SQL Server 2008 Configuration Manager on a 64 bit machine does not display Network configuration & Native Client configuration options

SQL Server 2008 Configuration Manager on a 64 bit machine does not display Network configuration & Native Client configuration options

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PROBLEM:

 

When you open SQL Server 2008 configuration manager you do not see the following options :

 

Scenario 1 (64 bit options):

 

1)            SQL Native Client 10.0 configuration

2)            SQL Server Network configuration

 

Scenario 2 (32 bit options):

 

1)            SQL Native Client 10.0 configuration(32 bit)

2)            SQL Server Network configuration (32 bit)

 

CAUSE:

 

SQL Server configuration manager pulls the details with the help of SQLMGMPROVIDER.DLL.

 

This DLL has got two versions - one is 64 bit and the other is 32 bit :

 

The location 64 bit DLL is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmprovider.dll and the location 32 bit DLL is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmprovider.dll

 

If this DLL is corrupted then you will see this issue. In this case when I checked the property of the 64 bit DLL it was blank.

 

RESOLUTION:

 

If you are not able to see the 64 bit options, replace “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmprovider.dll”  with SQLMGMPROVIDER.dll copied from another working machine.

 

For the 32 bit options, replace “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmprovider.dll” with the 32 bit SQL SQLMGMPROVIDER.dll” copied from another working machine.

 

Amit Khandelwal  
SE, Microsoft SQL Server

Reviewed by

Amit Banerjee
TL, Microsoft SQL Server

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  • Did not work for me, but I can see both (1) and (2) I just can't see the SQL services other than Integration Services under SQL Services. (32 bit version)

  • This not work for me

  • does not work for me as well.

  • Me neither. I think this solution is for a specific issue (i.e. corrupted dll). I have a 2-node SQL Cluster and the 64-bit options are missing on one of the servers, but there on the 2nd.

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