NOTE: We strongly
recommend migrating from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005
or 2008. As Microsoft continues to move forward with SQL server
technology, SQL 2000 will fall further behind the standard. It is no
longer actively developed or updated, as it has been superseded by SQL
2005 and 2008. While we will continue to maintain our existing SQL 2000
servers, our
recommendation is to upgrade your SQL service to a more recent version
at your earliest possible convenience.
If you decide to migrate your SQL database we have a forum post on the steps needed to complete this process.
MS Enterprise Manager does not allow you to register the same database server multiple times. It is sometimes useful to create multiple registrations, if you want to connect to different databases on the same server. To workaround this, follow the steps below.
- Go to Start - Programs - Microsoft SQL Server - Select "SQL Server Client Network Utility"
- Go to Alias Tab
- Click "Add"
- In the "Server alias:" text box, enter a name you want to use to distinguish this database server
- In the "Network libraries:" section, select "TCP/IP"
- In the "Connection parameters" section, change the "Server name:" to your database server, i.e.; mssql01.discountasp.net
- Click OK
Once the Alias is created, you can register it using the same method described in
this Knowledge Base article.
Article ID: 208, Created On: 11/14/2008, Modified: 4/7/2011