November 20, 2009 at 7:32 am
Hi,
We are looking at purchasing "SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business", but need help to confirm if our systems will meet the restrictions of the “Small Business” version. http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/small-business.aspx
Can we install "SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business" into our environment which consists of one domain with two sites, each with a Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 server running Active Directory? One server is running Exchange Server 2008. There is DFS Replication between the sites. Details below....
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Total Users: 25
Root Forest Domain: mydomain.local
Domain name (pre-Windows 2000):MYDOMAIN
Domain functional level:Windows Server 2008
Forest functional level:Windows Server 2008
Trusts: none
SITE1
SERVER1Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Roles
Active Directory Domain Controller
Domain: mydomain.local
Site: SITE1
Subnet: 192.168.1.0/24)
Domain Controller Type: Global Catalog
NTDS Settings
Transport: IP
Replicate from Server: SERVER2 Site: SITE2
Replicated Naming Context(s):ForestDnsZones.mydomain.local; DomainDnsZones.mydomain.local; mydomain.local; Schema; Configuration
Partially Replicated Naming Context(s):All other domains
DHCP Server
DNS Server
Fax Server
File Services: File Server, Distributed File System: DFS Namespaces, DFS Replication
Print Server
Web Server (IIS)
Services
Exchange Server 2007
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SITE2
SERVER2Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Roles
Active Directory Domain Controller
Domain: mydomain.local
Site: SITE2
Subnet: 192.168.0.0/24)
Domain Controller Type: Global Catalog
NTDS Settings
Transport: IP
Replicate from Server: SERVER1 Site: SITE1
Replicated Naming Context(s):ForestDnsZones.mydomain.local; DomainDnsZones.mydomain.local; mydomain.local; Schema; Configuration
Partially Replicated Naming Context(s):All other domains
DHCP Server
DNS Server
File Services: File Server, Distributed File System: DFS Namespaces, DFS Replication
Print Server
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Do our systems meet the ‘Small Business’ restrictions?
Is there a tool to confirm if "SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business" will be compatible with our systems?
Is there a demo version of "SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business" available for download? (Could only find the full Standard version)
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Keplens
November 20, 2009 at 9:02 am
Hi,
We are looking at purchasing "SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business", but need help to confirm if our systems will meet the restrictions of the “Small Business” version. http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/small-business.aspx
Can we install "SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business" into our environment which consists of one domain with two sites, each with a Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 server running Active Directory? One server is running Exchange Server 2008. There is DFS Replication between the sites. Details below....
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Total Users: 25
Root Forest Domain: mydomain.local
Domain name (pre-Windows 2000): MYDOMAIN
Domain functional level: Windows Server 2008
Forest functional level: Windows Server 2008
Trusts: none
Yes you qualify but based on the CAL restrictions you can install many SQL Server Express instances which comes without user restrictions to use with the standard edition you will be buying. The Express comes with other restrictions but using it with the standard may cover most of a small business needs.
Kind regards,
Gift Peddie
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