How to test an installation of SQL Server 2000 (Command Prompt)

To test the installation

1. Start Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 by entering from a command prompt:

   For the default instance, use:

   net start mssqlserver
   

   For a named instance, include the instance name, for example:

   net start MSSQL$Instance1
   

2. Connect to SQL Server by entering:

   For the default instance, use:

   osql /Usa /P <administrator password>
   

   For a named instance, include both the server and instance name, for example:

   osql /Usa /P /S Machine1\Instance1
   

   When osql connects, this osql prompt appears:

   1>
   

   If osql cannot connect, an ODBC error is returned.

3. Enter a simple query, such as:

   SELECT @@SERVERNAME
   GO
   

   The osql utility returns the server name:

   1> SELECT @@SERVERNAME
   2> GO
   -------------------------------
   WOLFHOUND
   
   (1 row affected)
   1>
   

4. Verify that you have checked a SQL Server 2000 server by entering:

   SELECT @@VERSION
   GO
   

   The osql utility returns the version information.

5. Quit the osql utility by entering:

   Exit