Hello Community
On Windows 2008R2 Server, I have been trying to install SQL Server 2008R2.
I think the problem stems from the configuration part of SQL Server 2008R2 when you
enter username and password for the SQL Agent, SQL Engine, SQL Analysis, SQL Reporting Service and Integrated Service (prior to the configuratin screen, while installing I do enter a instance name for the database).
After SQL Server 2008R2 installs and I go to the Start menu and select SQL Server 2008R2 it doesn’t automatically connect to any database. I click the carat and select one of the services. For example I can select “Integrated Services ” or any of the other options in the configuration, but there is no selection for the database instance name that I created.
When Windows 2008 Server was th O/S, I could install SQL Server 2008R2 and entered
an instance name for the database and after installing SQL Server 2008R2 on Windows 2008 Server when I go to the Start menu and select SQL Server 2008R2 the named instance would
be connected to by default.
What do I have to do to make the named instance appear by default after installing SQL Server 2008R2 on a Windows 2008R2 Server O/S?
Shabeaut