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Mar 23, 2009 at 09:51 AM

Running SAP Business One on a 64-bit server

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One of our clients wants to upgrade their server to a 64-bit server running Windows Server 2008.

What are the implications of this and do we also need to then use Microsoft SQL Server 2008?

I went to this web link: https://websmp103.sap-ag.de/smb/sbo/platforms and found some info, but the questions I still have is the following:

1. If we upgrade to SQL 2008, do we have to buy licenses or can we also just get an installation from SAP with our software (if we've gone live over 2 years ago already on SQL 2000, then upgraded to SQL 2005).

2. Can we still stay on SQL 2005 or is it better to use SQL 2008 and what is the implications?

I found the following on the link posted above:

Mar 11: SAP Business One 2007 now supports Microsoft® SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is now fully supported by SAP Business One 2007 A (as of patch 47) and SAP Business One 2007 B (as of patch 10), including SAP-developed add-ons.

Jan 21: SAP Business One 2007 now supports Microsoft® Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is now fully supported by SAP Business One 2007 A (as of patch 46) and SAP Business One 2007 B (as of patch 09), including SAP-developed add-ons. 64-bit and WTS support are still pending and will be announced when available.

What exactly does the bold part mean?

Any tips/hints on making this decision will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Adele