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RESOLVED SEC 4.5.1 "Complete" install alongside SQL Server 2005 instance: will it break 2005?

Hi guys

I am installing SEC 4.5.1 onto a Server 2003 box with SQL Server 2005 already installed running an instance for an unrelated application. I have installed a Server 2008 Express instance using the installer bundled in the SEC_451 executable and tried to point the Sophos database to it, it installs correctly but when you run it it fails with:

You cannot connect to the "management server" component on SERVERNAME, which provides data and services for Sophos Enterprise Console. This is because the management server is an earlier version or no management server exists. Click the Advanced button for information which you can send to Sophos Technical Support. This information can be used to diagnose and fix the problem.

The Advanced button provides:

Class not registered

----- [outer exception] -----
   -- error: 0x80040154
   -- facility: Custom (Defined by the interface)

   at struct IUnknown *__cdecl bl::SystemEnviroment::CreateInstanceOnServer(const struct _GUID &,const struct _GUID &,class std::basic_string<wchar_t,struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>,class std::allocator<wchar_t> >)
   at void __thiscall bl::CReusingManagementServiceClientBroker::CreateCoreServices(void)
   at __thiscall bl::CReusingManagementServiceClientBroker::CReusingManagementServiceClientBroker(const class bl::CReusingManagementServiceClientBroker &)
   at void __thiscall bl::CServerBrokerRegistrar::SetBroker(const class bl::CServerBrokerBase &) throw(...)
   at int __cdecl Run(int,enum bl::ConsoleType::Type)
   at int __stdcall wWinMain(struct HINSTANCE__ *,struct HINSTANCE__ *,wchar_t *,int)

Two questions:

1. What does this failure mean? Has it not seen my SQL 2008 Express instance? How can I fix it?

2. If I uninstall and reinstall a "Complete" installation, which installs SQL Server 2008 Express itself, will it run alongside or instead of my SQL 2005 server? I absolutely DO NOT want to impact on the application/SQL server 2005 instance already running!

Many thanks in advance for any advice here.

Cheers

Jon

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  • Hi guys

    Many many thanks for all your replies and suggestions.

    I was unable to install a Complete installation of SEC 4.5.1 becuase there was already a SQL instance called SOPHOS and indeed it was an old legacy 2000SP3 (I think) instance. I tried the Custom install having created a new instance of 2008 Express but it failed with the errors described above. I tried it again and the same thing happened. However upon doing it a third time (I didn't do anything else) it worked!!

    So thanks again like I said, this issue is now resolved - although I have no idea why!!

    Cheers

    :10469
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  • Hi guys

    Many many thanks for all your replies and suggestions.

    I was unable to install a Complete installation of SEC 4.5.1 becuase there was already a SQL instance called SOPHOS and indeed it was an old legacy 2000SP3 (I think) instance. I tried the Custom install having created a new instance of 2008 Express but it failed with the errors described above. I tried it again and the same thing happened. However upon doing it a third time (I didn't do anything else) it worked!!

    So thanks again like I said, this issue is now resolved - although I have no idea why!!

    Cheers

    :10469
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