net websites - all of which can connect to the SQL Server with no problem.
I have tried IP Address, machine name, instance name - all report the same error.
Has anybody been in this situation before?
EDIT : Strangely if I go to the "Reporting Server" page in the wizard and enter the SQL Server name, it connects correctly in order to get the Report Server URL and Report Manager URL. So it seems this maybe user account related?
Two things spring to mind:
You'll need to make sure the TFS service accounts have permissions on the DB server.
If Windows Firewall is on on the TFS box, switch it off for a minute or two and try again.
If that solves it, turn it back on and open the SQL ports.
HTH