Error when connecting MSSQL server using JDBC Request

[VishKini]

Hello,

This is my first time trying to use a JDBC request to connect to SQL DB.When i am trying to connect i am getting an error as below.

Can't get the Connection for specified properties; com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: The TCP/IP connection to the host 127.0.0.1, port xxxx has failed. Error: "Connection refused: connect. Verify the connection properties. Make sure that an instance of SQL Server is running on the host and accepting TCP/IP connections at the port. Make sure that TCP connections to the port are not blocked by a firewall.".

I have checked with my network team and there are no blocks reported.

Can anyone help me in resolving this error?

[richie · Accepted solution]

@VishKini ,

ok - first thing - I always have trouble connecting to SQLServer - whats the connection type you're using?  SQL? Mixed mode?  Windows Auth?  

what driver - JNDI or JDBC?

Try the SQL mode option - I couldnt connect with anything else when I last tried this.

the exception indicates you are trying to connect to a SQLServer instance local to the machine that ReadyAPI! is running is - is that correct?  (due to 127.0.0.1) if thats the case - change authentication to SQL only - that works everytime as far as I can tell

otherwise we're going to need your full logging (both ReadyAPI! and SQLServer) to try and sort this out  - but "connection refused" typically means a problem with your authentication/authorisation

ta

rich

[VishKini]

@richie :

Thank you for your reply. 

I am using Windows Auth (JDBC driver). I have tried sql and win authentication,but none works. 

The SQL server is hosted on a different machine and the server auth is set to SQL and Windows auth .

I know what mistake i did. In the Host name i didnt give the sql server name and was trying with localhost (which was wrong). Gave the sql server name and re-tried, but i get the below error. I have RWE access

[richie]

Have you any control of the auth type specified in sqlserver? I couldnt connect using windows auth nor mixed mode (which is what you mention).
If you can change to SQL auth, that'll save a lot of headache.

If not have a look at the following links where this issue was solved (albeit on older versions of sqlserver and readyapi!)

https://community.smartbear.com/t5/SoapUI-Pro/Getting-Error-at-JDBC-Request-Can-t-get-the-Connection...

https://community.smartbear.com/t5/SoapUI-Open-Source/Solved-JDBC-Cannot-connect-to-a-MS-SQL-databas...

Cheers,

Rich

[VishKini]

Thanks @richie !

It was an authentication problem, which i got it fixed with the help of dba team.

Thank you !