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July 10, 2013 at 1:30 pm

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Hi Friends,
We installed sql server 2012 on a windows 2012 server last week. We are unable to connect to the 2012 database from SQL 2008/2005 Management studio's. Is there a way to make the 2005/2008 SSMS connect to 2012 db's or is it not forward compatible? Thanks a lot again

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286573 More actions · Answer 1

Nope won't work going forward. You can go the other way (connect to an older instance from a newer one). This is much like backups, they are not forward compatible.

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WolfgangE SSCertifiable Points: 6328 More actions · Answer 2

As far as I've seen you can connect from a Management Studio 2008 to a SQL 2012 instance.

The object explorer might throw some errors when expanding the different trees but connecting and executing queries should be possible.

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WolfgangE (7/12/2013)
As far as I've seen you can connect from a Management Studio 2008 to a SQL 2012 instance.
The object explorer might throw some errors when expanding the different trees but connecting and executing queries should be possible.

Wow that would the first time that an older version of SSMS can connect to a newer version. Interesting.

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Sean Lange (7/12/2013)

Wow that would the first time that an older version of SSMS can connect to a newer version. Interesting.

No, SSMS 2005 SP3 can connect to SQL 2008 as well. And good ol' Query Analyzer can connect to all versions.

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Erland Sommarskog SSC-Insane Points: 24038 More actions · Answer 5

newbieuser (7/10/2013)
We installed sql server 2012 on a windows 2012 server last week. We are unable to connect to the 2012 database from SQL 2008/2005 Management studio's. Is there a way to make the 2005/2008 SSMS connect to 2012 db's or is it not forward compatible?

As Wolfgang says, this is perfectly possible. Most likely this is a connectivity problem. What error message do you get?

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183698 More actions · Answer 6

Sean Lange (7/12/2013)
WolfgangE (7/12/2013)
As far as I've seen you can connect from a Management Studio 2008 to a SQL 2012 instance.
The object explorer might throw some errors when expanding the different trees but connecting and executing queries should be possible.
Wow that would the first time that an older version of SSMS can connect to a newer version. Interesting.

Does it has something to do with the compatibility level set?

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286573 More actions · Answer 7

Erland Sommarskog (7/14/2013)

Sean Lange (7/12/2013)
Wow that would the first time that an older version of SSMS can connect to a newer version. Interesting.
No, SSMS 2005 SP3 can connect to SQL 2008 as well. And good ol' Query Analyzer can connect to all versions.

Thanks for the clarification Erland. Makes sense really, it is still just a connection.

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newbieuser SSCrazy Eights Points: 9423 More actions · Answer 8

I'm still not able to connect from SSMS 2008 to 2012 database. Not sure where/what to check?

Please help..thanks a lot

Joie Andrew One Orange Chip Points: 27360 More actions · Answer 9

What error gets thrown back when you try?

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newbieuser SSCrazy Eights Points: 9423 More actions · Answer 10

I get this:

Cannot connect to server.

A network related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.The server was not found or accessible....

I'm able to ping to the server though...

THanks

Joie Andrew One Orange Chip Points: 27360 More actions · Answer 11

Can you connect through another client? What happens when you try and connect via sqlcmd? Is the SQL Browser service running? Is this a named instance?

Just trying to cycle through routine things to check...

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Erland Sommarskog SSC-Insane Points: 24038 More actions · Answer 12

newbieuser (2013-07-15)
A network related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.The server was not found or accessible....

This has nothing to do with the versions of SSMS and SQL Server, it's just a plain old connectivity problem. The machine you are connecting from cannot get in touch with the SQL Server instance at all. This can be due to a number of reasons:

1) You mispelled the server name.

2) You misspelled the instance name.

3) You are connecting from a different computer, but the instance is only set up to accept local connection.

4) The browser server is not running, and you try to use an instance name.

5) There is a firewall blocking the port, SQL Server is listening on.

6) There is a firewall blocking port UDP 1434 which the Browser service uses.

This is list is not likely to be exhaustive. This topic in Books Online is a good trouble-shooter: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345318%28v=sql.110%29.aspx

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newbieuser SSCrazy Eights Points: 9423 More actions · Answer 13

Hi Friends,

I''m not able to figure out what the problem is.. ODBC/OSQL doesn't work either.. I checked sql server does allow remote connections.. Not really sure what is missing.. I'm trying the alternative to download Management studio 2012 for my pc (windows XP SP3 - 32bit).. I downloaded only the Management studio from the link below.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/editions/2012-editions/express.aspx

When I run SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe, I get the error message 'The Operating system on this computer does ot meet the minimum requirements for SQL Server 2012...' I did download the 32-bit option.. Please help...

Thanks a lot

Erland Sommarskog SSC-Insane Points: 24038 More actions · Answer 14

newbieuser (7/16/2013)
When I run SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe, I get the error message 'The Operating system on this computer does ot meet the minimum requirements for SQL Server 2012...' I did download the 32-bit option..

Exactly what the error message says. SQL 2012, both SSMS and the server itself, requires at least Windows Vista or Windows 2008. It will not run on Windows XP.

As for why you are not able to connect, we can only point to troubleshooters as we don't see your environment. As I mentioned, there are a lot things that can be wrong.

Are you able to connect to the server from any computer? Remotely or locally?

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