SQLRockstar Asked: 2009-05-28 09:26:22 +0800 CST2009-05-28 09:26:22 +0800 CST 2009-05-28 09:26:22 +0800 CST SQL 2008 Central Management Server 772 Is there a way to register a server to your CMS and use SQL Authentication? sql-server 2 Answers Voted Best Answer Brent Ozar 2009-05-28T10:10:36+08:002009-05-28T10:10:36+08:00 No, you can't use SQL authentication with the CMS. It's Windows authentication only. It doesn't store any authentication data inside the CMS - it's only a list of registered servers. SQLChicken 2009-05-28T09:33:53+08:002009-05-28T09:33:53+08:00 When you register your CMS there's a drop down with Authentication. Change that to SQL Server Authentication (if I'm understanding you correctly)
No, you can't use SQL authentication with the CMS. It's Windows authentication only. It doesn't store any authentication data inside the CMS - it's only a list of registered servers.
When you register your CMS there's a drop down with Authentication. Change that to SQL Server Authentication (if I'm understanding you correctly)