A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Error 40
Hi there. This post will use SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) as well as Redgate SQL Clone . At the time I am writing this, the latest version of SQL Clone is 4.0.2.19054 . SQL clone is an application that lets you create a copy of an original database (clone) from an image (master file) that you create. This technology comes in handy because: Developers can test against the clone without altering the original database. The clone is much smaller in size and consumes less storage resources. Once you make an image of a database, you can clone the image to multiple servers. Clones work independently from the image. You can also enforce security by granting/restricting permissions to active directory groups or individuals. Now it's time for the meat an potatoes. I received an alert that my SQL Clone process failed and no clones were generated :( . Here's the specific error: Error while opening connection to the SQL server ServerName: A network-related or i...