

If you are unsure on how to do this, first see if you can recruit the services of someone who is familiar with managing SQL. Also back-up the Archive, as well as the Archive Settings. First, if you have already added documents to your vault, make sure you back-up your SQL database, through SQL Management Studio.To remedy this issue, these orphaned components can be manually removed, as follows.

After running a ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) to determine the cause of these connection issues, the Admin notices multiple instances of the same SQL instance. As an example, a SOLIDWORKS PDM Administrator may encounter connection issues, when attempting to access the SQL Server.

This could prevent the proper re-installation of Microsoft SQL Server, or interfere with its normal operation. In some cases, when you uninstall Microsoft SQL Server, some components may be left behind.
