Hi,
I have sql server 2008 installed on my dev machine. How I figure out things like, the name of the server, do I connect to it using windows auth or using sql auth. If I connect using sql auth what is my account information. I set it up a while back and I dont know how to read all the sql server install and configuration information. I am trying to install Vault and its trying to connect to sql server and I dont know things like sql server name, login credentials on my machine.
Your local machine can be specified as (local) or localhost or even just . (a period) as the SQL Server (machine) name.
If you can connect to SQL Server using Windows auth - that's probably the easiest way to go. So just try if that works, and if it does - perfect!
Otherwise, you need to find out what your sa (system administrator) account on your local server uses as a password - that's your key to everything, basically. If you don't know that password anymore.... you might need to reinstall SQL Server to get that password back.