Error message: (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 – No process is on the other end of the pipe.)

Typically, to troubleshoot this, you go to SQL Server Configuration Manager (SSCM) and:

  1. ensure Shared Memory protocol is enabled
  2. ensure Named Pipes protocol is enabled
  3. ensure TCP/IP is enabled, and is ahead of the Named Pipes in the settings

Maybe it can help: Could not open a connection to SQL Server

Note : If this is a new instance of SQL Server be sure SQL Server and Windows Authentication is enabled

  1. Right Click the Server in SSMS and pull up server properties
  2. Go to Security–> Select ‘SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode’
  3. Restart the Server and Login with the credentials

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