Get the following error when try to expand a registered (cluster) instance in the Enterprise Console.
First error: The connection to the server (name) could not be established. Please check your connection.
Second error: An error occurred when attempting to detect if LiteSpeed was installed on (server name). The error message is: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
Server is registered under the wrong name.
From SQL Server Query Analyzer, run select @@servername
The output is the cluster instance name.
From LiteSpeed Enterprise Console, go up to Connections | Registered Servers.
Delete existing instances and click on New to re-register SQL instance.
In the Instance and Display Name: type in the instance name that you get back from @@servername. Make sure both Instance Name and Display Name are exactly the same.