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  1. Where can I find SERVERNAME and INSTANCE name to usethem in …

    Apr 28, 2022 · Full agree with Erland, you installed a default SQL server instance, not a named instance. So when you using sqlcmd to start your SQL server instance, the instance name is …

  2. How can I determine installed SQL Server instances and their versions?

    When instances installed on the server, SQL Server adds a service for each instance with service name. It may vary for different versions like 2000 to 2008 but for sure there is a service with instance name.

  3. How to find server name of SQL Server Management Studio

    Apr 18, 2013 · I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2008. When I start SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), I get the Connect to Server login window with a blank textbox for Server name. I have tried …

  4. How to get current instance name from T-SQL - Stack Overflow

    Aug 23, 2022 · How can I get the SQL Server server and instance name of the current connection, using a T-SQL script?

  5. How to know my server name in SQL Server? - Stack Overflow

    Aug 31, 2018 · I installed SQL Server but I forgot my server name and now that I install SQL Server Management Studio, it needs the server name. How can I get server name again?

  6. Connecting to SQL Server Express - What is my server name?

    Visual Studio 2010 is installed as well as SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2. I'm trying to open SQL Server Management Studio to connect to the database but so far am not having much luck. I'm …

  7. Get-SqlInstance (SqlServer) - SQL Server PowerShell

    The Get-SqlInstance cmdlet gets a SQL Instance object for each instance of SQL Server that is present on the target computer. If the name of the instance of SQL Server is provided, the cmdlet will only …

  8. SQL Server: How to find all localdb instance names

    Mar 22, 2016 · I have two versions (2012, 2014) of SQL Server Express LocalDB installed in my system. How can I find all existing LocalDB instance names? I found a way to do that using command line as …

  9. Database Engine instances (SQL Server) - learn.microsoft.com

    Aug 26, 2025 · Applies to: SQL Server An instance of the Database Engine is a copy of the sqlservr.exe executable that runs as an operating system service. Each instance manages several system …

  10. How to query the name of the current SQL Server database instance?

    41 It is a bit of a "chicken or egg" kind of query, but can someone dreamup a query that can return the name of the current database instance in which the query executes? Believe me when I say I …