Problem when installing Confluence 5.6 or below with SQL Server 2014 R2: Configuring the database failed. Couldn't create the database schema. java.sql.SQLException: Unable to get information from SQL Server: localhost.
Symptoms
Screenshot of the error:
The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:
2014-09-04 10:22:09,986 ERROR [http-bio-8090-exec-8] [confluence.setup.actions.AbstractSetupDatabaseAction] setupDatabase Unable to connect to database: java.sql.SQLException: Unable to get information from SQL Server: localhost.
-- referer: http://localhost:8090/setup/setupstandarddb-start.action?database=mssql | url: /setup/setupstandarddb.action | userName: anonymous | action: setupstandarddb
com.atlassian.config.bootstrap.BootstrapException: java.sql.SQLException: Unable to get information from SQL Server: localhost.
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Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: Unable to get information from SQL Server: localhost.Cause
Confluence does not currently support MS SQL 2014. Please refer to the following improvement request for the status of MS SQL Server 2014: CONFSERVER-33194 - Official Support for MS SQL Server 2014.
Workaround
Install a supported version of this database.
Last modified on Jan 27, 2025
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