Problem in creating DataServer using SQL2008 connection status is ERROR

Question

HI  All 
I am  fairly new in SAP MII , and i have been trying to create new data server  using MSSQL2008 which is on my laptop(local) and i access MII  in web based form.  the sap MII version is  12.1.5(Build99)
this what i did
1.I have   deployed   JDBC 3.0 driver   on system management   on SAP MII
2.When  creating   the Data  server   I have done the following   check  below (screen dump)
Connector     IDBC
ConnectorID     
ConnectorType     SQL
DatePrefix     '
DateSuffix     '
DaysRetention     7
Description     mii
Enabled     T
InitCommand     
InternalDateFormat     yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
JDBCDriver     com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
MaxRetryCount     5
Name     tigo2
PoolMax     100
PoolSize     1
RetryInterval     60000
ServerPackage     com.sap.xmii.Illuminator.connectors.IDBC
ServerURL     jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;databaseName=MII
Timeout     15
UseCount     256
UserName     sa
ValidationQuery     SELECT GETDATE()
WaitTime     30
3. I  checked the  connection of my server   in Management studio   which works fine
   checked the port , which is fine    and the firewall   exception changed it to   except  SQL SERVER PORT  1433
but i still  get the   connection status error:    tried  locating   the logviewer  to see what the problem is cant retrieve anything
Kindly  guide me in the right path  for im runnin out of ideas. I  installed the  JDBC driver  on the laptop  and made CLASSPATH  to point to that folder  STILL no luck.
and  with  regards to viewing the LOGviewer I truely  have no IDea how  to do that , I have tried to check on the forum   nothing helped.
Edited by: Tigomezge on Jun 21, 2011 3:19 PM

Answer 1

Tigo,
You can try this,
Install SQL Server Management Studio on MII server (where MII is installed, should already have one if you have installed NW on SQL DB, if not, install one) and then try to access DB installed on your laptop from there using the IP address (not local host).
If it works fine then atleast one thing can be confirmed that your DB is accessible outside of your laptop (means no TCP/IP or port or firewall issues).
Also, When you unzip the Driver exe file (i mean install), usually you will find 2 jar files,
1) sqljdbc.jar
2) sqljdbc4.jar
Use of these jar files purely depends on the Java installed on the system. refer to this link on more details:
[Choosing Right JAR File|http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms378422.aspx]
Let us know how it goes
Regards,
Adarsh
Edited by: Adarsh Sidnoor on Jun 22, 2011 7:37 PM