I am new to SQL server, I want to connect my SQL Server(Management Studio) to a network SQL Server, How can I do that??
Enter your server, username, and password.
You can use windows authentication etc. What in particular are you finding hard about connecting to your particular server?
When you open the management studio, it should have a spot to specify the hostname and credentials you want to connect with. Just enter the remote server name and credentials to connect with and that should be it (assuming the remote server allows remote connections).
Since you want use the Network Server, You need to check 2 things for Windows Authentication you need to have the access to the remote machine means you should be able to connect remotely using mstsc command. And the second if you are using SQL server authentication then check the functional id which you are using is correct or not. If this 2 things satisfy you can connect any remote server from your machine.
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I would like to connect SQl server DB in VM using my local sql server management studio.
What should I need for server name ?
Can I use my server Windows authentication for VM in my local ?
Create an empty text file on your VM and give it extension .udl
Doubleclick on it now you can set the properties easy from combobox
Adjust the properties and click on "test connection" until it works
Now open the file in notepad and there you see a complete connection string.
Note that for SQL Server authentication you need to configure the protocol in SQL Server Configuration Manager
When you are in Management studio on your local machine, you will need the hostname or IP address of the VM.
For Windows Authentication, you will need an account on the local domain that both your workstation and the database VM are connected to.
For SQL server authentication, you will need an account in the SQL Server instance.
In both cases, security will need to be configured and associated with your account.
Are you on a domain, or is this just a private server?
Use name of the VM where SQL server is running.
And yes, you can use Windows authentication. Depending on your domain settings.
This will help you How to: Create a SQL Server Login It is not much difference from SQL login.
And if you are in Administrators group on machine running SQL Server, then your login already should be included.
And if your machine with Management Studio and server with SQL Server are in different domains, then you will need to run Management Studio under different account
runas /netonly /user:domain\username "c:\path\ssms.exe"
See Connect to SQL Servers in another domain using Windows Authentication
I have looked everywhere on Stack Overflow and I have not found an answer that closely compares to my scenario, so please bear with me.
The issue is I was recently given a development server at work and I have to migrate my current project (which I have on SQL Server Management Studio running on SQL Server Express) so that it is hosted on that server. I was just given the server name and authorized access to it. So I can connect to it through Remote Desktop Connection (RDC), but I am clueless as to where to go from here.
I have tried going in through RDC and opening Management Studio from there but when plugging in my server name and using Windows Authentication it doesn't let me in. And I can't use SQL Server Authentication because I'd have to be actually in to be able to create an SQL login.
How can I connect to this server through Management Studio?
The server is in the same network? In the management studio, in server name, you can put a IP address or computer name.
Do you know if SQL is even installed on the server you are tasked to deploy to? You are able to "connect" to SQL Express locally because the instance is installed on your local machine. You will need an instance of SQL installed on the remote machine to be able to use SSMS to connect to the remote instance.
If you are attempting to connect to an already created DB that you have been using the credentials are the same, if you know the address and you have the ports opened on your computer to allow the connection. If you are going to start a new DB on the server, then you will have to connect via AD credentials IF your admin has given you the proper access. I personally suggest using AD credentials to create connections, it's just a lot more secure.
If you are trying to connect to the local db, then it should be on the drop down list on the log in screen.
You are going to have to talk with your admin who set it up if you are still having problems.
You might have to Enter your Server Details in the Hosts File on the Current Application Server
For Accessing Hosts File,
Go to Run and type drivers and Hit Enter. Go to the etc Folder and you will see hosts file in the Folder.
At the End of the File Enter the Server IP And Server Name
Save the file and try Logging into the Server Management Studio again
Hopefull, this would help
I have installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, and now when I want to open that database using SQL Server Management Studio on the client machine it fails to open.
But the database opens normally on the server.
The owner of the database is sa and on client I am logged in with windows authentication.
How to resolve this error??
the server priciple smtech/prabhu is not able to access the database
the user is of client under the server domain
I suggest making sure that the account you are trying to connect with actually has access.
Log onto the server, open up management studio, look in object explorer. There should be a Security folder icon in the treeview, Expand that and the Logins folder.
If the user you are trying to connect with isnt present you may need to add it.
Other than this instead of connecting with windows authentication maybe try connect with SQL Server Authentication as the SA user?
Is both Client and DB sever are on SAME domain ?? If not, then I think Windows Authentication will not work for you.
(As already suggested in above answer) create a SQL Login try with to connect DB from Client using that Login.
If both machine are on same domain and still you are not able to connect server, then few things you can check,
Can your client actually "see" this server over network ??
Most common reason is firewall. By default SQL Server communicates from port 1433 and 1434. Try to see if this MSDN link helps
Make sure that your SQL Server instance is configured to communicate using TCP/IP. This can be configured from SQL Server Configuration Manager.
I am developing a application for a small user group and decided to use sql express.
So the design as normal is sql express will be hosted in one machine(as server machine) and users client app will connect to sql-express host machine for accessing db.
Now the problem is remote clients are not able to connect the db, but host machine can access the db. Can someone please help if you have tried this before ??
Connection string used is as below, do we need to change the connection string ?
Data Source=Hostname\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=true; AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\mydb.mdf;User Instance=true;
Note: Users are not domain connected they are LAN connected.
The database service is probably not setup to listen on TCP port 1433 by default for security reasons. You need to use the configuration utility to enable remote access. You also need to make sure that port is not being blocked by a firewall. These instructions for SQL Server 2005 are useful.
If the users are not running under a domain account I believe you will have issues with authentication. You may want to add them to a domain, or enable SQL Server (password) authentication. After enabling this you can specify a username and password via the connection string. You need to make sure that the user exists and has access to the appropriate tables, views, or stored procedures.
By default, SQL Server does not permit remote connections. You need to change this via the Server Configuration Manager in the Start Menu.
How to connect to a remote SQL Server using servername, username & password in SQL Server 2005 ?
I'm going to assume that you're talking exactly about what your question asks, how to connect to a remote MSSQL instance inside SQL Server, rather than through SQL Server Management Studio because 1) you don't mention SSMS and 2) it's pretty obvious how to connect with SSMS (I mean, the connect box is right there when you start it).
To connect to one MSSQL instance from another you can use linked servers. You can query data from linked servers, and if they are configured for RPC Out you can also execute SQL against them.
If the server is configured for integrated security, there is no way of doing it without changing the security option.
Check out the ConnectionStrings website - it shows you how to build a connection string that will allow you to connect from your machine to a remote SQL Server instance.
That connection string will typically look something like:
server=YourServerHere;database=YourDatabase;User ID=YourUser;Password=Top$ecret
But there are lots of options and additional things you can specify - the ConnectionStrings.com web site shows and explains them all!