mssql 2008 connect failed

[wanglei8155]

docker logs xxx
...
Failed to connect to database: Failed to connect to xxx:1433
....

[theKorzh]

Probably your SQL Server is working as named instance. For named instances the TCP port is dynamically configured by default, so you may need do explicitly specify port in MSSQL settings as described here.

[awaragi]

I have added @theKorzh comments to FAQ section. Part of the 1.1 release. Thanks.

[astingengo007]

@awaragi How can I use named instance to connect like: 1.2.3.4\SKDEV1.5 and custom port 1388 [or even default one]?

[awaragi]

Given the library I use for connectivity to mssql servers, only tcpip connections are possible. There are environment variables that allows you to specify the host name and port to connect to. See the https://github.com/awaragi/prometheus-mssql-exporter#environment-variables section about those environment variables.