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Hi,<br />
unfortunately the minimum supported SQL Server version is SQL 2014.<br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16).aspx" rel="ugc">https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16).aspx</a><br />
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HTH<br />
Rainer
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Hi,
unfortunately the minimum supported SQL Server version is SQL 2014.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16).aspx [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16).aspx]

HTH
Rainer

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figured it out myself though giving points to rainer for the requirements clarification
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figured it out myself though giving points to rainer for the requirements clarification

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we want to play with sharepoint 2016 beta 2 and having a problem with the database (same server)<br />
the system is 2012 R2 fully updated with sql 2012 SP2<br />
sharepoint installed fine but during the configuration, it says it &quot;can't connect to the database master...it might not exist or the current user does not have permission to connect to it.&quot;<br />
firewall is disabled, all sql protocols are enabled and the application log states 'named pipes provider error 40 - could not open a connection to sql server'<br />
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i did do &quot;sc query mssql$sharepoint&quot; and it says it is running as well as the sqlbrowser. &nbsp;not sure what else to try.
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we want to play with sharepoint 2016 beta 2 and having a problem with the database (same server)
the system is 2012 R2 fully updated with sql 2012 SP2
sharepoint installed fine but during the configuration, it says it "can't connect to the database master...it might not exist or the current user does not have permission to connect to it."
firewall is disabled, all sql protocols are enabled and the application log states 'named pipes provider error 40 - could not open a connection to sql server'

i did do "sc query mssql$sharepoint" and it says it is running as well as the sqlbrowser.  not sure what else to try.

sharepoint database configuration issue

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft Sharepoint is a software platform and family of software products used for collaboration and web publishing combined. These capabilities include developing web sites, portals, intranets, content management systems, search engines, wikis, blogs, and other tools for business intelligence and collaboration. SharePoint has a Microsoft Office-like interface, and it is closely integrated with the Office suite.