adding a server under server explorer in visual studio

Question

when i try to add the server to make a query it says my name is incorrect but it is since i copied and pasted it from the source.

How do i fix this thanks in advanced

Answer 1

Hi @Danielle A Kennedy , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

Which version of Visual Studio are you using?

Is it a remote server? Please check if the firewall is blocking the connection on the remote machine. 

You can try to add a connection in Server Explorer and test if the connection succeeds. 

Besides, please check if the SQL Service instance is running, from SQL Server Configuration Manager or using the following command:

sc query mssql$instancename 

Sincerely,

Anna

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