I set up a new SDE database with ArcGIS 10 and everything appeared to go correctly. The service is running and I'm able to view the database in SQL Server.
However, when I try to access the spatial database connection in ArcCatalog 10, I get the following error:
Failed to connection to the specified
server. This release of the
GeoDatabase is either invalid or out
of date. DBMS table not found
[Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
10.0: Invalid object name 'sde_mymap.dbo.GDB_Release'.]
[sde_mymap.dbo.GDB_Release]
Both ArcSDE and ArcCatalog are version 10.
I checked the sde_setup.log file and I can find no record of that table being created, or any other errors.
Please advise.
Thanks,
Seth
Best Answer
Here is how I got around this issue
The issue is this, SQL Server 2008 R2 is not a support DB, as the SQL Server Native Client built into ArcGIS was released prior to the release of R2. Here is a link
http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcsde/10.0/sql-server-system-requirements
Update: Have you tried making a Direct Connection to your database. This can be done by creating a new Spatial Database Connection in ArcCatalog. Next type the following deatils
Server: leave blank Service: sde:sqlserver: Database: leave blank Please let me know if it works
Sorry for the bad news, CDB