Error Creating a New Publication

When Attempting to set up replication on my SQL server 2005 server, I right
click and select new publication and imediately get the following error
message:
SQL Server is unable to connect to server 'spi-svr6'. (New Publication Wizard)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdN...t&LinkId=20476
===================================
SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection
to the server. Connections through a server alias, IP address, or any other
alternate name are not supported. Specify the actual server name,
'SPI-SVR203'. (Replication.Utilities)
Program Location:
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.CheckServerAlias(ServerConnection conn)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.Open()
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreatePublicatio nWizard.PrepareToShow()
The help link provides nothing on this and I have been unable to locate any
info on other user sites. I am at a loss on what the communication problem
may be as the replication wizzard does not even begin.
Any help would be appreciated
"Lance" wrote:

> When Attempting to set up replication on my SQL server 2005 server, I right
> click and select new publication and imediately get the following error
> message:
> SQL Server is unable to connect to server 'spi-svr6'. (New Publication Wizard)
> --
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdN...t&LinkId=20476
> ===================================
> SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection
> to the server. Connections through a server alias, IP address, or any other
> alternate name are not supported. Specify the actual server name,
> 'SPI-SVR203'. (Replication.Utilities)
> --
> Program Location:
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.CheckServerAlias(ServerConnection conn)
> at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.Open()
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreatePublicatio nWizard.PrepareToShow()
> The help link provides nothing on this and I have been unable to locate any
> info on other user sites. I am at a loss on what the communication problem
> may be as the replication wizzard does not even begin.
> Any help would be appreciated
|||If you look at management studio and check the name of the server at the top
of the tree
that is the name under which the server is registered...
Also do a sp_helpserver query to determine the name corresponding to id 0
the registered name should be the same as that for id 0 (which normally is the
name of the server where SQL is installed.
"Lance" wrote:

> When Attempting to set up replication on my SQL server 2005 server, I right
> click and select new publication and imediately get the following error
> message:
> SQL Server is unable to connect to server 'spi-svr6'. (New Publication Wizard)
> --
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdN...t&LinkId=20476
> ===================================
> SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection
> to the server. Connections through a server alias, IP address, or any other
> alternate name are not supported. Specify the actual server name,
> 'SPI-SVR203'. (Replication.Utilities)
> --
> Program Location:
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.CheckServerAlias(ServerConnection conn)
> at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.Open()
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreatePublicatio nWizard.PrepareToShow()
> The help link provides nothing on this and I have been unable to locate any
> info on other user sites. I am at a loss on what the communication problem
> may be as the replication wizzard does not even begin.
> Any help would be appreciated
|||Thanks for great help gopal!
"Lance" wrote:

> When Attempting to set up replication on my SQL server 2005 server, I right
> click and select new publication and imediately get the following error
> message:
> SQL Server is unable to connect to server 'spi-svr6'. (New Publication Wizard)
> --
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdN...t&LinkId=20476
> ===================================
> SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection
> to the server. Connections through a server alias, IP address, or any other
> alternate name are not supported. Specify the actual server name,
> 'SPI-SVR203'. (Replication.Utilities)
> --
> Program Location:
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.CheckServerAlias(ServerConnection conn)
> at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlCo nnection.Open()
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreatePublicatio nWizard.PrepareToShow()
> The help link provides nothing on this and I have been unable to locate any
> info on other user sites. I am at a loss on what the communication problem
> may be as the replication wizzard does not even begin.
> Any help would be appreciated
|||gopal,
You are right on target. The helpserver SP returns the old server name.
Will the drop/add sp's fix this?
"gopal" wrote:
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> If you look at management studio and check the name of the server at the top
> of the tree
> that is the name under which the server is registered...
> Also do a sp_helpserver query to determine the name corresponding to id 0
> the registered name should be the same as that for id 0 (which normally is the
> name of the server where SQL is installed.
> "Lance" wrote:
|||You can use the @.@.SERVERNAME global variable or the
SERVERPROPERTY('ServerName') function in SQL Server to find the network name
of the computer running SQL Server. The ServerName property of the
SERVERPROPERTY function automatically reports the change in the network name
of the computer when you restart the computer and the SQL Server service.
The @.@.SERVERNAME global variable retains the original SQL Server computer
name until the SQL Server name is manually reset.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)