Cannot make server as Target server or link from Master Server

[Vincento Harris]

Sql Server 7 Standard Edition
My Server was renamed and the normal steps of reinstalling
and running sp_dropserver and sp_addserver were followed.
Everything seems to work fine but jobs from the master server.
I did defect the server as a target server since it appeared as offline
anyway.

On trying to re establish the status of the server as a target server

Failed to make "serverName" a target server
Enlist into Master Server "MasterServerName" Failed(Error 14262)

Your insight is appreciated
Vincento

[Simon Hayes]

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Sql Server 7 Standard Edition
My Server was renamed and the normal steps of reinstalling
and running sp_dropserver and sp_addserver were followed.
Everything seems to work fine but jobs from the master server.
I did defect the server as a target server since it appeared as offline
anyway.

On trying to re establish the status of the server as a target server

Failed to make "serverName" a target server
Enlist into Master Server "MasterServerName" Failed(Error 14262)

Your insight is appreciated
Vincento

Is @@SERVERNAME returning the correct (new) name? Error 14262 should be "The
specified %s ('%s') does not exist" - what is the full error message you
see? Are there any name resolution issues, ie. can both servers see each
other (ping.exe or NET VIEW) on the network?

Simon

[Vincento Harris]

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Sql Server 7 Standard Edition
My Server was renamed and the normal steps of reinstalling
and running sp_dropserver and sp_addserver were followed.
Everything seems to work fine but jobs from the master server.
I did defect the server as a target server since it appeared as offline
anyway.

On trying to re establish the status of the server as a target server

Failed to make "serverName" a target server
Enlist into Master Server "MasterServerName" Failed(Error 14262)

Your insight is appreciated
Vincento

Is @@SERVERNAME returning the correct (new) name? Error 14262 should be "The
specified %s ('%s') does not exist" - what is the full error message you
see? Are there any name resolution issues, ie. can both servers see each
other (ping.exe or NET VIEW) on the network?

Simon

Thanks for your response.
@@servername returns the right value.
I did forget to mention that the master server is sql server 2000 and
target server, sql server 7.
When the master server is pinged from the client it returns packets
with no error.

When originating_server is selected from sysjobs it returns 'local'

I did notice that the target server name has been added as an alias
when you open
the client network utilities.Not sure if that will make any difference

This is the exact error message

Failed to make "serverName" a target server
Enlist into Master Server "MasterServerName" Failed(Error 14262)

Vincento

[Simon Hayes]

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Sql Server 7 Standard Edition
My Server was renamed and the normal steps of reinstalling
and running sp_dropserver and sp_addserver were followed.
Everything seems to work fine but jobs from the master server.
I did defect the server as a target server since it appeared as offline anyway.

On trying to re establish the status of the server as a target server

Failed to make "serverName" a target server
Enlist into Master Server "MasterServerName" Failed(Error 14262)

Your insight is appreciated
Vincento

Is @@SERVERNAME returning the correct (new) name? Error 14262 should be "The specified %s ('%s') does not exist" - what is the full error message you
see? Are there any name resolution issues, ie. can both servers see each
other (ping.exe or NET VIEW) on the network?

Simon

Thanks for your response.
@@servername returns the right value.
I did forget to mention that the master server is sql server 2000 and
target server, sql server 7.
When the master server is pinged from the client it returns packets
with no error.

When originating_server is selected from sysjobs it returns 'local'

I did notice that the target server name has been added as an alias
when you open
the client network utilities.Not sure if that will make any difference

This is the exact error message

Failed to make "serverName" a target server
Enlist into Master Server "MasterServerName" Failed(Error 14262)

Vincento

It sounds as if everything is OK - the only thing I can think of is that the
alias in the client network utilities might still have the old server name?
Also, can you create a working linked server from the SQL2000 server to the
SQL7 one? If not, then there is probably sort of name resolution issue. But
if you can, then I have no idea what the issue is - probably time to call
Microsoft.

Simon