How do I find the instance name of a SQL Server database?

What is database instance name in SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL Server (MS-SQL) has a feature called named instances. This feature allows you to run multiple databases on the same host (or clustered hosts) with separate settings. Each db (database) instance runs on its own port.

What is server name and instance name in SQL Server?

Server name is your machine name; instance name is the same with server name when sql server is installed as a default instance and has got "computer_name\instance_name" name when sql has been installed as a named instance.

How do I find my SQL server instance ID?

The name of an instance id appears in an SQL Server's directory structure under %programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\instance-id . This name also appears in the registry under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\INSTANCE_ID .

What is database instance name?

A DB instance can host multiple databases, or a single Oracle database with multiple schemas. The database name value depends on the database engine: For the MySQL and MariaDB database engines, the database name is the name of a database hosted in your DB instance.