Re: Error during the Central Instance stage (database instance connection)

Hello,

Try to enable named pipes and TCP/IP for Microsoft SQL Server:

1. Click Start > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server  > Configuration Tools > SQL Server Configuration Manager.
2. Under SQL Server Network Configuration > Protocols for MSSQLSERVER:
   1. Double-click the protocol name TCP/IP and set the property ENABLED to Yes.
   2. Double-click the protocol name Named Pipes and set the property ENABLED to Yes.
3. To restart MS SQL service, run the following commands in the command prompt window of the Parallels Pro Control Panel server:
4. net stop mssqlserver
net start mssqlserver

Thanks,

Gaurav