Network Management

Prevent Orion from using the SQL Server Browser service

This article describes how to prevent Orion from using the Microsoft SQL Server™ Browser service, which has been introduced in Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005. The service listens on UDP port 1434 and is used to identify the ports where named instances of Microsoft SQL Server™ are listening.

First published date

10/16/2018 7:28 PM

Last published date

9/6/2023 12:29 PM

Overview

You can stop Orion from using the Microsoft SQL Server™ Browser service, which has been introduced in Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005. The service listens on UDP port 1434 and is used to identify the ports where named instances of Microsoft SQL Server™ are listening.

Product section

Network Performance Monitor

Resolution

From your DBA, obtain details of the port on which the SQL server named instance listens in the following format:
```
SERVER\INSTANCE_NAME,PORT
```
Log in to the Orion server.
Run the Orion Configuration Wizard.
On the first screen, select Database.
Click Next.
Enter details from Step 1 into the SQL Server field.
Complete the Configuration Wizard.

Note: If the installation contains multiple Orion servers, repeat the steps for each server.

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