From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   m (web12master@gmail.com) writes:   
   > So every time we made restart named instance will get different port.   
      
   Not really. First time it will make a choice, on restart the port will be   
   resued unless some other program have grabbed it.   
      
   > Can we manage for named instance to have static port?   
      
   Yes, you can set this up in the SQL Server Configuration Manager.   
      
      
      
      
      
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   Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
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