I would like to know if I migrate from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 (x64) do I have to reinstall all applications in new Operating System or I will be able to simply upgrade the OS without any data loss.
Check out this MS Technet Forum thread.
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 can both be upgraded in-place to Windows Server 2008, as long as you keep the following in mind:
The Windows Server 2003 patchlevel should be at least Service Pack 1
You can't upgrade across architectures (x86, x64 & Itanium)
Standard Edition can be upgraded to both Standard and Enterprise Edition
Enterprise Edition can be upgraded to Enterprise Edition only
Datacenter Edition can be upgraded to Datacenter Edition only
This might be your preferred option when:
Your Active Directory Domain Controllers can still last three to five years economically and technically)
You worked hard to get your Active Directory in the shape it's in.
Your servers are in tip-top shape.
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Am currently working through the mspress book to do the exam 70-462 and one of the questions asks what versions of sql and windows server reporting services can be installed on.
I was quite shocked to find that it said that Reporting services cannot be installed on a windows server 2008 R2 SP1 for SQL Enterprise edition.
I really dont see how this could be the case and having trawled through the msdn documentation cannot find any evidence to support this.
Can anyone shine any light on whether this is the case?
Thanks
You should be able to install it on Windows Server 2008 R2 according to the following paragraph found on the link below it:
"Starting in SQL Server 2008 R2, the Reporting Services component no longer supports Itanium-based servers running Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2. Reporting Services continues to support other 64-bit operating systems, including Windows Server°2008 for Itanium-Based Systems and Windows Server°2008°R2 for Itanium-Based Systems. To upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 from a SQL Server 2008 installation with Reporting Services on an Itanium-based system edition of Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2, you must first upgrade the operating system."
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506(v=sql.105).aspx
It is under: Processor, Memory, and Operating System Requirements.
I m trying to install sql server 2012 entrprise (or Express ) edition in my computer but i get the this error message:
The operating system on this computer does not meet the minimum requirements for SQL Server 2012. For Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 operating systems, Service pack 2 or later is required. For windows 7 or windows server 2008 R2, Service pack 1 or later is required. For more information, see Hardware and software requirements for installing SQL Server 2012 at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195092***
I read the requirements of microsoft but i didn't find a solution.
I have windows 7 Integral Edition & below are my system informations,
-- processor - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 # 2.53 GHz
-- RAM - 3 GB
-- System type - 32 bit OS
(.Net Framework 4.5 is available - PowerShell is installed & i am using Visual studio ultimate 2012 )
As per Microsoft's requirements page (which is linked in the error message):
SQL Server Enterprise Edition requires Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 SP2. It will not install on Windows 7.
SQL Server Express Edition (which is a very different thing to Enterprise Edition) will install on Windows 7 but it requires a minimum of Windows 7 SP 1, which it seems you don't have. If so, you must install Windows 7 service pack 1.
Normally when you look software on Wikipedia you can find information regarding the version numbers of a product and what the differences are between versions.
In the JET Wikipedia page I found the corresponding MS Access version and expected to find the corresponding JET engine version number...but it was not there, instead a there is dash!
Scanning the text of the article a bit I find that:
"Jet has been included in every version of Windows from Windows 2000 to
Windows 7...Access 2003 relied on the Jet
engine component of the operating system for its data storage and
query processing."
- Wikipedia, Microsoft Jet Database
At this point I'm not certain if the versions of Windows 2000-7 includes the Windows Server versions as well.
And if it does include them, then what version of JET would MS Access use on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2?
Msjet40.dll Jet 4.0 release level
version
4.0.2927.4 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
4.0.3714.7 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
4.0.4431.1 or
4.0.4431.3 Service Pack 5 (SP5)
4.0.6218.0 Service Pack 6 (SP6)
4.0.6807.0 Service Pack 6 (SP6) shipped only with Windows Server 2003
4.0.7328.0 Service Pack 7 (SP7)
4.0.8015.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8)
4.0.8618.0 Windows XP SP2 and Security Bulletin MS04-014
4.0.9025.0 Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4
4.0.9505.0 Windows Server 2003 SP2
4.0.9511.0 Windows XP SP3 and Security Bulletin MS08-028
4.0.9635.0 Windows Vista
4.0.9704.0 Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008
How to determine the current release level of Jet 4.0
I maintain a couple of older sites running SQL Server 2000 and 2005. On my old XP box I was using SQL Server Enterprise Manager to access them.
I'm now on a Windows 7 box. Is that product still available for download/install and will it run on Windows 7? I can't seem to find a download for that specific component.
Or is there an alternative for Windows 7? I tried install SQL Server 2008 Manager Express, but the fails halfway through on Windows 7. I do have XP running in Virtual Box so could get by with Enterprise Manager if I could figure out where to install it from.
Enterprise Manager only supports up to sql server 2000. You can't use it to access sql server 2005. Instead, you need Sql Server Management Studio. You can download the express edition here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c243a5ae-4bd1-4e3d-94b8-5a0f62bf7796
I'm running both management studio and windows 7 just fine.
As for enterprise manager, it was never available for download. You had to install it from the media that came with sql server. Similarly, if you want a non-express edition of management studio you need to install it when running setup for sql server.
I'm in the process of looking for a dedicated server to host my soon to be released web apps. THey are build with ASP.NEt and uses Sql Server 2005. I've got a great deal with a company for a Intel Core2Quad Q9300 with 8Gb or ram and 750Gb sata.
They offer me Windows 2003 64 Standard or Windows 2008 64 Web for free, which one should I choose?
My main concern is about the database, in the first moment I'm going to have only one box to host both the web and database layer. Will I be able to install SQL Server (initially the express edition, then eventually the standard) on the Web version of Windows 2008?
If you can get Server 2008, i'd go with it because IIS7 is an excellent Upgrade to IIS6.
SQL Server Standard 2008 64-Bit is officially supported on Windows 2008 Web Server. SQL Server Enterprise 2008 64-Bit is NOT (not sure if it does work and is only not listed. 32-Bit Enterprise is listed, but running 32-Bit on a modern server does not sound appealing). See System Requirements here for a full list of SQL Server 2008 Editions and supported Servers.
Not sure about SQL Server 2005, there seems to be a patch needed.
You can run SQL Server on Server 2008 Web Edition (this is a change from Server 2003 Web Edition). The main limitations I am aware of between Web and Standard for 2008 is Web cannot do any kind of virtualization, Active Directory or DNS management, etc. It is intended to be essentially an application server.
I would recommend the newer OS, since it comes with IIS7 and the enhanced TCP/IP (among other things).
If its free, go for the standard version. Here is a comparison of the features:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-features.aspx
I've never noticed any performance differences in the versions, so might as well get features you might use someday. Expensive to upgrade later.
You can run the SQL on either one.