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Drivers for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Platforms : The SQL Server Wire Protocol Driver : Connection Option Descriptions for SQL Server Wire Protocol : Host Name
 

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Host Name

Attribute

HostName (HOST)

Purpose

The name or the IP address of the server to which you want to connect.

Valid Values

IP_address | named_server | named_instance| server_name
where:
IP_address
is the IP address of the server to which you want to connect. Specify this address as: IP_address. For example, you can enter 199.226.224.34.
The IP address can be specified in either IPv4 or IPv6 format, or a combination of the two. See Using IP Addresses for details about these formats.
named_server
is the named server address of the server to which you want to connect. Specify this address as: named_server. For example, you can enter SSserver.
named_instance
is a named instance of Microsoft SQL Server or Windows Azure SQL Database. Specify this address as: server_name\instance_name.

Notes

*If only a server name is specified with no instance name, the driver uses the default instance on the server.
*If only a server name is specified with a backward slash \ or \* at the end with no instance name, the driver uses the first instance on the server with a TCP port.

Default

None

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