WSUS 3 SP1 and remote MS SQL Database with nonstandard IP port

CURRENT CONFIGURATION: Windows 2003 R2 x64 SP2, WSUS 3.0 SP1 and remote MS SQL 2005 server with non standard IP port.

OBJECTIVE: Connect to WSUS administration console.

ISSUE: WSUS administration console responds: Cannot connect to 'yourWSUSserverName'. SQL server may not be running on the server. Please verify that SQL Server is running and configured correctly on the server.
Application Event ID: 7032
The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server via the remote API.
Verify that the Update Services service, IIS and SQL are running on the server. If the problem persists, try restarting IIS, SQL, and the Update Services Service.
The WSUS administration console has encountered an unexpected error. This may be a transient error; try restarting the administration console. If this error persists,
Try removing the persisted preferences for the console by deleting the wsus file under %appdata%\Microsoft\MMC\.

SOLUTION:
Just in case delete the files under %appdata%\Microsoft\MMC\
Check YourSqlServerName in registry "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Update Services\Server\Setup\SqlServerName"
Try connect to SQL server with command:
sqlcmd -S YourSqlServerName,IPport -E -d SUSDB
If you connected successful change value of registry "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Update Services\Server\Setup\SqlServerName" to YourSqlServerName,IPport
Restart WsusService
Try open the WSUS administration console.

Links: Troubleshooting database issues
TAGS: wsus, MSSQL, SQL server, WSUS remote database