Hi everyone, Dennis Donahoe here with a couple tips on how to fix an issue you may see setting up a new install of Configuration Manager. In a new installation of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr), you may find that you cannot connect to SQL when installing with a remote SQL 2008 R2 SP1 named instance. If this happens, some of the issues that you should check are listed below. They may not all completely prevent communication with SQL but they are all base requirements or strong recommendations for proper installation and should be checked during troubleshooting.
1. Check the SQL Server Configuration Manager named instance network configuration.
a. Open SQL server 2008 Configuration Manager in the start menu
b. Select SQL server Network Configuration
c. Select the instance the database is expected to use
d. In the right pane right click on TCP/IP and select Properties
If the named instance is using dynamic ports then the port shown will be blank. Using dynamic ports is not supported in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager as it requires a fixed port. You can manually select a port or you can check the SQL error log and see what port it is currently using and set that as the port if no other application databases are in that instance.
2. The SQL Server Service Broker must be enabled for the Configuration Manager database.
The image above shows the Service Broker disabled (Broker Enabled set to False). This needs to be set to True on the ConfigMgr database only. To do this, right-click on the database and select Properties –> Options (SQL 2008 R2) or run Select * from sys.databases to see service broker status (1=enabled).
3. Microsoft recommends using a domain account for the SQL server service account. With a Domain account as a service account, we must insure that SPN's are configured for the service account for Netbiosname:port and fqdn:port. Both Netbios and FQDN must be configured.
4. Check to see if any other Configuration Manager databases are installed on this instance in SQL. Having another System Center Configuration Manager 2007 database in the same instance is not recommended and having another System Center 2012 Configuration Manager instance is unsupported.
5. Verify SQL has the correct Cumulative Update. SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Requires CU4. Information for all Supported SQL versions and their required updates are contained in the links below:
How to determine the version and edition of SQL Server and its components : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321185
Configurations for the SQL Server Site Database : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigSQLDBconfig
Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx
Dennis Donahoe | Senior Support Escalation Engineer
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