When I installed my sql management studio on my laptop I provided it with a name and specified window authentication. Since then I came across many situations in which I wouldn't be able to link to my server by referring to it as "localhost" but instead I established a connection using the server's given name.This has not been an issue until today. I am trying to deploy a cube from SSAS and I got a message indicating I can't connect to my localhost even providing the server name. This is making me wounder the following:When you name your server can you still refer to it as localhost assuming of course you are on the same machine with only one instance of management studio installed? Secondly, where should I look to try to fix the problem?Is it possible that I created a different server without even knowing, but I don't see another server on the log on page, why can't my machine see the server that is there on the machine anyway?
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