I installed SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU, i can connect to sql server management and query my database, but when i want to add a new ado.net entity data model my server name dropdown is empty.
I get entity framework 6.x from nuget.
The server name depends on how you installed SQLExpress. Two possible configurations for the instance:
Default instance:
You named it, and Hopefully enough you can address it with "." as name for the server.
Named instance (chosen by default):
The Server is called SQLEXPRESS, try and type it as the Server name and see if something happens.
Source: http://www.soheib.com/technical-knowledge/sql-server-2012-express-installation-tutorial/
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My enterprise uses a company-wide management to all SQL Server instances, which causes all servers are named with similar name but hard to memorize their function, like
server_11001_sqlserver.company.com for development
server_11002_sqlserver.company.com for production
server_11003_sqlserver.company.com for another team production
server_11015_sqlserver.company.com for my team backup etc.
I need some way to clearly distinguish them such like building custom alias, which might be only visible to myself, in SSMS, to make development work easier. However, creating alias via configuration manager is not allowed for various reasons.
Are there any alternative ways?
create or delete a server alias in SQL Server by using SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Expand SQL Server Native Client Configuration in SQL Server Configuration Manager, click Aliases, and then choose New Alias from the context menu.
Type the alias name in the Alias Name box. Client apps connect using this name.
Enter a server's name or IP address in the Server box. A named instance's instance name should be appended.
Select the protocol that this alias uses in the Protocol box. The Port No, Pipe Name, or Connection String title of the optional attributes box changes when a protocol is chosen.
Programmers who build their own connection strings may find the connection strings provided in the SQL Server Configuration Manager Help to be helpful. Press F1 to retrieve this data in the New Alias dialog box.
I have a Toshiba laptop with Windows 7 on which I have installed SQL Server 2014 for my database and use Microsoft Access 2016 to manage the data in a user-friendly way.
Everything worked perfectly fine till I tried to connect to the database from another PC on the same network, also with Windows 7.
I am able to connect to the database from the second PC using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Native Client 11.0, logging in as sa using SQL Server authentication.
However, when I open the Microsoft Access database file from the second PC, a window pops up, saying that:
See this image.
And when I press OK a second window pops:
See this image.
I have configured the database to use a specific TCP/IP = 1433
Also made new inbound rules in windows firewall for all SQL Server services.
Please note that there is no domain involved here. I don't have a Windows server and the SQL Server is installed on PC #1.
If you require more information, please tell me, I'll be happy to provide
Hope someone will be able to help!
try to use LINKSERVER
Using SQL Server Management Studio
To create a linked server to another instance of SQL Server Using SQL Server Management Studio
In SQL Server Management Studio, open Object Explorer, expand Server Objects, right-click Linked Servers, and then click New Linked Server.
On the General page, in the Linked server box, type the name of the instance of SQL Server that you area linking to.
SQL Server
Identify the linked server as an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. If you use this method of defining a SQL Server linked server, the name specified in Linked server must be the network name of the server. Also, any tables retrieved from the server are from the default database defined for the login on the linked server.
Other data source
Specify an OLE DB server type other than SQL Server. Clicking this option activates the options below it.
Provider
Select an OLE DB data source from the list box. The OLE DB provider is registered with the given PROGID in the registry.
Product name
Type the product name of the OLE DB data source to add as a linked server.
Data source
Type the name of the data source as interpreted by the OLE DB provider. If you are connecting to an instance of SQL Server, provide the instance name.
Provider string
Type the unique programmatic identifier (PROGID) of the OLE DB provider that corresponds to the data source. For examples of valid provider strings, see sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL).
Location
Type the location of the database as interpreted by the OLE DB provider.
Catalog
Type the name of the catalog to use when making a connection to the OLE DB provider.
http://www.quackit.com/sql_server/sql_server_2014/tutorial/linked_servers.cfm
I am facing server name problem in SQL Server 2012. When I click on configure distribution I get an error:
Unable to connect to server. Specify the actual server name.
I changed my server name and restarted the services but unable to connect through new server name.
Basically, I am doing this on local domain based server.
Kindly suggest a suitable solutions.
After you rename a SQL Server machine, you will also need to rename the SQL Server instance itself using:
sp_dropserver <old_name>;
GO
sp_addserver <new_name>, local;
GO
For more information, see Microsoft's article called Rename a Computer that Hosts a Stand-Alone Instance of SQL Server.
I think what your probably finding is that changing the Windows server hostname doesn't actually change the original SQL Server instance name which still gets used for certain services. Run the following on the DB engine:
SELECT ##SERVERNAME
You'll probably find a different value to what your expecting from the OS.
There isn't really a solution to this that I'm aware of without re-installing SQL Server on the newly named box.
Also be careful with names that exceed to the 15 character NetBIOS limit.
I have installed many SQL Server setups but I want to know how to install SQL Server without an instance name i.e. i want to connect to SQL Server with IP or server name only.
Installing an instance and connecting to an instance of SQL Server are two different things.
Every time you attempt an SQL Server installation you have to specify an instance (create a new one or select an existing one)
Connecting to an instance is a different thing.
For example if you want to connect to an instance through MS Management studio without writting the name of the instance you can define the connection in following manner:
ComputerName\IP,port
e.g:
MyPC\192.168.1.1,1433
In order to do this you need to install SQL Server as the default instance on the machine. When it is set as the default instance you no longer need to specify an instance name when connecting to it.
I have two instances of SQL Server 2008 Express and one instance of SQL Server 2012 on my development machine. We're developing an ASP.NET MVC application and use the expression data source=(local); inside of our connectionString in Web.config.
Now my question is what is the logic behind this expression? Which instance gets chosen and how can I change this behavior?
Using "local" you get the default instance which is usually the non-express SQL Server since by default in SQL Server Express installation the instance name is "SQLEXPRESS" and in full SQL Server installation by default you don't get an instance name unless you set it explicitly.
(local) just means means to use the SQL Server installed in the current MachineAny of the following three
"(local)" ,
"." ,
".\\SQLEXPRESS"
can be used to make use of the SQL Server installed in the current Machine.
Every instance has instance name, so you can specify source=(local)\INSTANCE_NAME.
You can check instance's and their names in sql server configuration manager.
When you use data source="(local)";
It means it connects to SQL Server database on the local server
You can find more at microsoft references :
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms156450(v=sql.100).aspx