Question Re: a database server with that name has already started in Technology Q&A https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/a-database-server-with-that-name-has-already-started/qaa-p/13831900#M4862743 <P>On Windows, you should use a combination of dblocate to locate any servers running in the immediate network and Windows Task Manager Details tab - sorted by process name and having adding Command Line column (so that you can see the command line switches used). </P> <P>On unix, execute the same dblocate and the following to locate running SQLA servers and their command lines ps -p $(pidof dbengXX) -o args ps -p $(pidof dbsrvXX) -o args</P> <P>were XX is the version of the SQL Anywhere server i.e., dbeng17 / dbsrv17.</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:44:48 GMT chris_keating 2022-07-28T22:44:48Z a database server with that name has already started https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/a-database-server-with-that-name-has-already-started/qaq-p/13831899 <P>I keep getting this message when trying to start the server or the service. I'm pretty sure the server is not running. I also tried on the service panel, I got the same message when trying start the service.</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:14:15 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/a-database-server-with-that-name-has-already-started/qaq-p/13831899 former_SQLA_member1695092 2022-07-28T20:14:15Z Re: a database server with that name has already started https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/a-database-server-with-that-name-has-already-started/qaa-p/13831900#M4862743 <P>On Windows, you should use a combination of dblocate to locate any servers running in the immediate network and Windows Task Manager Details tab - sorted by process name and having adding Command Line column (so that you can see the command line switches used). </P> <P>On unix, execute the same dblocate and the following to locate running SQLA servers and their command lines ps -p $(pidof dbengXX) -o args ps -p $(pidof dbsrvXX) -o args</P> <P>were XX is the version of the SQL Anywhere server i.e., dbeng17 / dbsrv17.</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:44:48 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/a-database-server-with-that-name-has-already-started/qaa-p/13831900#M4862743 chris_keating 2022-07-28T22:44:48Z