What is a SQL Server instance? - Server Fault
May 24, 2009 · An SQL Server instance is a complete SQL server and you can install many instances on a machine but you can have only 1 default instance. An SQL Server instance has …
sql server - What are named and default instances ... - Server Fault
Nov 3, 2009 · A named instance is identified by the network name of the computer plus the instance name that you specify during installation. The client must specify both the server …
Getting "error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance ... - Server Fault
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, …
sql server - When to use an MS SQL instance vs. different database …
Mar 18, 2011 · Here's some of the reasons to use multiple instances: Using different instances (named instances) allows you to run different application databases at different SQL Server …
Copying SQL Server settings to new server
Oct 17, 2019 · 1 We are a small business using a single SQL Server 2014 instance as our main data platform. We now need to set up a second instance (2017) to hold additional data - this is …
How to connect an ODBC DSN to nondefault SQL Server instance …
The SQL Server in the new server is not the default instance, but I used SQL Configuration Manager to change the default port of that instance to 1433. SQL Management Studio can …
Error Connection to SQL Server using [HOSTNAME]\instance or …
In your SQL Server Configuration Manager, check the Network Configuration TCP/IP settings - on the IP addresses tab, is the IP address that your FQDN resolves to actually enabled? If you …
How do I get this SQL Server ODBC Connection working?
Named pipes and TCIP protocols for SQL server 2005 are disabled by default. Have you enabled them under "SQL server configuration manager"? You can find the protocols in the SQL …
SQL Instances and Servers - Server Fault
A SQL 2005 Installation, with instance called SQL2005 - I connect to this via SQL Studio Manager and when I connect to Servername I put: SERVERNAME\SQL2005 A SQL 2008 Installation, …
SQL is not showing up when trying to connect to it via ... - Server …
Jan 31, 2024 · The new SQL Server/instance is not showing up in the ODBC client on a windows client. - What do you mean, exactly? It doesn't just show up in the client. How are you trying to …