Issue
Continuum 1.93 was installed on a workstation connecting to a SQL Server 2008 LAN server. When the Database Initialization for a LAN server was run, but it fails to initialize a new database. An error is displayed that the SQL Server login failed or the SQL Server does not exist.
Environment
LAN site with multiple workstations running Windows XP with service pack 3 and a server class computer running SQL Server 2008.
Cause
Continuum 1.93 was installed on a workstation connecting to a SQL Server 2008 LAN server. The Continuum Database Initialization for a LAN server was started but it fails to initialize a new database, displaying a "Server login failed or the SQL Server does not exist." error is displayed. The ODBC Connections utility in the Windows XP Control Panel was unable to connect to the SQL server, but the SQL Server would respond to a ping.
Resolution
The SQL Server 2008 had not been configured to allow Named Pipe connections. After the SQL Server was changed to allow Named Pipe connections, a new database was initialized and a backup of the site database was restored.
