PRB: 'Unable to Connect' Message with SEM Object Transfer

ID: Q159232

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

The Object Transfer methods exposed by the GUI interface in SQL Enterprise Manager (SEM) may report either of the following errors:

Unable to connect.

-or-

The name 'My-Server' is not a valid object identifier, or not a valid format for this property or method.

The Transfer facility will generate all the necessary scripts from the source server, and it may report either of these errors when it attempts to connect to the destination server.

CAUSE

SEM uses the SQL-Distributed Management Objects (DMO) to perform the Transfer operations. The Transfer object contains the DestServer property. When an attempt is made to set the value of DestServer, it is validated. DestServer must be a valid SQL Server Identifier, or SEM will return the error. See SQL Server Books Online for specific details on what makes a valid SQL Server Identifier.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use a valid SQL Server identifier for the name of your destination server. This can be facilitated by placing an Advanced Entry in the SQL Client Configuration Utility.


Keywords          : kbusage SSrvDMO SSrvEntMan 
Version           : 6.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 3, 1999