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Q127857: Required Number of SQL Connections Needed for SMS

Article: Q127857
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocerr kbsmsAdmin smsadmin smsdocerr
Last Modified: 24-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft Systems Management Server Administrator's Guide incorrectly
specifies the recommended number of SQL server connections needed for setting up
SMS on page 55:

  Make sure that the SQL Server has a maximum user connection
  setting that has at least 5 connections for use by SMS. Ten
  connections are recommended.

If you attempt to setup SMS version 1.0 with less than 20 connections, then the
following error appears during Setup:

  Not enough SQL connections are available for correct execution of SMS. At
  least 20 connections are recommended.

If you choose OK, the following error appears:

  Error: Number of requested connections must be >= 20.

RESOLUTION
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Increase the number of connections available to SQL to 20 or greater.

NOTE: Systems Management Server version 1.0 and 1.1 require SQL Server, not SQL
Workstation. SQL Server allows more than 20 connections, SQL Workstation allows
a maximum of 15.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management
Server versions 1.0 and 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: sms prodsms

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Keywords          : kbdocerr kbsmsAdmin smsadmin smsdocerr 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1

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