We need to Encrypt data at rest.
Currently we are using SQL Server 2017 on Ubuntu, with Standard Edition. We are using AWS for managing servers.
I tried to do TDE but it always show me below error.
Transparent Data Encryption is not available in the edition of this SQL Server instance. See books online for more details on feature support in different SQL Server editions.
Is there any way to encrypt the database with standard edition only. If yes then what are the steps & If no then which third party tool is best.
As stated in Microsoft on-line documentation, TDE is explicitly available only in Enterprise edition.
The matrix in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/editions-and-components-of-sql-server-2017?view=sql-server-2017 is unambiguous :
Feature / Enterprise /Standard / Web / Express / Express with Advanced Services
Transparent database encryption / Yes / No / No / No / No
I don't know of any option to have the sqlserver database encrypted at rest.
Now, if you're ready/able to modify your setup, you can have a look at the "Always Encrypted" feature (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/security/encryption/always-encrypted-database-engine?view=sql-server-2017), available in all editions.
With this feature, you can choose to encrypt some of your columns, and have the driver (eg: jdbc driver) automatically decrypt them for you (so you don't have to modify your SQL queries, only the connection). There are some serious limitations on what you can do, but it may be worth to have a look.
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I've been doing this for 3 days. I couldn't find the solution. Normally it was supposed to have features like the following.
What is the cause of this problem? And how do I solve it?
You're using SQL Server Express. SQL Server Express is a very cut down version of SQL Server and does not provide anywhere near as many features as Standard and Enterprise; such as database mail (Additional Database Services). If you need features, you need to purchase SQL Server and pay for the edition licences that have the features you need.
If you are using SQL Server for development purposes only, you can use SQL Server Developer Edition, which is allowed to be used for non-production environments only. Developer edition has all of the features that Enterprise does.
You can find the full list of features supplied by each edition here: Editions and supported features of SQL Server 2017
Is it possible to install SSRS and SQL Server database on separate servers, or should these two be installed on the same server?
Thanks
In order to have Reporting Services on your application server, you would have to use a SQL-Server license. You can install just the Reporting Services section of SQLServer, but it is still technically part of the SQL Server application and requires a license for use on that processor(s).
So yes, you can install it on another server.
Yes, you can install only the advanced services, but that still counts as full server., so it requires a full license.
Yes, you can install an Express Edition (with advanced services) on another server for free.
But... the express edition SSRS can't access a non-localhost database (technical limitations of express & web edition).
You can try to circumvent that with linked-servers, but you need to duplicate every used stored procedure, view, table etc., so it's an impractical mess.
The answer to your question is thus: Technically, yes - but actually NO, not without another license.
That extra-installation is gonna cost USD 1'000+ per month.
Yes, you can install SSRS and a SQL Server database on different servers. While the default installation tries to install both, you can select to install them separately.
MSDN links:
Considerations for Installing Reporting Services
Installing SQL Server Reporting Services
From MSDN article Considerations for Installing Reporting Services:
Select Database Engine Services in the Feature Selection page to host
the report server databases. Reporting Services requires a local or
remote instance of SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 Database Engine
to host the report server databases. If you install an instance of the
Database Engine concurrently with Reporting Services, you can
eliminate a post-Setup task by installing the default configuration,
which creates and configures the report server databases
automatically. In addition to hosting the report server databases, SQL
Server relational databases can also be a source of data for reports
and models.
You could install SSRS in a new server, but to do so you would need a new license for this other server.
From Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Licensing Guide:
"The software components of a single SQL Server 2014 license cannot be separated for use in more than one OSE. If these components are running on a server other than the main database server, then an additional license is required for each additional OSE in which they are installed. For example, if the SQL Server DB is deployed in one OSE and SQL Server RS is deployed in another, both OSEs must be fully licensed for SQL Server 2014 accordingly."
Link to download the guide:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=230678
I've been trying to work out whether it's possible to manage (i.e. add tables, modify them, create stored procedures) a SQL Azure database using some kind of GUI like SSMS and I keep coming up against different answers.
I found a post from the end of 2009 saying that it would be supported in SSMS but I'm not sure if that includes the Express version? Does anybody know what the most recent update of the express version is and whether it supports it?
I think I'm right in saying that it can't be done in Visual Web Developer 2010 (and I can't afford the full fat VS2010).
I'm prepared to consider alternatives though if anybody knows any full features GUI tools that work with SQL azure and I don't mind paying for a commercial license if it's not too expensive.
Thanks.
Yes, SQL Server 2008 R2's Management Studio does support working with SQL Azure databases.
See:
Getting Started with SQL Azure Development
There are a couple of options
1) You can use SSMS (get the free version by downloading SQL Express v2008 or greater) with advanced services. This will give you SSMS. You can then connect to SQL Azure using SSMS. However - there is a limited set of functionality available via this tool.
2) You can use SSDT (stand-alone for free) or from within VS2010 SP1 or greater. Again, you can connect to SQL Azure, but there are some restrictions on what you can do.
I am using the SQL Express on AWS RDS (free usage tier) myself lately (and connecting via SSMS or SSDT). I prefer their implementation of SQL Server in the cloud to Microsoft's implementation of SQL Azure.
I'm deploying a web application into a server (hosting company).
The application uses Sql Server 2008 Express Edition as its database.
It seems from the license agreement that this state is ok, as Microsoft says:
"All editions of SQL Server Express are free downloads that can be redistributed subject to agreement. Each edition can function both as the client database and as a basic server database. Any edition of SQL Server Express is an ideal choice for independent software vendors (ISVs), server users, non-professional developers, Web developers, Web site hosts, and hobbyists who are building client applications... "
I didn't see any explicit reference on that case.
Do you have any experience with that issue?
Is there any license problem with that?
No, no licensing problems at all - SQL Server 2008 Express is FREE to use, to deploy, to install - and can be used for any kind of hobbyist or commercial application - no restrictions.
I want to use SQL Profiler to trace the queries executed agains my database, track performance, etc. However it seems that the SQL Profiler is only available in the Enterprise edition of SQL Server 2005. Is this the case indeed, and can I do something about it?
You don't need any SQL license to run the client tools (Management Studio, Profiler, etc). If your organization has a copy of the installation media for Developer, Standard, or Enterprise, you can install the client tools on your local machine under the same license.
If you're working solo, I would recommend purchasing SQL Developer edition, it's only $50.
If you are open to using third party profilers, I have used xSQL Profiler and it performed well enough.
The SQL Profiler tool is only available with the Standard and Enterprise version of SQL Server, however, all version can be profiled using the tool.
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/features/compare-features.mspx
Client tools are not licensed separately. So you can download the evaluation edition of SQL 2008 R2 and use the client tools from it (the client tools will still work even once the eval expires and the engine is no longer usable).
You must be licensed in some way for each sql server you connect to but that is not the same as requiring a license to use the tools.
You can use SQL Profiler on both Standard and Enterprise editions, but you will need certain rights to run it (you need to have sa rights or be granted ALTER TRACE permissions)