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Cannot Disable Named Pipes
I have an installation of SQL Server 2022. I have a named instance. When I set the port to a non default port, I cannot disable the named Pipes (SQL Server cannot start). When I change the port to...
I wonder, because for a named instance the named pipes protocoll is disabled by default.
But why do you want enable/disable NP?
But why do you want enable/disable NP?
olafhelper
Disabling Named Pipes was requested from the vendor of the application.
I am trying to understand what is exactly the issue. Probably the problem is not the named instance, but the Virtual Computer Name given to the instance.
Disabling Named Pipes was requested from the vendor of the application.ConPan , and told he a reason for? I can't imagine what for a reason it could be.
olafhelper since this was requested for their application, and since it does not affect the performance of the database, I didn't ask why is needed.
In any case, now the named pipes have been disabled (using the default port). I just want to know if I am not able to disable them when I use a clustered environment and a non default port.