SMS: Systems Management Server Does Not Support Spaces in SQL Server Database Names

ID: Q202937

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

The Systems Management Server Setup application does not allow you to type SQL Server database names with space characters in them, regardless of the version of Microsoft SQL Server that you are using.

CAUSE

Although SQL Server version 7.0 supports spaces in database names, Systems Management Server 2.0 does not support spaces in SQL Server database names.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use SQL Server database names that do not contain spaces.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Systems Management Server 2.0 can be used with both SQL Server versions 6.5 and 7.0.

Additional query words: prodsms db


Keywords          : kbDatabase kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug 
Version           : winnt:2.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 19, 1999