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I added a new IP address to my server (Windows 2016). But I'm unable to see this new Ip address in SQL Server Network Configuration. Restarting SQL services didn't solve anything. I guess rebooting the server would work, but is there any way around it?

Thanks

UPDATE

Sql server does not recognize new IPs in any way. I thought a reboot would solve that. I was wrong. I found the answer here: [https://mssqlwiki.com/tag/how-to-add-new-ip-to-sql-server/][1] In short

  1. You need to reinstall
  2. You can edit register manually. Add new IPs here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.X\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib\Tcp\IPn

I chose the second way.

renegm
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There is a third option instead of:

  1. Reinstalling
  2. Manually editing the registry

If you start the SQL Server Installation center (64-Bit) on your SQL Server, then you can select the option Maintenance in the left pane of the installation center and then click on Repair in the right-hand pane.

After supplying the path for the installation media, you can then continue to repair the Shared components and the instance-specific components of the SQL Server instance in question.

After you have completed these steps, reboot the server and the IP address will be available in the SQL Server Configuration Manager.

Answering Your Question

Is there a way to force SQL Server Network Configuration to recognize new IP addresses without full restart?

No, you will have to perform any one of the three steps:

  1. Repair
    • medium intrusive
    • permissions upheld in registry
    • not prone to errors
  2. Registry Edit
    • least intrusive
    • permission not guaranteed
    • prone to typos/errors
  3. Reinstall
    • clean slate
John K. N.
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