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SQL Server Express with Azure AD Connect Sync
Hello, Azure AD Connect Sync comes with a SQL Server Express edition. If the customer hits the limits in the Express can they install a SQL Standard edition in its place? If they can is the SQL i...
Microsoft1030 When you install Azure AD connect , you can install the SQL server express edition on the same server and here no limitation as its a free edition. Otherwise you can use an existing instance for SQL you have it in your environment and point the Azure AD connect to it without creating a new SQL server instance.
Thank you. Is there any limitation on whether the SQL instance is licensed Server/CAL or per core?
- for Azure AD Connect no as the instance already licensed , just point to it.
Microsoft1030 appreciate if you could mark my response as correct answer/best response if it did provide the information to your query, that will help us better understand what kind of information actually helps.