SMS: IP Address Cannot Be Used as SQL Server Name During Setup

ID: Q201858

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When installing Systems Management Server 2.0 on the same computer as Microsoft SQL Server, typing the IP address of that computer into the SQL Server Name field in Systems Management Server setup causes an error.

CAUSE

If you type an IP address instead of a server name in the SQL Server Name field, Systems Management Server setup considers the SQL Server to be remote, even if it is the local computer, and returns an error message indicating that the database devices must be created manually.

WORKAROUND

Make sure you use the server name (not the IP address) in the SQL Server name field during Systems Management Server setup.

Additional query words: prodsms sms20 setup smssetup

Keywords : kbsetup kbSMS200
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb