Connect SQL Server 2014 named instance

  • I would appreaciate some help for this connection issue:

    I cannot connect to a server with "SQL Server name \ instance name", but no problem to connect to it with "SQL Server Name, port number" from other server, or from my pc through SSMS.

    I checked the server, Brower service is running fine. Firewall is disabled. TCP / IP port is not standard 1433, but a fixed number.

    It was ok week ago. Log files do not show the changes.

    Thank you for your help

  • Not to be snarky, but google "sql server non default port"

  • Thanks, Jon.

    Well, contacted Microsoft, and ran portqueryUi, it was found that UDP port was blocked inside the server.

    Now the question is how can we know where it is blocked?

    Thank you

  • yan-160997 (3/15/2016)


    Thanks, Jon.

    Well, contacted Microsoft, and ran portqueryUi, it was found that UDP port was blocked inside the server.

    Now the question is how can we know where it is blocked?

    Thank you

    The UDP port required for a named instance is 1434, ensure this UDP port is not blocked

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  • Go to SQL Server Configuration manager > SQL Server Network Configuration > Protocol for MSSQLSERVER

    > Enable Shared Memory

    > Enable Named Pipes

    > Enable TCP/IP

    > Disable VIA

  • Depending on your OS you could open Resource Manager and look on the Network Tab, scroll down to listening ports.

    Type resmon.exe into the Start Menu search box and press enter. Go to "All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Resource Monitor". Press Ctrl-Shift-Esc or Ctrl-Alt-Del on your keyboard, to open the Task Manager. Then go to the Performance tab and click on the Resource Monitor button

  • Thank you guys for the reply. OS team and network team are both working on the issue.

    I know that both teams did not touch the server, only developers touched it to modify and run some SSIS packages with Visual Studio 13.

    Now my question is: as a DBA, we can monitor the UDP port? Which component exactally is used for UDP port in SQL Server? I suspect that something is corrupted for Browse service to listen the UDP port. Is that possible to repair it ?

  • Is this clustered?

  • no, it is not clustered. Thank you for asking.

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