Problem: Quadrant doesn't starts

Question

Hello,
I've got problem with running Quadrant after installing Oslo. During installation everything looks fine, there are no errors. But after installation, when I'm trying to run Quadrant, I've got "Quadrant Repository Connection Failure" and info that it was unable to connect to quadrant repository with 'DeployRepository.SqlUtil' exception. So I've tried to create repository manualnny using command line:

mx.exe create /database:Repository2

and I've got error: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)”

I've checked all points in msdn documentation that could cause that issue and everything looks fine.


I've got new Windows XP installation with SP3 on virtual machine with Windows Installer 4.5, MS SQL Server 2008 Express.


Any ideas what can be wrong?

Answer 1

Your problem sounds very similar to a subject that was discussed in an earlier thread:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/oslo/thread/50033c88-e526-427c-b9fb-5d9f6bc5f5fd/

Can you check if anything there solves your problem?

By the way, the "Quadrant Repository" that Quadrant is looking for is not the main "Oslo" repository but the db with a name that starts with "Quadrant". This is a database that contains all the Quadrant configuration information, which is why it can't run without it. Check to make sure that you have a db with a name like that.

.Kraig

Answer 2

Hello,
I've tried every possible soutions I've found in that topic:
- i've any different SQL instances that my SQL Express 2008
- i don't hevae office business contact manager installed
- i'm running quadrant with admin account


and still quadrant doesn't starts, there is only a message 'Quadrant didn't shut down properly, do you want to reset the quadrant database'. When i choose "Yes" i've got a message that there was a problem with applications and it will be closed. When i choose "No" there is "Quadrant Repository Connection Failure" and info that it was unable to connect to quadrant repository with 'DeployRepository.SqlUtil' exception.

And i don't have any database named "Quadrant" on my server, i've got only "Repository" database.

Best Regards,
Nasstar

Answer 3

Thanks for taking the time to try the options in the other thread, as that helps narrow down the problem.

Now that you've said you don't have any database named with "Quadrant" (the actual database it uses has a longer name, but it starts with Quadrant), it suggests that it just didn't install properly. In that case, run the Oslo CTP setup again and do a repair. If that still doesn't work, uninstall and try to reinstall, making sure that you run the setup as an administrator.

Try that and let me know the results. If you get through a fresh setup and still don't have a Quadrant* database, then I'll get the setup team online to help out.

.kraig