Problems with enterprise manager

  • Hi,

    I have a fairly new server and I keep experiencing the same problem.  When using enterprise manager (i've tried different client pcs) I get 'Communication link failure' when trying to alter a table.  This server isn't part of a cluster.

    I know I can script this but is this the start of something more serious??  Any suggestions please ....

    Thanks.

  • Check your timeouts.

    Also how are you connecting to the server? Named pipes? Try changing to/adding TCP/IP. Are you connecting using the IP address or a DNS name? Check your DNS resolution. Is your network slow? Is the subnet on the server correct? Is the server's IP address static?

    Just throwing out a few ideas.



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  • Thanks for your reply...

    Timeouts are as for any other server.  TCP/IP is there. Tried connecting by IP but same problem.  Subnet is correct. IP is static.

    This happens locally on the server too...

    E.

  • TCP/IP should be setup in the client network utility under sql server group. Just having TCP/IP present (loaded on the workstation) is not enough.

    Create an entry in the network utility cross walking that server to an ip address. Otherwise SQL will default to using named pipes which can be very slow depending on your network configuration.

  • On the server with SQL Server installed:

    Open Enterprise Manager

    expand the tree until you see the instance

    right click on the instance

    select properties

    on the General tab, click on Network Properties.

    In the right window, what Protocols are listed? TCP/IP needs to be there. Select TCP/IP and click on Properties. Make sure the settings are correct.

    -SQLBill

  • All of these settings appear to be OK or certainly as for other servers with which I don't have a problem.  Also, the problem also occurs when logged on to the server and running enterprise manager.

    I had a look in the logs (perhaps I should have done this first!) and found the following for the time I was trying to alter a table:

    Error: 0, Severity: 19, State: 0

    language_exec: Process 52 generated an access violation. SQL Server is terminating this process

     

    Any thoughts?

     

  • Any errors in the Windows Event Viewer logs?

    Would you please re-check permissions and confirm that you have permission to access the database, the table and to alter the table?

    -SQLBill

  • yes I do, I'm sa and can make changes in query analyzer it would appear that I can't make changes via em wherever it may be installed.

    Also, I've just right clicked to go to properties on a number of databases and get error 0. SQL-DMO error - but that is all that it says. 

  • This isn't the exact error, but check this out:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;327424

    Are you using network library protocol?

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312948

    I suggest applying the latest MDAC on each of your systems. But first download Component Checker from Microsoft:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F0A8DF6-4A21-4B43-BF53-14332EF092C9&displaylang=en

    Run this on your SQL Server, that will show you what version is there. Then run it everywhere else and make sure the versions are the same as on SQL Server. If not, load the correct version.

    -SQLBill

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