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 Referring to sql server default instance by alias

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wardsan
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Posted - 2011-08-29 : 04:16:41
Folks,
is it possible to access a default instance on sql server 2005 installation by that host's dns alias? For example, if I have a sql sql server headsql007s and its dns alias is dbshprd02, is it possible to refer to that default instance as dbshprd02 rather than headsql007s?
TIA
Sandra

jackv
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Posted - 2011-08-29 : 05:40:13
Yes , that shouldn't be a problem. You're talking about the server reference .

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jen
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4110 Posts

Posted - 2011-09-09 : 14:41:37
you can set this up in many ways, three that comes into mind:

sql server alias
odbc system dsn entry
cname - http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sqldatabaseengine/thread/8d99d2f9-4919-427c-8dba-aec4c261835c


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