SmartConnectorService can not start

[YangboLIU]

SmartConnector Service started and then stopped. information pop out as the below capture picture. How to fix it

[Adam_Summers · Accepted solution]

It's difficult to say from this screen capture alone. Could you also include a copy of your logfile, from %SystemDrive%\ProgramData\SmartConnector\Logs directory?

As a first step, have you checked that your SQL instance is running and that SmartConnector is configured to connect correctly?

There are also a couple of troubleshooting tips in the user guide P77 (Section 9)  Common Install Issues