How to access Sql Server Express installed on Virtual PC from Host?

I have SQL Server Express 2008 R2 installed on Virtual PC. and on my Host machine i have SQL Server 2008 R2 ( Enterprise Version) installed.
Since Management studio that comes with SQL express does not support SQL profiler, i want to access SQL Server Express from the Host machine’s management studio which has SQL profiler.
But I could access it using VM’s ip address & instance name

Hi lax,
Follow below steps in your Virtual Machine:
1. Allow remote connections to this server
The first thing you want to check is if Remote Connections are enabled on your SQL Server database. In SQL Server 2008 you do this by opening SQL Server 2008 Management Studio, connect to the server in question, right click the server and open the Server Properties.
Navigate to Connections and ensure that Allow remote connections to this server is checked.
2. Protocols for MSSQLServer
The next good thing to check is the SQL Server Network Configuration. Open the SQL Server Configuration Manager, unfold the node SQL Server Network Configuration and select Protocols for MSSQLServer (or whatever the name of your SQL Server instance is). Make
sure that TCP/IP is enabled.
3. The Firewall
If there is still no communication happening between your computer and the remote SQL Server you most likely need to configure your firewall settings.
A good first step is to figure out which port is being used by TCP/IP (and which you need to open in your firewall). You can do this by right clicking TCP/IP and selecting Properties. Click on the tab IP Addresses .
That was easy enough and all there is left to do is to allow inbound TCP/IP traffic on Port 1433 in your firewall. In Windows 7 this works something like this. Open the Control Panel and navigate to Windows Firewall. Click on Advanced Settings on the left hand
side and you should see the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Select the Inboud Rules on the left hand side and click on New Rule on the right hand side. This opens the New Inbound Rule Wizard which you can use to allow inbound traffic on Port 1433
for TCP/IP.
For more information, please refer to
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/walzenbach/archive/2010/04/14/how-to-enable-remote-connections-in-sql-server-2008.aspx.
In host machine:
After you have done steps above, you could use the SQL Server Management Studio in the host machine to connect the SQL Server Express R2 in Virtual PC. If you installed a default instance in Virtual PC, you could use VirtualComputerName to login the SQL
Server database engine. If you installed a named instance in Virtual PC, you could use VirtualComputerName\InstanceName to login the SQL Server database engine.
Thanks,
Maggie
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2014-07-12 18:22:18 SQLEngine: --SqlServerServiceSCM: Starting SQL via SCM (-mSqlSetup -f -Q -qSQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS -T4022 -T4010 -T3659 -T3610 -T902 -dc:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Template Data\master.mdf -lc:\Program
Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Template Data\mastlog.ldf)...
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to start service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Sco: Service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS started
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get service process id for service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Invoking QueryServiceStatusEx Win32 API
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Sco: Returning service process id 3480
2014-07-12 18:22:20 SQLEngine: : Checking Engine checkpoint 'GetSqlServerProcessHandle'
2014-07-12 18:22:22 SQLEngine: --SqlServerServiceSCM: Waiting for nt event 'Global\sqlserverRecComplete$SQLEXPRESS' to be created
2014-07-12 18:22:24 SQLEngine: --SqlServerServiceSCM: Waiting for nt event 'Global\sqlserverRecComplete$SQLEXPRESS' or sql process handle to be signaled
2014-07-12 18:22:24 SQLEngine: : Checking Engine checkpoint 'WaitSqlServerStartEvents'
2014-07-12 18:22:59 Slp: Sco: Attempting to initialize script
2014-07-12 18:23:01 Slp: Sco: Attempting to initialize default connection string
2014-07-12 18:23:03 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set script connection protocol to NotSpecified
2014-07-12 18:23:03 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set script connection protocol to NamedPipes
2014-07-12 18:23:03 SQLEngine: --SqlDatabaseServiceConfig: Connection String: Data Source=\\.\pipe\SQLLocal\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=True;Pooling=False;Network Library=dbnmpntw;Application Name=SqlSetup
2014-07-12 18:23:03 SQLEngine: : Checking Engine checkpoint 'ServiceConfigConnect'
2014-07-12 18:23:03 SQLEngine: --SqlDatabaseServiceConfig: Connecting to SQL....
2014-07-12 18:23:03 Slp: Sco: Attempting to connect script
2014-07-12 18:23:04 Slp: Connection string: Data Source=\\.\pipe\SQLLocal\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=True;Pooling=False;Network Library=dbnmpntw;Application Name=SqlSetup
2014-07-12 18:24:16 Slp: Sco: Connection error code from SqlException is : -2
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Watson Bucket 1
Original Parameter Values
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 0 : SQL Server 2008
R2@RTM@
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 2 : System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 3 :
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException@1211@1
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 4 :
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException@-2146232060
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 5 : SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp:
Final Parameter Values
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 0 : SQL Server 2008
R2@RTM@
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 2 : 0x1BBF2F31
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 3 : 0x0A2FBD17@1211@1
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 4 : 0x3906094D
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 5 : SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc
2014-07-12 18:24:36 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_
2014-07-12 18:24:36 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Windows_CurrentVersion_Uninstall.reg_
2014-07-12 18:24:36 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_
2014-07-12 18:25:26 Slp: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Watson bucket for exception based failure has been created
2014-07-12 18:25:32 SQLEngine: Copying 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt' ...
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set file full path to 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' exists
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to copy file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' to file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' exists
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set file full path to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' is equal to path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' is equal to path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get security descriptor for file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' exists
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Returning security descriptor O:NSG:NSD:AI(A;ID;FA;;;NS)(A;ID;FA;;;SY)(A;ID;FA;;;BA)(A;ID;FA;;;S-1-5-21-3076291671-3154185214-3698330068-1005)(A;ID;0x1201ff;;;S-1-5-21-3076291671-3154185214-3698330068-1006)
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to dispose script
Please note that this is NOT a question about fixing this one installation. This is an SQL Server Express install as part of my application install and MUST WORK FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME. Please direct me.
Paul T.

Here are the parameters used with the SQL Server Express installer EXE (both x86 and x64):
/q /hideconsole /action=Install /features=SQL /instancename=SQLEXPRESS /enableranu=1 /sqlsvcaccount="NT Authority\Network Service" /AddCurrentUserAsSqlAdmin /skiprules=RebootRequiredCheck /IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms
I presume that TCP/IP is not enabled by default for Express installs. I THINK that named pipe should be enabled.
Summary.txt is copied below:
Overall summary:
Final result:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then
rerun SQL Server Setup.
Exit code (Decimal):           -2068119551
Exit facility code:            1211
Exit error code:               1
Exit message:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then
rerun SQL Server Setup.
Start time:                    2014-07-12 18:06:14
End time:                      2014-07-12 18:25:44
Requested action:              Install
Log with failure:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Detail.txt
Exception help link:           http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%3fLinkId%3d20476%26ProdName%3dMicrosoft%2bSQL%2bServer%26EvtSrc%3dsetup.rll%26EvtID%3d50000%26ProdVer%3d10.50.4000.0%26EvtType%3d0x1BBF2F31%400x3906094D
Machine Properties:
Machine name:                  WIN-EAD5VG4PBDE
Machine processor count:       1
OS version:                    Windows 7
OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
OS region:                     United States
OS language:                   English (United States)
OS architecture:               x86
Process architecture:          32 Bit
OS clustered:                  No
Product features discovered:
Product              Instance             Instance ID
Feature                                  Language
Edition              Version         Clustered
Package properties:
Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008 R2
ProductName:                   SQL Server 2008 R2
Type:                          RTM
Version:                       10
Installation location:         c:\b610200f3dc88995d16c2effd8b6ac\x86\setup\
Installation edition:          EXPRESS
Slipstream:                    True
SP Level                       2
User Input Settings:
ACTION:                        Install
ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      True
AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
ASDATADIR:                     Data
ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
ASLOGDIR:                      Log
ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\ConfigurationFile.ini
CUSOURCE:
ENABLERANU:                    True
ENU:                           True
ERRORREPORTING:                False
FARMACCOUNT:                   <empty>
FARMADMINPORT:                 0
FARMPASSWORD:                  *****
FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE,REPLICATION
FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
HELP:                          False
INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS
INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
NPENABLED:                     0
PASSPHRASE:                    *****
PCUSOURCE:                     c:\b610200f3dc88995d16c2effd8b6ac\PCUSOURCE
PID:                           *****
QUIET:                         True
QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
RSINSTALLMODE:                 FilesOnlyMode
RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
SAPWD:                         *****
SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Authority\Network Service
SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           <empty>
SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
SQMREPORTING:                  False
TCPENABLED:                    0
UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
X86:                           False
Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
Feature:                       Database Engine Services
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
Configuration error code:
0x0A2FBD17@1211@1
Configuration error description: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Detail.txt
Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
Configuration error code:
0x0A2FBD17@1211@1
Configuration error description: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Detail.txt
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
Scenario specific rules:
Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htmd
The entire contents of the installation log can be found in ZIP format here:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=8E983C44B610198D!3984&authkey=!AFbuZaCG3Lm38Pw&ithint=folder%2c.zip
Paul T.

Accessing SQL Server from Oracle

I found an article:
http:www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3442661
It shows how to setup a connection from Oracle to SQL Server.
I am new to Oracle Using SQL Loader and PL/SQL.
I would like to use the SQL Loader in Oracle to load a table in SQL Server. It is my understanding that a ctl file is used and is called by an Oracle application.
I would not have an Oracle application. I would like to use the ctl file to load the SQL Server table. Can someone point me on how to use the ctl file for SQL Server?
Also, in PL/SQL would there be a connection string to connect to SQL Server when accessing a table.
Is there a book or some documentation that would address the above?
Thanks in Advance.

that article shows you how to access SQL Server database through Oracle, therefore you have no need to use SQL Loader to load data from SQL Server bcos it can be queried directly by using simple select statement.
If you want to load the data into Oracle just use CREATE TABLE ... AS SELECT ...
in PL/SQL, what you need is the database link.
Cheers,
NH

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how to install SQL server 2014 express
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143432.aspx
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