Alternatively, you can leave **Pipe Name** blank and SQL Server Configuration Manager will complete the appropriate pipe name after you specify the **Protocol** and **Server**.

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We've got a DNS alias in our DNS server so that we can reference the SQL Server via a generic easy to remember name. It's used in our client app's ODBC connection. The thought process being, if we ...