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Lisa_Wedman
Copper Contributor
Jan 18, 2023

SQL Server Capability Quesiton

Is there a special SQL Server product (and is there feasibility) that could be installed on one VM and house many databases (ie Microsoft Sharepoint database, Solar Winds database, Microsoft Exchange...
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olafhelper
Bronze Contributor
Jan 19, 2023

Lisa_Wedman , sure there is: Microsoft SQL Server

Of course you can host serveral databases on on SQL Server instance, up to 1,024.

And of course you can backup/restore database.

Replication is also available.

 

Olaf

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    Lisa_Wedman
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 19, 2023

    Thank you Olaf.  Do I need a special version of SQL (ie Enterprise Edition), also do I need to configure the environment like a SQL Server Farm or will Clustering suffice?  Are there any contingencies to this environment in a virtual platform?olafhelper 

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