[dba-SQLServer] Problems registering database

Colby, John JColby at dispec.com
Mon Oct 11 13:55:06 CDT 2004


ooooohhhh cool.  thanks

John W. Colby
The DIS Database Guy


-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Barro [mailto:ebarro at afsweb.com]
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 2:32 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Problems registering database


John,

This trick might help.

Put an entry in your HOSTS file (one each machine that runs SQL server) that
corresponds to the SQL server's IP and name

eg.

192.168.xxx.xxx	Neo2
192.168.xxx.xxx	Neo1
192.168.xxx.xxx	Soltek1
192.168.xxx.xxx	ColbyM6805
192.168.xxx.xxx	MaryDesktop

Everytime you register SQL server using EM it won't have difficulty finding
the correct SQL server.

I learned this trick a while back when all of a sudden I could not register
the SQL server successfully. Prior to that I didn't have any issues.
Something changed (possibly a SQL server service pack) and EM stopped
recognizing SQL server registrations the "old way". I haven't had any issues
with registering SQL server using EM once I added an entry for each SQL
server machine I wanted to register in the HOSTS file.

Eric


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Colby,
John
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 11:02 AM
To: 'dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com'
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Problems registering database


Francisco,

Thanks for that.  I am not running the XP firewall (never will) but I am
running a firewall.  However I disabled all the firewalls for the purposes
of testing this stuff and that didn't help.  Having the port number is
important though for setting up my firewalls so I appreciate that.

The problem with using SQL Server authentication is that as soon as I get
into that I have to set up users (none exist at this point) and that brings
up what rights they need.  There are a TON of them and I don't really
understand that stuff.  One of the reasons I specifically asked for "step by
step".

John W. Colby
The DIS Database Guy


-----Original Message-----
From: Francisco Tapia [mailto:fhtapia at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 1:10 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Problems registering database


Not only that, you are running XP SP2 IIRC from one of your ealier
posts... please check that your software firewall is allowing sql
server to get through it default listens on port 1433, so please make
sure that at least this port is open.

2ndly make sure that the Sql Server is set up to listen in mixed mode
so you can at your whim, choose between nt authentication and sql
Server sercuity... to do this go to Neo2, and right click the server
in EM, and choose the type of authentication allowed.

when registering from other pc's you can elect to use the IP instead
of the name, and thus make for less headaches..













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