"the MDM repository is invalid"

Hej All
Vi have updatered our MDM server with standard update from Microsoft. Later on we can't start MDM services, therefore after "a long fight" it was decided to restore repositories in that way:
we restored a backup of the MDM database on the newly installed server. Afterwards we copied the MDM directories from the old server. we changed the servername in all configuration files and started the MDM systems.
All seems to be fine but each time we log on to repository we got an error:
"the MDM repository is invalid"
can you help?
Thank you in advance.
BR
Rafal

Hi Rafal
just few questions to you
1) Have you checked the connection between your MS Sql and SAP MDM Server ?
2) If you have then are you able to create the repository manuallly?
if you have made the connection and still you are not able to create the repository manually then please reset the connection again, also plz check if the name of this particular repository you are trying the log in is ceated in your MDIS, MDS and MDSS.
if every thing seems to be right then please again import the schema of your old repository and then log with admin user and check if you are able to connect to the repository.
if still you are unable to log in please let us know.
Thanks and Regards
Praful

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