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GP2013 compatibility with Small Business Server

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Posted on by Bron 4

Does anyone have any experience running GP2013 with Small Business Server?

My client is on Small Business Server 2011 Standard. MBS system requirements state you need Small Business Server 'Premium'.

First - I have no idea the difference between standard and premium. Second - I'm wondering if Web Client might be involved (runs on Premium not on standard?). Maybe if web client isn't deployed - it will run okay?

Anybody have any experience or thoughts?

Thanks in advance.........

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    Victoria Yudin 22,769 on at

    Bron,

    My understanding is that the difference between SBS Standard and Premium is that the Premium Add-On includes a SQL Server license and a Windows Server license. Here is a link to more information:

    social.technet.microsoft.com/.../8592.sbs-2011-premium-add-on-faq.aspx.

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    Bron 4 on at

    Thank you. In your opinion, GP2013 will run on either or do you think we need to upgrade?

    My guess is it would run on the standard...........I would be interested in your opinion.....

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    Victoria Yudin 22,769 on at

    Bron,

    I think there are really 2 different questions. One is SQL licensing and the other is whether to put SQL on the SBS server or a separate server. The answers to both can be very different depending on the specific situation.

    If the customer does not have SQL licensing already, the SBS Premium Add-On is a pretty good value.

    As to separate server or not...without knowing any of the particulars, as a general rule, I prefer to install SQL on a separate server for anything but the smallest of implementations. And by smallest I mean a few users at most. With SBS specifically, there is a lot of additional stuff that is already running on that server competing for resources, which typically makes it an even stronger argument for not installing SQL Server on that machine. That's why the Premium Add-On includes a Windows Server license and a SQL Server license, so you can put those on a separate machine. Of course the specs of the server, number of users, other applications running, etc. will make a huge difference here.

    In the past we had a number of SBS 2003 customers with SQL on the same machine as everything else. For up to about 5 users it was tolerable, after that, not so much. Again, this is a very general statement. If the SBS server is not being used for Exchange, for example, that would make a big difference. Since SBS 2003, I really have not worked much with SBS, perhaps someone that has worked with the never SBS versions and GP will chime in with their opinion.

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