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I need to convert a named instance of SQL server 2005, to a default instance.
Is there a way to do this without a reinstall?
Started by DevelopingChris on
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@ChanChan
This is why a lot.[instancename]
The....
A lot of times I'll use client alias to point an application at a different sql server won't have to worry about if the server is the default instance or not.
Would be here.
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Hello, I need to register a few different instances of SQL Server on a machine that is already running a default instance. Is there way to do this without affecting the default instance? I read that I need to run through the install process again to do...
Started by Mike C. on
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by 3 people.
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To add new instances of a SQL Server you mustAre you sure u need to run the install process for registering a DB instance?
afaik - You just run the installation....
Provide the instance name, port, uid/pwd and register it.
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I took my SQL Server 2008 offline because I was trying to do something... Now I can't log in to it using SQL Server Management Studio anymore. "The server was not found or was not accessible." I'm not sure exactly what I did, but whatever I did, I need...
Started by howdy on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Check what you did against this article:
SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 – Could not open a connection to SQL Server)
You need to start the SQL Server Windows on "Services....
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When I install SQL Server 2008 Express in prompts me to create an instance and aborts if I don't. Then I see that information in an entry in Sql Server Configuration Manager on SQL Server Services. What is a SQL Server instance?
Started by J. Pablo Fernández on
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An SQL Server instance has its own copy of ....
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.
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I'm setting up a dedicated SQL Server 2005 box on Windows Server 2008 this week, and would like to pare it down to be as barebones as possible while still being fully functional.
To that end, the "Server Core" option sounds appealing, but I'm not clear...
Started by Dave Ward on
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by 6 people.
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Run the....
Host a remoteNot sure how credible this source is , but:
The Windows Server 2008 Core edition can:
Run the file server role.
Run Windows Explorer.
Run Internet Explorer.
Run an Exchange Server.
A SQL Server.
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I would like to change the name of my SQL Server instance. Is there a simple way of doing this or is a significant effort required? Note, this is a named instance - not the default instance.
Started by Mario on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
/questions/35026/sql-server-convert-a-named-instance-to-default-instance#35641
Or you could try have confidence in....
There is no simple way of renaming a SQL Server instance, one can create SQL aliases .
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I have lost all passwords for a SQL Server instance, how do I give myself admin access again?
Started by Ben Aston on
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by 3 people.
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Open Configuration Manager
Stop the server instance
Right, click >> properties >> there are no spaces anywhere in the string
Restart server
sqlcmd -S localhost from the command prompt
EXEC sp the database server
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How to set connection pool to 100 in sql server 2005 instance
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250 connections, you could use this connection string:
server=MyServer;database=MyDatabase.
The most important properties are:
Pooling : which can be true, max .
Use to connect to SQL Server.
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Hi,
Is it possible to change a sql server instance name? Or is it something that can only be set during installation?
Started by Blankman on
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On ....
Rename the instance but you can rename a server (sql2000 only) - does that help at all?
Have a look set originating_server = 'newname'
You'll need to restart your SQL Server
of your databases and then try this.
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Hi guys, we have a dev server. First we had SQL 2000 (default instance), when SQL 2005 came out, we installed it as a named instance. Nowadays we barely use the SQL2000 instance, but this is the default. We would like the SQL2005 to be the default instance...
Started by emzero on
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Or just wipe clean and install SQL 2005 first as the default....
You'll need to upgrade the default instance to SQL 2005, remove the 2005 named instance and reinstall SQL 2000 as a named instance.
Unfortunately, no.
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