The server you entered is not responding.

[515mseibel]

I recently copied (backup and restore via Enterprise Manager) my
project server database from one server to another. Now I am trying to
setup Project to connect to the newly migrated database and get the
error.

The server you entered is not responding. Check the name is valid and
try again.

I know this error cant be 100% true because it is on the "Enter
database account information" screen, and if I change a user account
or password to a combination that I know is incorrect it will give me a
"The user name and password you enterd is not allowed to logon
......"

This tells me there is at lest basic connectivity.

Any suggestions or tests I can run to at least narrow the issue down.


Thanks in advance,

 

[Earl Lewis]

Let me make sure I'm understanding: you're trying to point an existing installation of project server to a copy of your database (the database names are the same) but the new database is on a different machine from the original installation?

If so I doubt this will work without substantial rework. It will probably be easiest to reinstall the project server software and point it to the new database server during the reinstallation process.

Earl
I recently copied (backup and restore via Enterprise Manager) my
project server database from one server to another. Now I am trying to
setup Project to connect to the newly migrated database and get the
error.

The server you entered is not responding. Check the name is valid and
try again.

I know this error cant be 100% true because it is on the "Enter
database account information" screen, and if I change a user account
or password to a combination that I know is incorrect it will give me a
"The user name and password you enterd is not allowed to logon
......"

This tells me there is at lest basic connectivity.

Any suggestions or tests I can run to at least narrow the issue down.


Thanks in advance,

 

[515mseibel]

sorry for not being specific, its a new installation of project server,
I already got that issue fixed. Had to delete the SQL users from DB
and recreate the logins, because I did not restore the Master DB.

If your bord you can take a shot at my new issue, when I try to connect
to the project server website I get this. I think ist tied into WSS.

The virtual server that is referenced here is not in the config
database.

Thanks

 

[Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\)]

You need to add the Project Server URL to the excluded paths list under
managed paths in WSS. You likely installed WSS on the same virtual server a
project server, therefore, WSS is grabbing the call and returning the error.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the books on Project Server"
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

For Project Server FAQs visit
http://www.projectserverexperts.com

For Project FAQs visit
http://www.mvps.org/project

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[515mseibel]

Thanks Worked like a champ

 

[guzya]

Hi all!
I've got the same here And can't figure out what to do
I've got: Win2003 Server, SQL Server, SQL Analysis and SharePoin
server running on one server machine.
I'm trying to install a new copy of Project Server (SQL and SharePoin
is running smoothly).
Checked CREATE A NEW DATABASE, SQL SERVER AUTHENTIFICATION.

The server you entered is not responding. Check that the name is vali
and try again

is all the time

Localhost, IP and DNS name as Database server returns the same error.

What could i do?

Thank you in advance


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guzy