SQL 2008 On SBS 2011 Question

Hi.
We have an sbs2011 std server.
We are looking at a new accounts package that requires SQL 2008 r2 (not express).
Our first thought was to purchase the premium add on but we can not find a single stockist in the UK that has one left for sale.
So is the only option to purchase another server with server OS and SQL 2008r2 STD on it if so this would be very very expensive.
We have also been made aware of SQL 2008 r2 for SBS, if this is OK to run the new accounts with then can this version of SQL be installed on SBS 2011 as we have found an copy that is for 1 server 5 cals for £600 (not sure how we buy more cals though as we
would need 6 users)
I would appreciate any advice on this situation.
Many thanks for you time

Hi:
It has been awhile since I have thought about this, but looking up the requirements for SQL 2008 for SBS I find this:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/03/23/requirements-for-installing-sql-2008-standard-edition-for-small-business.aspx
It appears it would work, and iirc the PAO was added for SBS 2011 because of the need to add a second server for SQL because Exchange 2010 uses so many resources on SBS 2011.
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MVPs do not work for Microsoft
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Sharepoint Foundation 2013 On a SBS 2011 Domain??

I have an SBS 2011 domain with 2 servers(SBS2011 Premium) The SBS box acts as domain controller and the second server runs Server 2008R2 and has SQL 2008R2 on it for Dynamics GP and Dynamics CRM 2011 and hosts the Sharepoint Foundation 2010 Databases. Is
there a way that I can setup a Sharepoint Foundation 2013 farm. Currently both boxes are farm members in the 2010 farm. I would like to keep the setup similar but if I have to can I just run the farm on the 2nd server. Will it live side by side with the Sharepoint
2010 on the SBS box. What about Companyweb? Thanks in advance
Joe Powers

I guess SBS guys will be the right people to answer your query, please post you question on the below forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?category=sbsserver
Please ensure that you mark a question as Answered once you receive a satisfactory response.

Can I run a .bat, .cmd, or .ps1 on SBS 2011 server startup, without login.... like a service.

Hi all,
I'm running Windows SBS 2011. I need to run a script at server startup, prior to login to any user account (like a service does...). This short script will check the status of another service. Because this
service depends on Exchange & SQL, it sometimes fails to start at reboot if Exchange and or SQL Server haven't finished initializing.
I was also thinking of using sc.exe to change the config of the service in question (adding dependencies), but this is a third-party software from Reuters, and I am somewhat reluctant to edit the configuration of someone else's code (and possibly break something).
This is a production server at a law firm.
here's the script:
start of listing
=============================================
@echo off
rem Look for ProLaw Groupware Agent in running Services.
rem check to see if ProLaw Groupware Agent is running. If it IS
rem running, jump to exit-program label, else run the Agent after
rem waiting for Microsoft Exchange & Microsoft SQL Server to start.
rem =======================================
:start
C:\Windows\system32\sc query "ProLawGroupwareAgent" | find "RUNNING" >> c:\temp\plgwagentstatus.txt
if errorlevel 0 goto :end
rem wait 10 min after server startup,
rem to (Allow Exchange & SQL to start)
rem THEN, start ProLawGroupwareAgent
rem ========================
echo "Service not started.... Let's wait 10 minutes, and retry." >> c:\temp\plgwagentstatus.txt
c:\
timeout /t 600 > nul
cd "\Program Files (x86)\ThomsonElite\ProLaw GroupwareAgent"
net start AgentHostService.exe
timeout /t 20 > nul
goto :start
:end
=============================================
end of listing

What I do in this case (I don't have access to exact script I use) is a similar script scheduled via windows task scheduler every five minutes to check if service running, if not start it but you can have the IF-THEN-ELSE do whatever is required.
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/01fcf945-ad73-44e0-8cb5-152432bc6bcf
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

SBS 2011 and Exchange 2013

Hey Experts,
So an associate of mine decided to do a little freelance work for a business who's requirements were;
-File Shares
-AD DS/DNS/DHCP
-Exchange Server
-SQL Server
The current server is a SBS 2003 box, with 2003 Exchange also installed. The plan was to migrate AD/Exchange to SBS 2011, however, he soon ran into a road block. Exchange 2003+ is not supported by SBS 2011, only Server 2008/2012 standard and upwards.
What should he do in this scenario?
Currently we're looking at purchasing Server 2012 R2 Standard and installing Exchange 2013. Advice?

How would we go about licensing, as far as I understand, exchange and 2012 have different CAL restrictions.
I'm not a licensing advisor.
Exchange and Server 2012 indeed have separate licensing requirements, each have a Server License requirement (for the server), and you each product also requires their own Client Access Licenses for users/devices who will be accessing the products.
You're looking at Windows Server 2012 license, and Exchange Server 2013 license, and probably 15 client access licenses for each (15 for Server, 15 for Exchange).
Windows Server 2012 specifically has a 1+2 server license. With this, you can install the Server license on a system (that's the "1"). If you enable only the Hyper-V role on the physical server, and run Virtual Machines as children in
this parent server, you are entitled to run two Virtualized instances of this same license on that hardware (that's the "2). This also applies if you are virtualized on another virtualization platform; one license for Server 2012 allows 2 virtualized
instances on the same host hardware. If you don't virtualize your workloads and you have two hardware installs of Server 2012, well you'll need two server licenses in that model. For a small business such as described, I'd virtualize every time.
Larry mentions a good point; you can enable the 'Essentials' role on the Server 2012 R2 platform that provides wizard driven interfaces for enabling Remote Web App, and PC backups from a Dashboard console. Weigh the value in this, as you will have
more work in front of you if you want to enable this and still provide remote access to email on your Exchange 2013 system (multiple external IP's and a modern firewall or the Microsoft ARR utility can address this). Generally OWA and Outlook Anywhere require
HTTPS redirection at your gateway to the Exchange server. RWA in Essentials uses the same protocol, so plan accordingly.
Hope that helps,
Jason
Jason Miller B.Comm (Hons), MCSA, MCITP, Microsoft MVP

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