I have just installed SQL Server 2016 CTP3.2 on a Windows 10 machine.
The problem I have now is that SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is not able to find the local server.
The Database Engine has not any server and if I click "" only the Integration Services has identified the local server (the computer name).
Why can´t the database engine locate the local server?
Sandeep, are you still running into this problem? To view the local database server, you can type in "." under the server name input.
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I installed SQL Server 2012 Express from scratch, but it is not working. Same problem again.
By default, SQL Server Express will install as a named SQLEXPRESS instance - so you need to use your IP address with \SQLEXRPESS added to it as your server name:
Server Name: 192.168.1.199\SQLEXPRESS
Update: you need to go to SQL Server Configuration Manager and find out what your instance name is.
Start Menu
> Microsoft SQL Server 2012
> Configuration Tools
> SQL Server 2012 Configuration Manager
You should see a screen something like this:
Find the entry for SQL Server that is in the "running" state - what does it say in the brackets after SQL Server? That's your instance name - if it's a default SQL Server Express installation, it should say SQLEXPRESS. If it doesn't - well then that's your instance name right there (unless when it's MSSQLSERVER - then it's the unnamed instance).
Use 192.168.1.199\instance-name as your server name
I have just set up Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to my computer. However, server name: is empty and I do not know how to handle with it.
Thanks all of you
Which edition of SQL Server did you set up?
If you setup SQL Server 2012 Express, then the default instance name is SQLEXPRESS, so you should be able to use any of these server names:
.\SQLEXPRESS
(local)\SQLEXPRESS
localhost\SQLEXRPESS
If you've set up any other edition of SQL Server 2012, and picked the default instance, then your server name would be:
.
(local)
localhost
and if you picked a different instance name during setup - well, I hope you see how to concatenate together . (or (local) or localhost) with the instance name to get connected.
I was just given a laptop to perform some development from a client and I am currently in the process of setting it up. Visual Studio 2010 is installed as well as SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2. I'm trying to open SQL Server Management Studio to connect to the database but so far am not having much luck. I'm used typing in for a server name something like...
localhost
(local)
SQLEXPRESS
None of these are working.
So my question is: How can I tell what type of SQL Server installation and configuration I have on this machine, and how can I discover what server name I need to use in order to properly connect to it?
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I looked into the services as directed and found a few instances as indicated. SQLEXPRESS and MSSQLSERVER. I have tried to login with both of those options in these configurations...
SQLEXPRESS
MSSQLSERVER
computername\SQLEXPRESS
computername\MSSQLSERVER
.\SQLEXPRESS
.\MSSQLSERVER
None of these worked. I also altered the 'Log On As' property of the services from 'Network Service' to 'Local System' and tried them again. Still no success.
Instead of giving:
./SQLEXPRESS //in the Server Name
I put this:
.\SQLEXPRESS //which solved my problem
You should be able to see it in the Services panel. Look for a servicename like Sql Server (MSSQLSERVER). The name in the parentheses is your instance name.
If sql server is installed on your machine, you should check
Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 20XX -> Configuration Tools -> SQL Server Configuration Manager -> SQL Server Services
You'll see "SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER)"
Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 20XX -> Configuration Tools -> SQL Server Configuration Manager -> SQL Server Network Configuration -> Protocols for MSSQLSERVER -> TCP/IP
Make sure it's using port number 1433
If you want to see if the port is open and listening try this from your command prompt...
telnet 127.0.0.1 1433
And yes, SQL Express installs use localhost\SQLEXPRESS as the instance name by default.
Sometimes none of these would work for me. So I used to create a new web project in VS and select Authorization as "Individual User Accounts". I believe this work with some higher version of .NET Framework or something. But when you do this it will have your connection details. Mostly something like this
(LocalDb)\MSSQLLocalDB
by default -
you can also log in to sql express using server name as:
./SQLEXPRESS
or log in to sql server simply as
.
This was provided after installation of Sql Express 2019
Server=localhost\SQLEXPRESS;Database=master;Trusted_Connection=True;
So just use 'localhost\SQLEXPRESS' in server name and windows authentication worked for me.
Similar to what StuartLC was saying, my problem was not resolved until I enabled TCP/IP protocol under SQL Network Configuration>>Protocols for MSSQLSERVER in the SQL Server Configuration Manager dialogue box. After enabling this and a restart, my SSMS connected right away with just the instance name (no ~\MSSQLSERVER).
All of the following services should be running,for successful connectivity:
SQL Full test filter Daemon,
SQL server(SQLEXPRESS),
SQL Server Agent(SQLEXPRESS),
SQL Server Browser,
SQL server reporting service and
SQL Server VSS Writer
I am trying to connect to SQL Server 2005 express edition from SQL Server Management.
From the server configuration manager, I found the SQL Server Service to be running and within bracket, it's written(SQLEXPRESS). I understand SQLEXPRESS is the instance name, therefore I have to use following string for server name: \SQLEXPRESS.
I am using windows authentication. I am logged into an account that is non admin.
Can someone suggest me how I can establish the connection.
Thanks.
Try .\SQLEXPRESS..
From here:
By default, SQL Server Express
installs as an instance named
"SQLEXPRESS," for example. You connect
to a named instance by specifying the
instance name with the server name in
the connection string. That is why you
normally specify ".\SQLEXPRESS" as the
server name when connecting to a local
SQL Server Express database. The dot
means the local server and \SQLEXPRESS
specifies the SQLEXPRESS named
instance.