Microsoft KB Archive/276275

= Cannot Administer Multiple Commerce Servers from a Single Server =

Article ID: 276275

Article Last Modified on 10/24/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q276275



SYMPTOMS
You can only administer a single Commerce Server 2000 installation in the Commerce Server Manager. You cannot add multiple Commerce Server Manager snap-ins that connect to multiple servers.



CAUSE
The Commerce Server Manager stores its connection information in the registry. Therefore, when you create a new Microsoft Management Console (MMC) instance, it will also connect to the same server.



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) Open the Commerce Server Manager from the Commerce Server program group.
 * 2) Click Console and then click Add/Remove Snap-in.
 * 3) Click Add.
 * 4) Select Commerce Server Manager, and then click Add.
 * 5) Click Close.
 * 6) Click OK.
 * 7) Right-click the new Commerce Server Manager snap-in, and then click Properties.
 * 8) Click Modify.
 * 9) Specify the SQL Server name and login information.
 * 10) Click OK.
 * 11) Click OK again to close the Commerce Server Manager properties.
 * 12) Restart the Commerce Server Manager from the Commerce Server program group.
 * 13) Note that both the snap-ins connect to the new server.
 * 14) You can do the same test when you create multiple instances of the MMC by clicking Run on the Start menu, and then typing MMC.exe.

NOTE: The last connection string overwrites all previous connection strings.

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