topic Re: CAN'T OPEN INSTANCE: sde:sqlserver. in Geodatabase Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-t-open-instance-sde-sqlserver/m-p/810579#M3168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Here's a thread from 2013:&nbsp; <A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/75033">https://community.esri.com/thread/75033</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>What version of ArcGIS Server and SQL Server are running?&nbsp; Can you connect to the instance with SQL Server Management Studio?&nbsp; I wonder if the instance isn't running.....</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 May 2017 15:42:35 GMT JoeBorgione 2017-05-24T15:42:35Z CAN'T OPEN INSTANCE: sde:sqlserver. https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-t-open-instance-sde-sqlserver/m-p/810578#M3167 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello everyone,</P><P></P><P>Anyone getting this error message:</P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">CAN'T OPEN INSTANCE: sde:sqlserver.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">Spatial Engine Connection Failed (-409).</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">Cannot Get Access to Instance sde:sqlserver</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c; font-size: 11.0pt;">DATABASE RECONNECT: Failed to find hdbc.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">ERROR in obtaining connection id.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">Error: -409:&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">DBMS error code: 8003</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Connection not open</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">Couldn't initialize shared memory, error = -409.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">] Cannot Attach to Shared Memory -1</SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #31859c;">Thanks</SPAN></P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 May 2017 14:09:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-t-open-instance-sde-sqlserver/m-p/810578#M3167 JoseSanchez 2017-05-24T14:09:48Z Re: CAN'T OPEN INSTANCE: sde:sqlserver. https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-t-open-instance-sde-sqlserver/m-p/810579#M3168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Here's a thread from 2013:&nbsp; <A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/75033">https://community.esri.com/thread/75033</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>What version of ArcGIS Server and SQL Server are running?&nbsp; Can you connect to the instance with SQL Server Management Studio?&nbsp; I wonder if the instance isn't running.....</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 May 2017 15:42:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-t-open-instance-sde-sqlserver/m-p/810579#M3168 JoeBorgione 2017-05-24T15:42:35Z Re: CAN'T OPEN INSTANCE: sde:sqlserver. https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-t-open-instance-sde-sqlserver/m-p/810580#M3169 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>What is the version of ArcMap and SQL server?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 25 May 2017 19:34:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-t-open-instance-sde-sqlserver/m-p/810580#M3169 ManviLather1 2017-05-25T19:34:45Z