Microsoft KB Archive/189342

= PRB: SVS Will Not Report as Online Without Named Pipes =

Article ID: 189342

Article Last Modified on 4/18/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189342



SYMPTOMS
When starting the Symmetric Virtual Server (SVS) in Cluster Administrator, the resource will not report a state of Online, but will instead continually restart and get stuck in the Online Pending state.



CAUSE
The SQL Server Resource DLL reports the state of the SVS. To do so, it must connect to the SVS over the default Named Pipe of \\.\pipe\sql\query.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the SVS to make sure that it listens to the default Named Pipe. To do this, perform the steps in the WORKAROUND section of the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

189037 : BUG: SQL Setup Doesn't Change Security and Network Support w/SVS



MORE INFORMATION
Setting up sqlserver to not listen on the default named pipes is not recommended because other sqlserver components, such as extended stored procedures and setup, use the default pipe and can fail if it becomes unavailable.

Additional query words: pipes

Keywords: kbprb KB189342

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