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- Start the Windows Registry Editor.
- In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
Code Block language sql HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft Microsoft SQL Server MSSQLServerSuperSocketNetLibTcp
The TCPDynamicPorts and TCPPort values appear as follows, depending on your port allocation method:
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- Static Port Allocation
If you configure an instance of SQL Server to use a static port, and you have not yet restarted the SQL Server instance, the registry values are set as follows:- TCPDynamicPorts = Last port used
- TCPPort = New static port that you set by using the Server Network Utility.
- Static Port Allocation
If you configure an instance of SQL Server to use a static port, and you restart the SQL Server instance, the registry values are set as:
- TCPDynamicPorts = Blank
- TCPPort = New static port that you set by using the Server Network Utility.
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- Dynamic Port Allocation
If you configure an instance of SQL Server to use dynamic port allocation, and you have not yet restarted the SQL Server instance, the registry values are set as follows:- TCPDynamicPorts = Blank
- TCPPort = 0
- Dynamic Port Allocation
However, if you configure an instance of SQL Server to use dynamic port allocation, and you restart the SQL Server instance, the registry values are set as follows:
- TCPDynamicPorts = Current port used
- TCPPort = Current port used