Instances of SQL Server have disappeared

Hi,

We had 5 instances of SQL Server running on one of our machines and everything looked to be working fine. Today I installed another instance for a new application and once done and rebooted the new instance didn't show in the SQL Server Enterprise Manager. At this point we decided to uninstall it. After that 4 of the existing instances have diapered as well even though they are running and responding requests from their respective applications.

I did some googling and all I could see is something related to a command called nscontrol but I couldn't find any nscontrol executable on that machine.

Does anyone have any idea what this problem could be?

Thanksnscontrol is related to SQL Notification Services. I don't think that would be part of your solution.

I'm confused why you are installing a new instance of SQL Server for each application?

In any case, are you having any better luck? If not, can you go to the Windows command prompt on the server where SQL Server is running and type in osql -L and see if your instances are all listed? Have you checked your system's event log for any clues? How about the SQL Server error log?

I know that you should be able to run up to 16 instances of SQL Server, so you are probably not hitting that limitation.

Terri|||I'm with Terri. Instead of running 5 instances of SQL Server, why not use 1? And use 5 different databases? Seems like a better solution to me. Probably less overhead too.|||Sorry for not posting sooner, someone here has experienced something similar and the solution was to reregister every instance in Enterprise Manager. We can't explain why this thing happens but looks like this is what had to be done.

With respect to using instances rather then databases, the theory here is that we try to stay away from database administration and delegate it to the groups that actually need that application and databases that is why we give different instances to different groups of people. I hope that this explains somehow our situation.|||Glad you got it sorted out.

Yes, I had done research after you had made that post and read the cases for having multiple instances on the same server. That does make sense. Just keep in mind you can't have more than 16 instances :-)

Terri|||Yes, we knew about 16 instances limit.

Thanks

'Instances' of SQL Server 2000?

Our application requires multiple instances of SQL Server 2000 in order to h
ave multiple databases, which the app clients use. Has something to do with
the name of the SQL Server instance; each instance needs to be named differe
ntly.
How does this work? Do I install SQL Server multiple times in different loca
tions, or is it simply a defined thing in SQL Server? Is there a 'per instan
ce' licensing issue, or will my one SQL Server license cover the multiple in
stances of SQL Server on on
e server system?
Thanks,
JohnI believe Standard edition is licensed per instance but Enterprise Edition
can be installed with multiple instances on a server. It's best to check
the EULA to be totally certain though. But having to buy one new copy of SE
could be worth looking at why this very odd requirement was "assumed" in the
application's design IMO.
hth
Eric
John wrote:
> Our application requires multiple instances of SQL Server 2000 in
> order to have multiple databases, which the app clients use. Has
> something to do with the name of the SQL Server instance; each
> instance needs to be named differently.
> How does this work? Do I install SQL Server multiple times in
> different locations, or is it simply a defined thing in SQL Server?
> Is there a 'per instance' licensing issue, or will my one SQL Server
> license cover the multiple instances of SQL Server on one server
> system?
> Thanks,
> John|||> Our application requires multiple instances of SQL Server 2000 in order to
have multiple databases
That's the part I don't get. Why can't the application use multiple
databases in a single instance?

> How does this work? Do I install SQL Server multiple times in different
locations
For multiple instances, yes.

> Is there a 'per instance' licensing issue
Depending on the edition of SQL Server, the licensing model you're using,
the OS, etc. You really should verify licensing compliance with a local
Microsoft rep. They can give you the legal answer as opposed to collating a
variety of opinions here.
http://www.aspfaq.com/
(Reverse address to reply.)|||It is poor design IMO, but I have to live with it. On the matter of the mult
iple instances, what is meant by 'instance'? multiple installations? multipl
e 'spawnings' of SQL Server under a parent 'SQL Server manager-like' server
process? does it end up loo
king like multiple servers systems each running a SQL Server, each with diff
erent names, data paths, etc, but actually all running on the same server sy
stem?
John
"Eric Sabine" wrote:

> I believe Standard edition is licensed per instance but Enterprise Edition
> can be installed with multiple instances on a server. It's best to check
> the EULA to be totally certain though. But having to buy one new copy of
SE
> could be worth looking at why this very odd requirement was "assumed" in t
he
> application's design IMO.
> hth
> Eric
> John wrote:
>
>|||Think of an instance of how many times you ran setup.exe through completion
of the wizard. Every instance after the default (if the default is taken
at first install) has the name of the server _and_ instance name as the name
of the sql server itself.
John wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> It is poor design IMO, but I have to live with it. On the matter of
> the multiple instances, what is meant by 'instance'? multiple
> installations? multiple 'spawnings' of SQL Server under a parent 'SQL
> Server manager-like' server process? does it end up looking like
> multiple servers systems each running a SQL Server, each with
> different names, data paths, etc, but actually all running on the
> same server system?
> John
> "Eric Sabine" wrote:
>

'Instances' of SQL Server 2000?

Our application requires multiple instances of SQL Server 2000 in order to have multiple databases, which the app clients use. Has something to do with the name of the SQL Server instance; each instance needs to be named differently.
How does this work? Do I install SQL Server multiple times in different locations, or is it simply a defined thing in SQL Server? Is there a 'per instance' licensing issue, or will my one SQL Server license cover the multiple instances of SQL Server on on
e server system?
Thanks,
John
I believe Standard edition is licensed per instance but Enterprise Edition
can be installed with multiple instances on a server. It's best to check
the EULA to be totally certain though. But having to buy one new copy of SE
could be worth looking at why this very odd requirement was "assumed" in the
application's design IMO.
hth
Eric
John wrote:
> Our application requires multiple instances of SQL Server 2000 in
> order to have multiple databases, which the app clients use. Has
> something to do with the name of the SQL Server instance; each
> instance needs to be named differently.
> How does this work? Do I install SQL Server multiple times in
> different locations, or is it simply a defined thing in SQL Server?
> Is there a 'per instance' licensing issue, or will my one SQL Server
> license cover the multiple instances of SQL Server on one server
> system?
> Thanks,
> John
|||> Our application requires multiple instances of SQL Server 2000 in order to
have multiple databases
That's the part I don't get. Why can't the application use multiple
databases in a single instance?

> How does this work? Do I install SQL Server multiple times in different
locations
For multiple instances, yes.

> Is there a 'per instance' licensing issue
Depending on the edition of SQL Server, the licensing model you're using,
the OS, etc. You really should verify licensing compliance with a local
Microsoft rep. They can give you the legal answer as opposed to collating a
variety of opinions here.
http://www.aspfaq.com/
(Reverse address to reply.)
|||It is poor design IMO, but I have to live with it. On the matter of the multiple instances, what is meant by 'instance'? multiple installations? multiple 'spawnings' of SQL Server under a parent 'SQL Server manager-like' server process? does it end up loo
king like multiple servers systems each running a SQL Server, each with different names, data paths, etc, but actually all running on the same server system?
John
"Eric Sabine" wrote:

> I believe Standard edition is licensed per instance but Enterprise Edition
> can be installed with multiple instances on a server. It's best to check
> the EULA to be totally certain though. But having to buy one new copy of SE
> could be worth looking at why this very odd requirement was "assumed" in the
> application's design IMO.
> hth
> Eric
> John wrote:
>
>
|||Think of an instance of how many times you ran setup.exe through completion
of the wizard. Every instance after the default (if the default is taken
at first install) has the name of the server _and_ instance name as the name
of the sql server itself.
John wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> It is poor design IMO, but I have to live with it. On the matter of
> the multiple instances, what is meant by 'instance'? multiple
> installations? multiple 'spawnings' of SQL Server under a parent 'SQL
> Server manager-like' server process? does it end up looking like
> multiple servers systems each running a SQL Server, each with
> different names, data paths, etc, but actually all running on the
> same server system?
> John
> "Eric Sabine" wrote:
sql

Instances of SQL

Hi,

Is it possible to install more than one instance of SQL on the same server?
I am thinking of the SQL that comes with Windows 2003 SBS (Small business)

--
Thank you
Please post onlyYes. Sql2k supports named instances.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...nstall_259u.asp

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> Hi,
> Is it possible to install more than one instance of SQL on the same server?
> I am thinking of the SQL that comes with Windows 2003 SBS (Small business)
> --
> Thank you
> Please post only|||"!!bogus" <hello@.microb.com> wrote in message news:<Dwavc.95442$tb4.3789522@.news20.bellglobal.com>...
> Hi,
> Is it possible to install more than one instance of SQL on the same server?
> I am thinking of the SQL that comes with Windows 2003 SBS (Small business)

SQL2000 supports multiple instances (see Books Online), but you need
to consider the impact on the server resources - you will need to
manage CPU and memory carefully to give each instance enough to work
with, as well as leaving enough for the OS and other applications. I
don't know anything about SBS specifically, but my feeling would be
that since SBS already installs a bunch of different applications on
the same server, you probably don't want to add the complexity of
multiple MSSQL instances.

Depending on what you want to achieve, you might want to look at MSDE,
which is a free version of MSSQL with some limitations:

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/

Simon

instances of MSDE

I can install instances of MSDE without any problem. But
for some reasons the password (or the instance) get
corrupted after I try to upsize a table from MS Access to
an existing database in MSDE (I'll stop doing this).
But now I have multiple instances which I would like to
clean up. Does anybody know how to uninstall them?
Thanks
Perry
Hi ,
You can use the following information to uninstall msde.
A)Remove the following registry:
1) Remove the following ID_Number from your MSDE 2.0 instance
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\ID_Number
-- It has key value name 'ProductName' which displays the instance name.
For example, "ProductName" = Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine
(MYINSTANCE)
2)If you had patch applied on this MSDE 2.0 instance, you need to remove
ID_Number
for that MSDE 2.0 instance:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Patches\ID_Number
3) For MSDE 2.0 Default instance, remove
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
For MSDE 2.0 named instance, remove
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\Your_instance_name
4)If you have the following key points to MSDE 2.0 productGUID, then remove
the
InstanceComponentSet.x
For example, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\Component
SetInstanceComponentSet.x
-- For example, InstanceComponentSet.1 the has value matching the
productGUID of
sqlrun01.msi.
5)Remove :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\Produ
ctGUID
-- the Product GUID which refers to your MSDE 2.0 instance.
6)Remove the Sql server service key:
For MSDE 2.0 default instance, remove
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\MSSQLServer
For MSDE 2.0 named instance, remove
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\MSSQL$Your_Instance_Nam
e
7)Remove the Sql server agent service key:
For MSDE 2.0 default instance, remove
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SQLServerAgent
For MSDE 2.0 named instance, remove
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SQLAgent$Your_Instance_
Name
B)Remove the MSDE 2.0 instance data and program install directory:
For example, G:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL$Your_instanceName\data
For example, G:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL$Your_instanceName\binn
Now rerun the msde setup from the command prompt
Girish Sundaram
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Instances list on remote IP

Is there a way to get all the SQL Server instances with SQL SMO from a
remote computer?
I got few instances on some remote IP and
how to list them, how to pass to the function this address - could it be
done at all?
Second question:
Locally I'm using SmoApplication.EnumAvailableSqlServers, but
I've got SQLEXPRESS and MSDE SP 4, and got MYCOMPUTERNAME\SQLEXPRESS and
MYCOMPUTERNAME\MSDE2000 but if I do that:
DataTable dt = SmoApplication.EnumAvailableSqlServers(false);
if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)
{
foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
{
ddlSQLServerInstances.Items.Add(new
ListItem(dr["Name"].ToString(), dr["Name"].ToString()));
}
}
In my dropdownlist appears only MYCOMPUTERNAME, nothing more...
I'll be happy for any suggestions.
Thank you!!!I had the same problem and it turned out to be that the firewall is blocking
the packets. I think one needs to have UDP 1343 open outbound, but unless I
turn off the firewall I still do not get non-local server instances in the
enumeration; The data seems to be sent back on random UDP ports > 2700, (th
e
port range is not confirmed) and I'm not sure if one can specify ranges usin
g
the built-in Windows XP SP2 firewall.
If anyone has a solution for this that lets me use the same firewall and
still get the enumeration, please reply. I'm curious.
"christof" wrote:

> Is there a way to get all the SQL Server instances with SQL SMO from a
> remote computer?
> I got few instances on some remote IP and
> how to list them, how to pass to the function this address - could it be
> done at all?
> Second question:
> Locally I'm using SmoApplication.EnumAvailableSqlServers, but
> I've got SQLEXPRESS and MSDE SP 4, and got MYCOMPUTERNAME\SQLEXPRESS and
> MYCOMPUTERNAME\MSDE2000 but if I do that:
> DataTable dt = SmoApplication.EnumAvailableSqlServers(false);
> if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)
> {
> foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
> {
> ddlSQLServerInstances.Items.Add(new
> ListItem(dr["Name"].ToString(), dr["Name"].ToString()));
> }
> }
> In my dropdownlist appears only MYCOMPUTERNAME, nothing more...
> I'll be happy for any suggestions.
> Thank you!!!
>

Instances in Virtual SQL Servers

Can someone explain setting up instances in virtual SQL Servers? I know that you can have multiple virtual SQL Servers on a cluster, but does each default instance, or is it one default instance on the cluster no matter how many virtual servers you have?
Thank you.
On a cluster you get one default instance and 15 named instances OR 16 named
instances. Of course you don't have to create all the instances, these are
just maximum numbers. The number of hosts in the cluster doesn't matter
towards the instance count.
Geoff N. Hiten
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Senior Database Administrator
Careerbuilder.com
I support the Professional Association for SQL Server
www.sqlpass.org
"walkman" <walkman@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can someone explain setting up instances in virtual SQL Servers? I know
that you can have multiple virtual SQL Servers on a cluster, but does each
default instance, or is it one default instance on the cluster no matter how
many virtual servers you have?
> Thank you.
|||Thank you. I was confused in that I thought each virtual machine would have its own default instance.
"Geoff N. Hiten" wrote:

> On a cluster you get one default instance and 15 named instances OR 16 named
> instances. Of course you don't have to create all the instances, these are
> just maximum numbers. The number of hosts in the cluster doesn't matter
> towards the instance count.
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Senior Database Administrator
> Careerbuilder.com
> I support the Professional Association for SQL Server
> www.sqlpass.org
> "walkman" <walkman@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:232E50F3-15CA-40DA-9ABA-4026EA8400B6@.microsoft.com...
> that you can have multiple virtual SQL Servers on a cluster, but does each
> default instance, or is it one default instance on the cluster no matter how
> many virtual servers you have?
>
>
|||Each Virtual Server gets a single instance. It can be either a named
instance or a default instance, however only one such virtual server per
cluster can hold a default instance. This is because of how SQL stores the
binaries for each instance locally on each host node.
Geoff N. Hiten
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Senior Database Administrator
Careerbuilder.com
I support the Professional Association for SQL Server
www.sqlpass.org
"walkman" <walkman@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you. I was confused in that I thought each virtual machine would
have its own default instance.[vbcol=seagreen]
> "Geoff N. Hiten" wrote:
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|||Don't feel bad. You are not alone. This is confusing at the beginning.
Here are some additional references that you may find useful:
================================================== ====
Microsoft Whitepaper - SQL Server 2000 Failover Clustering
http://www.microsoft.com/SQL/techinf...vercluster.asp
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 High Availability Series
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...y/sqlhalp.mspx
Microsoft Webcasts
Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Clustering
http://support.microsoft.com/default...lurb051001.asp
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Virtual Server: Things You Should Know
http://support.microsoft.com/default...lurb032602.asp
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Virtual Server Basic Setup, Maintenance, and Service Pack
http://support.microsoft.com/default...lurb061002.asp
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Failover Clustering Disaster Recovery Procedures
http://support.microsoft.com/default...lurb101802.asp
Troubleshooting SQL 2000 Virtual Server and Service Pack Setups for Failover Clustering
http://support.microsoft.com/default...lurb020703.asp
Q243218 INF: Installation Order for SQL 2000 Enterprise Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=243218
Q260758 - INF: Frequently Asked Questions - SQL Server 2000 - Failover Clustering
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260758
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Instances

How to see the no of instances created for my server.

if it is sql server 2005

sqlcmd -L : it will list all the instances in the network , you can identify by machine name what all the instance in your machine

for SQL 2000

osql -L

|||yes. They give the list of sql servers in the list.
But what i want is
the instances created for my server only.|||

Launch the services console: services.msc - it should list a separate SQL Server service for each instance.

You can also check the registry: HKLM\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names.

Thanks
Laurentiu

sql

Instance/sqlservr.exe problem

Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
regards, Tomatoma
DBCC MEMORYSTATUS on the both instances
"toma" <toma@.kolumbus.fi> wrote in message
news:ab32h.43057$8W7.25630@.reader1.news.jippii.net...
> Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
> sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100%
> CPU time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
> regards, Toma
>|||From Task Manager, you can find the process ID of the sqlservr.exe process.
If the ProcessID column is not displayed, Go to Views -> Select Columns...
and click on PID.
In the errorlog of a SQL instance, the process ID of that instance is
reported at the beginning of the errorlog. Alternatively, you can query the
process ID of the instance with SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID').
Linchi
"toma" wrote:

> Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
> sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CP
U
> time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
> regards, Toma
>
>|||You can get the PID you see in Task Manager by executing the
following on an instance:
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID')
-Sue
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:37:38 +0200, "toma" <toma@.kolumbus.fi>
wrote:

>Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
>sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
>time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
>regards, Toma
>

Instance/sqlservr.exe problem

Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
regards, Toma
toma
DBCC MEMORYSTATUS on the both instances
"toma" <toma@.kolumbus.fi> wrote in message
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> Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
> sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100%
> CPU time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
> regards, Toma
>
|||From Task Manager, you can find the process ID of the sqlservr.exe process.
If the ProcessID column is not displayed, Go to Views -> Select Columns...
and click on PID.
In the errorlog of a SQL instance, the process ID of that instance is
reported at the beginning of the errorlog. Alternatively, you can query the
process ID of the instance with SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID').
Linchi
"toma" wrote:

> Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
> sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
> time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
> regards, Toma
>
>
|||You can get the PID you see in Task Manager by executing the
following on an instance:
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID')
-Sue
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:37:38 +0200, "toma" <toma@.kolumbus.fi>
wrote:

>Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
>sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
>time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
>regards, Toma
>

Instance/sqlservr.exe problem

Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
regards, Tomatoma
DBCC MEMORYSTATUS on the both instances
"toma" <toma@.kolumbus.fi> wrote in message
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> Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
> sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100%
> CPU time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
> regards, Toma
>|||From Task Manager, you can find the process ID of the sqlservr.exe process.
If the ProcessID column is not displayed, Go to Views -> Select Columns...
and click on PID.
In the errorlog of a SQL instance, the process ID of that instance is
reported at the beginning of the errorlog. Alternatively, you can query the
process ID of the instance with SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID').
Linchi
"toma" wrote:
> Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
> sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
> time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
> regards, Toma
>
>|||You can get the PID you see in Task Manager by executing the
following on an instance:
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('ProcessID')
-Sue
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:37:38 +0200, "toma" <toma@.kolumbus.fi>
wrote:
>Hi! I have SQL 2000 server with several instance. Every instance start own
>sqlservr.exe task on Task Manager. Now one of sqlservr.exe is take 100% CPU
>time, but I don't know to which instance it belongs?
>regards, Toma
>

Instance wil not come online

2 out of 4 instances on my 3 node cluster wil not come online on one off
the clusternodes, unless I add an alias (which I removed after
installing sp3). The application eventlog complains about not being able
to connect to the instance. I can connect to the instance remotely, but
apparently the clusterservice can not. I can not find any differences in
the registry of files. Reinstalling sql did not help. Any ideas?
Hans
Hans de Bruin wrote:
> 2 out of 4 instances on my 3 node cluster wil not come online on one off
> the clusternodes, unless I add an alias (which I removed after
> installing sp3). The application eventlog complains about not being able
> to connect to the instance. I can connect to the instance remotely, but
> apparently the clusterservice can not. I can not find any differences in
> the registry of files. Reinstalling sql did not help. Any ideas?
>
udp 1434 isn't always responding. So when the is no entry in
hkey-local_machine\software\mssqlserverclient\..\lastco nnect on my
workstation osql wil not connect. All nodes and instances report to be
8.00.818 (sp3 + latest hotfix). accoording to netstat al de nodes are
listening to udp 0.0.0.0:1434. Could W2k3 still be blocking 1434 or is
there a problem with registering the instance with the udp thing?
Hans
|||Hans de Bruin wrote:
> Hans de Bruin wrote:
>
> udp 1434 isn't always responding. So when the is no entry in
> hkey-local_machine\software\mssqlserverclient\..\lastco nnect on my
> workstation osql wil not connect. All nodes and instances report to be
> 8.00.818 (sp3 + latest hotfix). accoording to netstat al de nodes are
> listening to udp 0.0.0.0:1434. Could W2k3 still be blocking 1434 or is
> there a problem with registering the instance with the udp thing?
>
hmm, on ether node:
clear the node of all sql instances:
clear the registry on the client.
fail over one sql instance to the node.
connect to the instance: success
fail over a second instance to the node
connect to the second instance: timout on udp 1434
clear the registry on the client.
connect to the fisrt instance again: success
move the fist instance to an other node.
connect to the fisrt second again: success
So I am only able to connect to the fist activated instance on a node
useing udp 1434. Where did I go wrong?
Hans
|||Hans,
I have seen a similar problem to yours in one of our clusters.
Can you post the errors in the eventlog.
Thanks,
PK
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|||PK via SQLMonster.com wrote:
> Hans,
> I have seen a similar problem to yours in one of our clusters.
> Can you post the errors in the eventlog.
> Thanks,
> PK
>
It looks like this one:
http://groups.google.nl/groups?threa...GP11.phx. gbl
My instances were running without local admin rights. After I
fixed this, udp1434 was behaving normally, and I could remove the
alias on the clusternodes.
I want to run some of the instances without local admin rights so I can
give developers sysadmin rights on their instance without giving them
access to the whole system.
Hans
|||Hans de Bruin wrote:
> PK via SQLMonster.com wrote:
>
> It looks like this one:
> http://groups.google.nl/groups?threa...GP11.phx. gbl
oops try this one:
http://groups.google.nl/groups?threa...0a% 40phx.gbl

>
> My instances were running without local admin rights. After I
> fixed this, udp1434 was behaving normally, and I could remove the
> alias on the clusternodes.
> I want to run some of the instances without local admin rights so I can
> give developers sysadmin rights on their instance without giving them
> access to the whole system.
>
|||Hans de Bruin wrote:
> 2 out of 4 instances on my 3 node cluster wil not come online on one off
> the clusternodes, unless I add an alias (which I removed after
> installing sp3). The application eventlog complains about not being able
> to connect to the instance. I can connect to the instance remotely, but
> apparently the clusterservice can not. I can not find any differences in
> the registry of files. Reinstalling sql did not help. Any ideas?
>
Apparently what happens is this:
- i1 come online the node as non admin and takes hold of udp 1434
- the MSCS tries to connect to the i1 and requests for the portnumber.
- i1 looks in its own the reqistry and finds the port number.
- MSCS gets an anwser an connects. i1 is online.
- i2 tries to come online on the node as either admin or non admin.
- the MSCS tries to connect to the i2 and requests for the portnumber.
- i1 tries to looks in i2's reqistry and gets an access denied.
- MSCS does not get any anwser and makes interesing calls to wins and
dns, fails to figure out the portnumer or pipename and fails i2
- i3 tries to come online on the node as either admin or non admin.
- the MSCS tries to connect to the i3 and requests for the portnumber.
- i1 tries to looks in i3's reqistry and gets an access denied.
- MSCS does not get any anwser and makes interesing calls to wins and
dns, fails to figure out the portnumer or pipename and fails i3
...
conclussion:
When running multiple sql instances (clustered or not) sql needs to run
as an local admin or system account or you need to hack the registry
permissions to let udp 1434 work, or or you need create an alias on the
server and the clients so sqlserveragent and the clients can connect.
Hans

Instance Uniunstall problem with "Uninst.isu" file

I am attempting to uninstall an instance of SQL Server 2000. When I run the SS2000 "change/uninstall" process in "Add/Remove Programs" (Control Panel), I get an error message stating that ...

"Unable to locate the installation log file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\....\Uninst.isu Uninstallation will not continue."

I have looked in the directory and the file is not there.How do I uninstall SS2000?

Hi,

I am facing the same problem in fact I have manually removed all traces of sql server 2000 in program files. It is still exisiting in add/remove programs. How to remove it from there.

Thanks,

Bharath

|||

Even I am facing the same problem.

Can anyone help us., Please...

sql

Instance Uniunstall problem with "Uninst.isu" file

I am attempting to uninstall an instance of SQL Server 2000. When I run the SS2000 "change/uninstall" process in "Add/Remove Programs" (Control Panel), I get an error message stating that ...

"Unable to locate the installation log file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\....\Uninst.isu Uninstallation will not continue."

I have looked in the directory and the file is not there.How do I uninstall SS2000?

Hi,

I am facing the same problem in fact I have manually removed all traces of sql server 2000 in program files. It is still exisiting in add/remove programs. How to remove it from there.

Thanks,

Bharath

Instance Uniunstall problem with "Uninst.isu" file

I am attempting to uninstall an instance of SQL Server 2000. When I run the SS2000 "change/uninstall" process in "Add/Remove Programs" (Control Panel), I get an error message stating that ...

"Unable to locate the installation log file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\....\Uninst.isu Uninstallation will not continue."

I have looked in the directory and the file is not there.How do I uninstall SS2000?

Hi,

I am facing the same problem in fact I have manually removed all traces of sql server 2000 in program files. It is still exisiting in add/remove programs. How to remove it from there.

Thanks,

Bharath

|||

Even I am facing the same problem.

Can anyone help us., Please...

Instance specified not valid

Hi,

I'm trying to install MSDE SP3 which I downloaded from MS at http://www.asp.net/msde/.
Following the instructions as best I can I unzipped the file into a Folder now called MSDE located on C: I then went to a command prompt and typed in the command given to start the install:

setup SAPWD=testsite SecurityMode=SQL

Hit enter and the installer started up and ran for a few secs and then came back with

The Instance named specified is invalid

There was no mention of including an instance name or the format for it.

Suggestions please?

Also, if I want to completly uninstall MSDE if I need to how would I do it?

Thanks,
BobWell, I had this message come up if I tried to run setup for the instance that was already on the system.

I used this setup to install msde on my machine.

setup instancename="netsdk" sapwd="your password for sa" securitymode=sql

Reason for using instance name netsdk was that it seems that SDK kit needs this instance to install pubs and nwind database.

After executing this i did not get any error messages but when I started service manager I could not see any servers listed. It took me solid two hours to come up with idea to look into error log and there it was.

2004-03-09 11:57:44.50 server Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.760 (Intel X86)
Dec 17 2002 14:22:05
Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation
Desktop Engine on Windows NT 5.1 (Build 2600: Service Pack 1)

2004-03-09 11:57:44.50 server Copyright (C) 1988-2002 Microsoft Corporation.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.50 server All rights reserved.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.50 server Server Process ID is 3456.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.50 server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$NETSDK\LOG\ERRORLOG'.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.52 server SQL Server is starting at priority class 'normal'(2 CPUs detected).
2004-03-09 11:57:44.63 server SQL Server configured for thread mode processing.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.63 server Using dynamic lock allocation. [500] Lock Blocks, [1000] Lock Owner Blocks.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.63 spid2 Warning ******************
2004-03-09 11:57:44.63 spid2 SQL Server started in single user mode. Updates allowed to system catalogs.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.63 spid2 Starting up database 'master'.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.98 spid5 Starting up database 'model'.
2004-03-09 11:57:44.98 server Using 'SSNETLIB.DLL' version '8.0.766'.
2004-03-09 11:57:45.03 spid2 Server name is 'PC0491-EPITKA\NETSDK'.
2004-03-09 11:57:45.03 spid2 Skipping startup of clean database id 5
2004-03-09 11:57:45.03 spid2 Skipping startup of clean database id 6
2004-03-09 11:57:45.03 spid2 Starting up database 'msdb'.
2004-03-09 11:57:45.17 server SQL server listening on Shared Memory.
2004-03-09 11:57:45.17 server SQL Server is ready for client connections
2004-03-09 11:57:45.38 spid5 Clearing tempdb database.
2004-03-09 11:57:46.12 spid5 Starting up database 'tempdb'.
2004-03-09 11:57:46.20 spid2 Recovery complete.
2004-03-09 11:57:46.20 spid2 SQL global counter collection task is created.
2004-03-09 11:57:46.22 spid2 Warning: override, autoexec procedures skipped.
2004-03-09 11:57:56.94 spid51 Error: 15457, Severity: 0, State: 1
2004-03-09 11:57:56.94 spid51 Configuration option 'allow updates' changed from 0 to 1. Run the RECONFIGURE statement to install..
2004-03-09 11:57:57.08 spid51 Error: 15457, Severity: 0, State: 1
2004-03-09 11:57:57.08 spid51 Configuration option 'allow updates' changed from 1 to 0. Run the RECONFIGURE statement to install..
2004-03-09 11:57:57.34 spid2 SQL Server is terminating due to 'stop' request from Service Control Manager.

There is a line that says servername, I typed it in and I was able to start service. Log should be under c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql${your instance name}\log.

I am very new to windows world since I worked on Unix platform for past six years, so for you gurus out there this migth be something that does not need to be explained. Anyway I hope this helps.sql

Instance rename

Is it possible to rename an instance?
I expect the answer is no , but.....
Thanks in advanceI don't think it's possible to rename an instance without reinstalling, or
at least I've never tried and never seen a technique documented.
You could, however, create an alias that points to that instance...
"Jim Campau" <Jim_Campau@.bausch.com> wrote in message
news:edPkJDYRDHA.2228@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Is it possible to rename an instance?
> I expect the answer is no , but.....
> Thanks in advance
>|||you have to rename the Computer to rename your SQL Server. If you are
talking about renaming a named instance of SQL Server, it's not possible.
To rename named instance of sql server:
Install new instance with the new name.
Move your databases from the old instance to the newly instance (using
backup/restore or DTS).
Uninstall the old instance.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/instsql/in_
afterinstall_5r8f.asp
-Vishal
"Jim Campau" <Jim_Campau@.bausch.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to rename an instance?
> I expect the answer is no , but.....
> Thanks in advance
>

Instance Port

Hi,
Anybody can tell me how can I get the port number of an
instance name in SQL Server 2000.
Thanks in advance.
Javier RosasJavier,
Refer to this url.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];265808
- Vishal
"Javier Rosas" <jrosashe@.accival.com.mx> wrote in message
news:031401c3ae15$1303d3b0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Anybody can tell me how can I get the port number of an
> instance name in SQL Server 2000.
> Thanks in advance.
> Javier Rosas|||The best place is the header of the errorlog for the
instance. The port that the instance listens on is
identified there along with the IP address.
You could also use the Server Network Configuration to
check the configured port. But there is a chance that it's
not the port the instance is currently using.
Linchi
>--Original Message--
>Hi,
>Anybody can tell me how can I get the port number of an
>instance name in SQL Server 2000.
>Thanks in advance.
>Javier Rosas
>.
>

instance of sql server

I am learning SQL Server 2005 and I was told to install a second instance of
SQL Server 2005 on my machine. How can I install a second instance of SQL
Server 2005 on my machine

I already installed SQL Server 2005, I guess this is my first instance. To
install a second instance, do I just run setup again?Yes, just run setup again to create a 'named' instance. Setup will ask you
for an instance name.

A computer can have up to 1 default instance (probably what you installed
initially) but many named instances. To connect to the default instance
after installation, specify only the computer name. For the named instance,
specify computer name and instance name separated by a backslash
('ComputerName\InstanceName').

--
Hope this helps.

Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP

"David" <david_vcp@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am learning SQL Server 2005 and I was told to install a second instance
>of SQL Server 2005 on my machine. How can I install a second instance of
>SQL Server 2005 on my machine
> I already installed SQL Server 2005, I guess this is my first instance.
> To install a second instance, do I just run setup again?

Instance not showning up

Hello,
I have MSDE installed on the Win2003 server named 'server1' and it's
instance is called 'manufacturing' so it's name should be (
server1\manufacturing ). That is the only place SQL is installed on the
network. Then there are four XP SP2 workstations that connect to the
databases on
(server1\manufacturing). Three of the workstations see the
(server1\manufacturing ) when they look at available SQL instances. The
fourth system , when looking for available SQL instances, sees (server1) but
without the instance name (manufacturing).
What would cause other system to see the SQL instance fine but one system to
only see the //servername and not the last part of the instance?
Any help really appreciated!Christopher Knapp wrote:
> Hello,
> I have MSDE installed on the Win2003 server named 'server1' and it's
> instance is called 'manufacturing' so it's name should be (
> server1\manufacturing ). That is the only place SQL is installed on
> the network. Then there are four XP SP2 workstations that connect to
> the databases on
> (server1\manufacturing). Three of the workstations see the
> (server1\manufacturing ) when they look at available SQL instances.
> The fourth system , when looking for available SQL instances, sees
> (server1) but without the instance name (manufacturing).
> What would cause other system to see the SQL instance fine but one
> system to only see the //servername and not the last part of the
> instance?
> Any help really appreciated!
Can this PC connect to the server, despite no "seeing" it in whatever
utility you are using to browse for available servers?
David Gugick
Imceda Software
www.imceda.com|||Thank you for the reply!
This machine can connect to the server and onther workstation over the
network without any p roblems.
Chris

> Can this PC connect to the server, despite no "seeing" it in whatever
> utility you are using to browse for available servers?
> --
> David Gugick
> Imceda Software
> www.imceda.com
>|||Christopher Knapp wrote:
> Thank you for the reply!
> This machine can connect to the server and onther workstation over the
> network without any p roblems.
> Chris
Does that mean it's working properly or is not working properly?
David Gugick
Imceda Software
www.imceda.com