HOW CAN I ADD AN SQL SERVER INSTANCE DIFFERENT FROM AN SQL EXPRESS INSTANCE

[OLANIYANOLAKUNLE]

I have serious difficulties trying to connect to an SQL Server instance, different from an express instance, anytime I try to connect to the instance I get this error message

"Connections to this edition of the database server are not supported"

Any suggestions.

[VinceAngelo · Accepted solution]

You can't use the Express client ("Database Server") to connect to a non-Express
database.  You can only connect to a non-Express instance by installing an enterprise
ArcSDE geodatabase and connecting through the enterprise ArcSDE interface
("Database Connections").

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[OLANIYANOLAKUNLE]

Thanks for answering my question, I just found out that I need an authorization code to connect to a non-Express
database, does ESRI have any installation setup for the enterprise ArcSDE geodatabase? Thank you.

[VinceAngelo]

Yes, there are detailed installation instructions in the documentation.

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