Environment
Situation
Error: Unable to connect to SQL Server 2000 SP3 or SQL Server 2005. You may not have rights to connect and create database objects.
Can the GP Repository be installed on SQL Server 2005 SP1 and SP2?
Resolution
NetIQ Tech Support is not currently aware of any problems presented by installing the GPA 5.0 Repository on SQL 2005 SP1, however GPA has not been fully tested by QE on SP1. If you wish to proceed with installing the Repository on SQL 2005 SP1, you can bypass the prereq checker by creating the following registry key and setting it to a value of '1':
· Create a new DWORD registry entry under the following registry hive
o [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FullArmor\FAZAM 2000]
o Right click select New DWORD Value
o Name new value to OverridePrereqCheck
o Double click on newly created OverridePrereqCheck and set the data value to Hexadecimal 1
New entry should look like this:
OverridePrereqCheck REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)
Once you have created the new Registry Entry, perform the following:
- Run the GPA 5.0 Installer.
- In the Select Installation type view select Custom and click Next.
- In Select Features view select the components that you want to install and click Next.
- This is the step where the PrereqChecker is launched
- Close the PrereqChecker and Press Yes in the abort installation dialog.
- Then installation will continue from here
Cause
The GPA prerequisite checker is doing a hard value check for the version of SQL installed. It is not aware of the SQL 2005 SP1 or SP2 versions.
Additional Information
Warning: Using the Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. NetIQ Technical Support cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of the Registry Editor can be resolved. Make sure that you back up your Registry prior to making any changes.
NETIQKB54480 (override).txt