Cannot Administer Multiple Commerce Servers from a Single Server (276275)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Commerce Server 2002
  • Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
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.

MORE INFORMATION

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/24/2003
Keywords:kbpending kbprb KB276275
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