I have downloaded SSMS and I am trying to figure out how to chose a "server" in order to log in and see how it works. However, I can't understand from where I "create" or "pick" the server from which I am supposed to create the connection for the DB.
I have no idea how to start it or pick a server.
Is what I get when turn on the application.
What should I do in order to start the application? Thank you!
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I am working on a project with a friend and he has deployed a SQL Server database. He uses a PC and can access the database using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
However I have a Macbook with an M1 chip and so I cannot use SSMS and need to figure out which SQL Server application I want.
It seems like the way to go is Microsoft Azure Data Studio. I cannot figure out how to connect properly, I have looked at several solutions posted online which all say to download docker, download the latest SQL Server image, use SQL edge, run SQL Server in a container and then open Azure and connect.
One caveat is that all these tutorials end with creating a SQL Server on the local host rather than connecting to an existing one.
In Azure, after entering server id, username and password, there is a green dot on the label of the DB on the left drop down menu, indicating that the connection to the DB was successful. However whenever I try to view the DB's from the drop down it loads and then errors:
Object Explorer task didn't complete within 45 seconds
and I cannot run any basic queries either.
At this point I don't care what IDE I use as long as it works. Any advice is much appreciated. It seems like this task should be super easy but has given me such a hard time and we cannot continue working on the project until I get access.
Anyways, thanks again in advance! and lmk if there's any other info I should provide.
Tried using docker with Azure Data Studio and my results were the same as when I only used Azure.
You'll want to use Azure Data Studio.
You don't need Docker at all to meet your goals. Those tutorials were in regards to running your own SQL Server instance on a Mac. You're trying to connect to an existing instance.
As mentioned in the comments, where is the existing SQL Server instance located?...is it on a server that's part of a domain. Is your Mac part of that same domain? It sounds like you're getting some kind of timeout issue or some sort of authentication issue. So this is more of an infrastructure question.
Once connected to the SQL Server instance in Azure Data Studio, what happens if you just open a blank worksheet and run the query SELECT ##SERVERNAME?
I have been working on SQL server 2014. It was working fine. Today when i was trying to connect to server it is not connecting. It is showing this error.
This probably is the issue because Windows turn off some services to optimize the windows performance, You should Try this:
Search Services in your search bar and open it, Search for SQL Server Services from the list of services, right-click > start and try connecting to your SQL Server again. make sure they are running
start MSSQLSERVER service from SERVICES tab in CONTROL PANEL
provided you are typing right database credentials
Probably you might want to start SQL server using SQL server configuration Manager (you can find it directly from Start menu) or you can go to the path in your C Drive based on SQL server version
See link from Microsoft:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/sql-server-configuration-manager?view=sql-server-2017
I read another article concerning this problem when getting the file in use message. I went into SQL Management studio and disconnected the database but still no success in connecting. Here's what's happening step by step:
I downloaded SQL Express 2014 and installed it. I created a DB called MyEntertainmentDB, then created a couple of files (Movies and Rating). I added some data to both. I fired up VS and in VB I created a form added various controls including a datagrid. The DB exists in the default location used by MS SQL. I clicked the Smart Tag and the data grid view tasks window appears. I click the choose data source drop down arrow and then add project data source. Database is highlighted and I click next. Dataset is highlighted and I click next. Now I click new connection and select Microsoft SQL Server Database File (Data provider is .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server (the only thing in that drop down box)) and I click Continue. Now I'm shown a window that has the data source as Microsoft SQL Server Database File (SqlClient) in the first box and I browse to where my database is located and select it (which is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA\MyEntertainmentDB.mdf). Everything is going well and I'm using Windows Authentication. I click ok. Now it waits several minutes and I get this message:
The attempt to attach to the database failed with the following message: 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 the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 50 - Local Database Runtime error occurred. Cannot create an automatic instance. See the Windows Application event log for error details.
I looked in theSQL Server log but nothing was mentioned shedding any light. I could not find any VS log. I checked the windows logs but could not find anything seemingly relevant. I'm at a loss for this problem and am about ready to trash MS SQL server and just go with MS Access 2010 or MySQL. Does anybody see where I'm going wrong? If so, please help, I've tried to be very specific and hope I've provided all info necessary.
First of all you must configure your MSSQL Express Server to respond.
To do that you must open SQL Server Configuration Manager (on Windows 8.1 just go in the upper right corner, hit Search and type: SQL Server Configuration Manager. If you are using Windows 7 you can find it on Start Menu).
On SQL Config Manager you must go to expand SQL Server Network Configuration and you'll see Protocols for (your DB instance). Click on that.
After you click on Protocols for (your DB instance) in the right window you will see Shared Memory, Named Pipes and TCP/IP. Double click on each and set them to Enabled = Yes.
Now your MSSQL Server must listen to standard port 1433. To do this double click on TCP/IP, select IP Addresses (Now you will see IP1 config, IP2 config, etc), scroll down to IPAll and set TCP Dynamic Ports to 0 and TCP Port to 1433.
Now restart your SQL Server Service. If don't know how to this, just reboot your computer. After reboot open command prompt and type netstat -a to see if your MSSQL is listening on port 1433.
Now in Visual Studio when you are connecting to your SQL Server on Server Name type server IP (your IP or 127.0.0.1) or you can select your SQL Server instance from dropdown list without any problems.
You can check this tutorial too: Allow SQL Server Express to accept remote connections
Alright, I finally solved the problem and not in a way people would think. First off, I want to thank everyone who responded with the intelligent answers, but we were off base on this one and I'm not sure why, but your responses ultimately led to my defeating this problem. I've been wrestling with this problem for the last 3 days almost exclusively - I don't like being beaten - and 1 entire night. I've uninstalled and re-installed several times and even got superstitious and waved a chicken bone - lol - at it but nothing worked! I've asked this question on several web sites and finally I went to a link that stated the .msi file was included with MS SQL Server 2012 Management objects I and was hesitant to download as they pertained to the 2012 version. So after tinkering to no avail I downloaded the 2012 CLR Types and Management Objects and looked in the Windows\assemblies folder and still no v 11. But I guess 2012 installation installed them in Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\SDK\assemblies\Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.dll v11.0.2100.60. I ran VS 2013 and added the data source. After going through all this problem I'm wondering why Microsoft invents all these places to put things when one would work. Every version of windows from 3 to present has always been totally revised and I wonder for what. Improvements are okay but quit reinventing the wheel. Without your help I might not have ever found the solution and perhaps would have been an oracle or mysql guru or not. Your the men. Thanks all.
Do not connect to mdf, connect to the SQL Server and use MyEntertainmentDB database from there.
The MDF file is locked by the SQL Server for reading/writing data.
I installed Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, after joining to domain I changed computer name and mistakenly I deleted the administrators group from SQL Server login users and now I am not able to login.
Any suggestion?
I know this is old but I just used the Gui instead.
Step 1. Start SSMS
Step 2. Select the server name drop down and click browse more.
step 3. select local or network tab based where the server is and expand Database engine and select the correct computer name\sql server
Follow the steps in this article: http://v-consult.be/2011/05/26/recover-sa-password-microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2/
Basically you have to modify the SQL Server Service settings so that it starts in admin mode. This will only allow one connection to it. Once you start it up you can create a new sysadmin user that you can use from then on.
Also I do know that you need to run certain scripts on a SQL Server if you change the hostname of the server. You should find them if you google them.
If you have mixed mode authentication enabled on the SQL Server instance, you can login using the sa account, with the password that you specified during installation.
If you have only Windows authentication enabled, I'm not sure. You could try running setup again and seeing if it will let you change the authentication mode, but somehow I doubt that it will let you do anything without first connecting to the instance with your Windows identity.
As a last resort, you could try uninstalling and re-installing the SQL Server instance, then re-attaching all your databases.
Add the new name of the computer and you should be able to login again..
There is probably a simple answer to this question but I do not have much experience with SQL Server/SSAS. I can connect to my local server PCNAME\SQLEXPRESS in SQL Server 2008. On that server I have made a database, some dimension tables, and a fact table that I intend to build a cube from.
I have been following tutorials on the internet on how to build a cube. I can successfully make a data source that connects to PCNAME\SQLEXPRESS, as well as make a data source view from it.
The problem is that after I build the cube, I get A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running. and cannot process the cube. BIDS is displaying the star schema of my tables just fine, recognizes the relationships via foreign keys, etc... so I figured the server was running since it could access all of that data.
Does anyone know why this is happening, and if my server really isn't running can someone tell me how to start it? I am using SQL Server 2008 R2.
Thanks,
Logan
edit: I just tried to change the server name to PCNAME\SQLEXPRESS instead of localhost in the Properties->Deployment option menu. I get A connection cannot be made to redirector. Ensure that 'SQL Browser' is running.
I solved this problem - for people that find this page on Google in the future: when I first installed SQL Server, the SSAS part failed to install. I uninstalled SQL Server and when I reinstalled, I looked deeper into the issue. Apparently one of the services needed to run SSAS has a weird bug where it cannot be started if your Event Log is full. I finished the installation of SQL Server, cleared my Event Log (Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer -> Click Each Log and go to Action -> Clear All Events), and then started the SSAS service in the SQL Configuration Manager.
You can start by going to "Programs->Microsoft SQL Server 2008->Configuration Tools->SQL Server Configuration Manager". Once there, you need to start the services "SQL Server", "SQL Server Analysis Services", and maybe try starting "SQL Server Browser", though I believe that is not necessary.