DOCUMENT:Q201858 14-MAR-1999 [sms] TITLE :SMS: IP Address Cannot Be Used as SQL Server Name During Setup PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsetup kbsms200 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When installing Systems Management Server 2.0 on the same computer as Microsoft SQL Server, typing the IP address of that computer into the SQL Server Name field in Systems Management Server setup causes an error. CAUSE ===== If you type an IP address instead of a server name in the SQL Server Name field, Systems Management Server setup considers the SQL Server to be remote, even if it is the local computer, and returns an error message indicating that the database devices must be created manually. WORKAROUND ========== Make sure you use the server name (not the IP address) in the SQL Server name field during Systems Management Server setup. Additional query words: prodsms sms20 setup smssetup ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsetup kbsms200 Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 Version : winnt:2.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.