Just to update everyone, this patch here fixed my issue with the empty tag database:
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1074112/loc/en_US#__highlight
And installing v11 of View Site / View Studio fixed my issue with the SQL server error as Bob O mentioned.
Thanks for all the help and hope someone benefits from this in the future!
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1074112/loc/en_US#__highlight
And installing v11 of View Site / View Studio fixed my issue with the SQL server error as Bob O mentioned.
Thanks for all the help and hope someone benefits from this in the future!