topic Cannot create spatial database connection in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-create-spatial-database-connection/m-p/237621#M13479 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm trying to connect a computer to the geodatabase on my GIS server.&nbsp; Every time I try I get a message "Failed to connect to the specified server.&nbsp; SDE not running on server."&nbsp; I've checked and it appears that SDE is running on the server so I don't understand why I can't make the connection.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:20:57 GMT DonnaReeve 2011-07-26T14:20:57Z Cannot create spatial database connection https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-create-spatial-database-connection/m-p/237621#M13479 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm trying to connect a computer to the geodatabase on my GIS server.&nbsp; Every time I try I get a message "Failed to connect to the specified server.&nbsp; SDE not running on server."&nbsp; I've checked and it appears that SDE is running on the server so I don't understand why I can't make the connection.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:20:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-create-spatial-database-connection/m-p/237621#M13479 DonnaReeve 2011-07-26T14:20:57Z Re: Cannot create spatial database connection https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-create-spatial-database-connection/m-p/237622#M13480 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>What version of ArcGIS are you using?&nbsp; What version of ArcSDE is running?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>There are several different types of connections available from ArcGIS, only the "Database </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Connections" tree element manages ArcSDE connections -- are you using this?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Is there a firewall running on the ArcSDE server host?&nbsp; If so, has the service port been</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>approved for communication from the client on that port?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Can you connect to ArcSDE from the ArcSDE server host?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- V</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-create-spatial-database-connection/m-p/237622#M13480 VinceAngelo 2011-07-26T15:01:55Z Re: Cannot create spatial database connection https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-create-spatial-database-connection/m-p/237623#M13481 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>version 9.3.1 on both</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Yes I'm using the tree element.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am checking with my IT people on the other questions.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:28:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-create-spatial-database-connection/m-p/237623#M13481 DonnaReeve 2011-07-26T16:28:37Z