Error: Failed to load Group xxxx.BizTalkMgmtDb] data providers (in BTSAdmin Console)

Solution: Verify SQL Server is available, if not, start-it.

Screen shot below shows trying to connect to the SQL server; it might be on the same machine as BizTalk or it might be on another machine. The above error could also indicate a communication or maybe even a permission issue.

Open the SQL Config utility and start SQL server. The screen shot below shows how to start the SQL Configuration Manager:

The configuration utility shows which SQL services are started and stopped. Right click then select “Start” if it is not running: