Why Can I Nolonger Backup My Database To A Named Pipe?
Jan 22, 2008
Why can I no longer backup a database to a named pipe in SQL Server 2005? Named pipes are much easier to work with than VDI (and VDI is covered in obscurities). I really want the ability to dump a database to a named pipe reimplementation if it€™s been removed. I hate to think of the cost of redesigning our backup applications. Can I force a PIPE dump device into the sysdevices table? Any suggestions? (and DO NOT tell me to use VDI, as it is absurdly cumbersome and loaded with unnecessary dependencies)
While checking the SQL server error logs, I notice that the pubs and msdb database are automatically being backed up, even though no job is set up to do so....in addition, its backing up to a directory that I cannot find on our network.....does anybody have an idea of whats going on ?
the path its backingup to is: (FILE=1, TYPE=PIPE: {'.pipedbasql70dbagent0s0'}).
Linked server is created as (from SQL 2005 to SQL 2000)
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver @server = @SPKServerName,
@srvproduct = '',
@provider = 'SQLOLEDB',
@datasrc = @SPKdatasrc //np:remoteservername
exec sp_serveroption @server = @SPKServerName
, @optname = 'rpc'
, @optvalue = 'on'
exec sp_serveroption @server = @SPKServerName
, @optname = 'rpc out'
, @optvalue = 'on'
exec sp_serveroption @server = @SPKServerName
, @optname = 'data access'
, @optvalue = 'on'
when asp.net applicaiton hits the Stored Procedure, it uses Linked server to get data from remote server. It fails with exception message
OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "ServerName" returned message "Login timeout expired". OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "ServerName" returned message "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.". Msg 5, Level 16, State 1, Line 0 Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [5].
Hi All , I have been racking my head on this for the last two days and really it should be a no brainier. Anyways I can only assume that I€™m missing something here but...
In a nut shell I am attempting to connect to a new SQL Alias that i have created by simply adding the following in the client network utility
Current SQL server name DASQL
Default instance
Alias Name: TASQL
Server Name: DASQL
Pipe Name: \DASQLpipesqlquery
I can connect the new alias via the local (server consol) yet when i attempt to connect remotely it times out as if it can't find the server.
I installed sql server 2005 express on a server with window server 2003 SP1 and tried to connect it from a remote computer with vista installed.
I have already enabled named pipe and tcp/ip protocol for instance SQLEXPRESS on the server, and started sql server browser as well. Of course, I also enabled local and remote connection using tcp/ip and named pipe by sql server surface area configuration tool.
In this senario, I can connect to server locally or remotely by tcp/ip and connect to server locally by named pipe(c>sqlcmd -S \192.168.1.100pipeMSSQL$SQLEXPRESSsqlquery -U * -P *), but I can not connect to server remotely using same command line.
According to some article from MSDN, it might be caused by firewall, but I already disabled my firewall. Moreover, I used tools like makepipe.exe and readpipe.exe, they didn't work too. Why the 2 computers can't create connection using named pipe protocol.
I'm writing a java application that queries sqlserver 2005 (and 2000). In case the sql browser service is stopped I need to use the named pipe property or the port property, right? But how could the program know at runtime what is the port and what is the pipe name? And how should a connection string to sqlserver 2005 (and 2000) that includes named pipe, look like?
I'm currently having an issue with a linked server. Here's the surrounding information:
A) I have a clustered SQL Server 2005 Instance (A) and a SQL Server 2000 instance (B). B) There is a linked server on A to B. When I set it up, I did run the fix to ensure A could talk to B (There was an issue with communication between 2005 and 2000 servers). It has been there since I installed A, and has worked fine.. Until last week. C) This linked server uses static credentials to connect to B. D) Named Pipes are enabled on both servers to listen to both connections on both A and B in cliconfg. So A has a named pipe listening for B, and B has a named pipe listening for A. E) A has a view that looks at a table on B - It's a table view, very simple, just pulls in all the data from the table on B.
So, I go to do a select statement from the view, connected as a user other then 'sa'. I then get the error:
Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server Linked Server Error Source: ncli Client (Paraphrasing, didn't copy that down, but it was the ODBC connector)
Well, that's odd. It's been working fine for months now..
I then go and connect as sa on A to query B. It works! Mind you, absolutely NO QUERY from A to B will run again until I run SOME kind of query has been run as sa on A.
Mind you, this is not a credential issue. Every user who connects to the linked server to B uses a stored credential that is DBO to the database on B. The same User Name and Password exists on both A and B.
Also of note, I check the activity monitor. There's a process that is "dormant" every time I run a query against the view. The details of this connection are:
sp_reset_connection;1
My question is, why is it resetting the connection on B when being queried from A? Why is it "all of a sudden" a problem? Are there any changes that coudl ahve been made that would cause this?
Any help with this confusing issue would be appreciated.
Does anybody have a working Java code sample that connects to an SQLServer 2005 database on a remote host, via the default named pipe, from a client using the SQLServer 2005 JDBC driver? Could you post it, or a pointer to it?
I've gotten java.sql DriverManager.getConnection() to work fine with TCP/IP connections before. But I'm a newbie with named pipes, and unclear on how the connection string/properties are different. I've tried to piece it together from multiple docs and threads, but haven't found sample code that quite fits my situation. I think a simple working example would best clarify the syntax.
The server is not using SQL Express. Most SQLServer configuration options are defaults; the named pipes protocol is enabled.
I have a problem with a PIPE "|" delimited flat file. I have a column "Description" in which we get a string in which we have PIPE "|" as data. How we can skip this and load it as a data into the column Description.
I have a problem when i restore my .DAT_BAK file. I am getting error like "The backup set holds a backup of a database other than existing database. Restore Database is terminating abnormally".
I tried by using
RESTORE DATABASE <DATABASENAME> FROM DISK = 'D:DATAMYTEST.DAT_BAK' WITH MOVE 'VZAI_DATA' TO D:PROGRAM FILES..MSSQLTEST.MDF', MOVE 'VZAI_LOG' TO D:PROGRAM FILES..MSSQLTEST.LDF', REPLACE
And also i tried like
RESTORE DATABASE <DATABASENAME> FROM DISK = 'D:DATAMYTEST.DAT_BAK'
WITH REPLACE
When i use like this,
RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = 'D:DATAMYTEST.DAT_BAK'. I am able to get the output as LogicalName, PhysicalName, Type, FileGroupName, Size, etc.
I'm getting this message on my third automated backup of the transaction logs of the day. Both databases are in full recovery mode, both successfully backed up at 01.00. The transaction logs backed up perfectly happily at 01:30 and 05:30, but failed at 09:30.
The only difference between 05:30 and 09:30's backups is that the log files were shrunk at 08:15 (the databases in question are the ones that sit under ILM2007, and keeping the log files small keeps the system running better).
Is it possible that shrinking the log files causes the database to think that there hasn't been a full database backup?
Greetings, I have just arrived back into the country (NZ) and back into ASP.NET. I am having trouble with the following:An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file (file location).../Database.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share. It has only begun since i decided i wanted to use IIS, I realise VWD comes with its own localhost, but since it is only temporary, i wanted a permanent shortcut on my desktop to link to my intranet page. Anyone have any ideas why i am getting the above error? have searched many places on the internet and not getting any closer. Cheers ~ J
I had a huge problem with my SQL database and I had it restored by using my back up tapes from the days before. I tried to back it up although it allowed me to restore it...it now says that the database is "suspect"= not found,,lost?... How can I get rid of this suspect & open my database,,, Does this mean that my database cannot be restored from a prior day (using my backup tapes from past days through the server?)
Can someone please help me concerning "suspect database names in SQL Serbver 7.0?
Any ideas ...please help me ...more detail?
Thanks in advance, Brad Isaacs Junior VB Developer / SQL Server 7.0 databases
alter table userphotos add constraint IX_userid unique (userid)
and got the following error:
Quote: Msg 2714, Level 16, State 4, Line 3 There is already an object named 'IX_userid' in the database. Msg 1750, Level 16, State 0, Line 3 Could not create constraint. See previous errors.
I previously created the same constraint in a different table (using IX_userid). Is it not allowed to use the same naming scheme for constraints in different tables? What am I doing wrong?
I have a need to create a database, and then populate it. However, thecode below doesn't work as I hoped it might (it creates the table inthe "master" database, which is Not A Good Thing). I know already(thanks Tony!) that if you use Dynamic SQL for the USE command, thenthe subsequent operations need to be Dynamic SQL as well, which is apity since there are over 11,000 lines of it and I don't really fancydebugging it!Does anyone have a cunning plan? In a nutshell, I would like to beable to:1. Create a new database with a derived name - as in the case below aname based on the year, though it might be month as well.2. Create and populate tables in this new database.These operations would ideally be running from a scheduled job.Any thoughts?TIAEdward====================================USE MASTERDECLARE @DBName VARCHAR(123)SET @DBName = 'MyTest_' + CAST((Year(Getdate())) AS Varchar)if not exists(select dbid from master.dbo.sysdatabases where name =@DBName)exec('CREATE DATABASE ' + @DBName)elseraiserror('Database already exists.',3, 1)EXEC ('USE ' + @DBName)if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id =object_id(N'[dbo].[TestTable]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable')= 1)drop table [dbo].[TestTable]GOCREATE TABLE [dbo].[TestTable] ([TestID] [int] NOT NULL ,[Description] [varchar] (50) COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS NULL) ON [PRIMARY]GO
I try to run a webform with gridview which is using the sqldatasource to get the customer table from local database, AdventureWorks_Data.mdf, it throws the following error: Error: An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDataAdventureWorks_Data.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.
I try to display normal gridview in a webform but it throws this error:
An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDataCommerce.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share. Line 45: Dim myAdapter As New SqlDataAdapter(myCommand)Line 46: myAdapter.Fill(myDataSet)Line 47: Line 48: gv_CashStatementList.DataSource = myDataSet Web.Config <add name="CommerceConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename="C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDataCommerce.mdf";Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
Is there a query I can run in a DB where I can search for object names that will tell me where or what it is? Trigger Name? Table Name? Constraint Name? Index NAme? or whatever?
I restored a backup of a replication database named "distribution" to a non-replicated development instance (ss2000). Well, when I try to drop the database I am told I can not because it is used for replication. It isn't. But you now how Microsoft is . . . . So the question is: how do I drop the database without rebuilding the server, or jumping through firery hoops????
I know allot of folks are having this problem and I tried lots of things but nothing works. I understand the problem is coping the SQL Express on another server is the problem - I just not sure what to do?
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42
This is the last statement on the Stack Trace:
SqlException (0x80131904): An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file e:wwwdata81d0493fwwwApp_DataTestDatabase.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.] System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection) +735091
I checked my server forum and they said I had to name a database: Example: Database=(unique name);
But this didn't work either.
I just tried a simple web project that has only one database and one table in SQL Express with one sqldatasource and one datagrid. It works fine on my pc but when I use the copy function in Visio Studio 2005 Pro - I can't run the site on the remote server: www.myjewelrydirect.com
I tried coping the database manually. I tried disconnecting the database before I copy it. Below is my connection statement:
We take a full backup in the early morning and hourly transaction log back during the working hours for one database in the production server. The application team made certain changes to the design of the said database in their development server. The backup from the development server was restored to the production server during working hours. After the restoration should we take a full backup before next transactional logbackup? Would the transactional log backup with out a full backup after the restoration of a database be valid?
I have a database that is just over 1.5GB and the Full backup that is 13GB not sure how this is since we have compression on for full backups and my other full backups are much smaller than there respective databases...Now my full backup is taken every Sunday night and the differentials are taken every 6 hours after the full backup. Now I have been thrown into this DBA role with little to no experience just what I have picked up and read. So my understanding of backups are limited but what I think I understand is that we take a full backup and the differential only captures what changes in the database so my question is why is my database 1.5GB but my differential is 15.4GB? I have others database that are on the same instance and don't seem to have this problem. I also just noticed that we do not rebuild the index before a full backup like we do on other instances...
I build a WebApp which i use the default DataBase that come with the App_Data folder. I have Users and roles into that folder with all my tables regarding my new App. Why i cant make it work under IIS on my webserver ? When i open it with Visual Studio everything works but outside of it nothing. An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file c:inetpubwwwrootSurveyApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share. Data Source=.SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|aspnetdb.mdf; I look arround and cant find a thing on how to fix my issue. I try deleting the Folder under my User Account for SQL Express and nothing happend.
I have a 2012 AlwaysOn DB Mirroring environment set up with two nodes. Both have 5 installs of SQL named instances.
The issue we are having is when we patch one server and fail everything over, some of the applications will error. Some of the applications had to have their web.config files updated with hostinstance name because it seems to not work with DNS.
The last time I saved my Visual C# project, everything was functionning perfectly. Now, when I open my project, I have this warning on every one of my inherited forms. When I run the project, everything works fine. I've looked around for similar problems, but never found the solution that truly fits for me. Any suggestions?
An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:...DataBaseName.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.
I've read through all the posts in this fourm that are related to the problem I'm getting with this error message on my main form, but none of the fixes seen to solve the problem. So I hope someone can get me pointed in the right direction.
I'm running visual studio 2005 professional, and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and this is a desktop application. I added the db file to the solution with the Add New Data Source wizard, I can create the datasets and preview the data correctly.
An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio 8Common7IDEdbInventory.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.
When I run the program the exception is throw in the Settings.Designer.vb code, Public ReadOnly Property for the connection string. The InnerException is this...
{"An error occurred loading a configuration file: Could not find a part of the path 'C:Documents and Settings<UserName><ApplicationName>.vshos_StrongName_1sdf1e34hkn1hqmkn2bgjjwstusfj2sg1.0.0.0user.config'. (C:Documents and Settings<UserName>Application Data...<ApplicationName>.vshos_StrongName_1sdf1e34hkn1hqmkn2bgjjwstusfj2sg1.0.0.0user.config)"}
This folder doesn't exist anywhere on the system, any ideas....
I should restore a SQL Server 2005 Database from backup. The backup contains three files, named user.bak0, user.bak1 and user.bak2.
How is the syntax of the restore filelistonly and the restore database ... ?
I usualy write restore filelistonly from disk = 'path and filenam.bak' restore database. zy from disk = 'path and filename.bak' with replace, move..... move....
This works but I cannot use it with a splitted backup file. The files are much too big to put together to one file.
