Switching between Database Instances

• arrjay

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  November 27, 2013 at 8:46 am

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  Hi there - I have installed an instance of SQL2012 and SQL2008 on my machine.

  I would like to access the SQL2008 db instance however every time I open SSMS2008 it defaults to my SQL2012 db insatnce. I want both instances separate from one and other.

  Can someone please let me know how it is possible to open a different version of SQL on the same server instance?

  Thanks!!! Russell.

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• John Mitchell-245523

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  November 27, 2013 at 8:54 am

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  SSMS will remember the last instance you connected to. So if you run SSMS 2008 and connect to your 20008 instance, that's what it'll default to the same time. And if you run SSMS 2012 and connect to your 2012 instance, it'll remember that separately and you'll default to that instance next time you run SSMS 2012.

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  November 27, 2013 at 9:03 am

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  arrjay (11/27/2013)

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  Can someone please let me know how it is possible to open a different version of SQL on the same server instance?

  When you open SSMS just simply provide the name of the instance you want to connect to:

  servername

  servername\instancename

  Was that your question? If not, maybe I don't understand your question.

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• arrjay

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  November 27, 2013 at 9:03 am

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  Thanks John - This is the issue. I created a default instance for SQL2012 and a named instance for SQL2008. Whenever I connect to my (local) instance it always defaults to my SQL2012 installation.

  Do you know how I connect to my SQL2008 db instance? I guess the question is how do you manage multiple db instance on a single server instance?

  Thanks again. Russell.

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• arrjay

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  November 27, 2013 at 9:06 am

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  Keith! That's what I'm after. Brilliant.

  Thanks again all. Russell.

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• John Mitchell-245523

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  November 27, 2013 at 9:06 am

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  arrjay (11/27/2013)

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  Thanks John - This is the issue. I created a default instance for SQL2012 and a named instance for SQL2008. Whenever I connect to my (local) instance it always defaults to my SQL2012 installation.

  Do you know how I connect to my SQL2008 db instance? I guess the question is how do you manage multiple db instance on a single server instance?

  Thanks again. Russell.

  Russell

  Just supply the whole name:

  MYSERVER for SQL2012

  MYSERVER\MYINSTANCE for SQL2008

  John

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  November 27, 2013 at 9:08 am

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  Cheers John. Thanks for your time on this. Russell

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