# Design Challenge, Faulted Database

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-challenge-faulted-database/117840>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 13, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-challenge-faulted-database/117840 "2026-11-13T18:10:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![n.saavedra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@n.saavedra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/n.saavedra)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-challenge-faulted-database/117840/1 "2026-11-13T18:10:19Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/1/a1de8a890a583a5fa7798c3394b2b34531daa128.png)I'm newer to Ignition, how do I troubleshoot this?

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**Author:** ![collin.ernst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@collin.ernst](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/collin.ernst)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-challenge-faulted-database/117840/2 "2026-11-13T19:03:41Z")

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First step would be to look at the actual error message you are receiving.

Do you have SQL Server installed locally? If yes, is there an instance named CHALLENGE running?