MarkVERITAS
Tue Nov 15 16:54:01 CST 2005
Would this mean that the initial installation would need to be SQL 2000 and
then upgraded to 2005? through the use of SP2 for SPS and WSS?
"Geoffrey [MSFT]" wrote:
> SQL 2005 is a supported database. To apply Sharepoint Portals Server SP2,
> you must first apply Windows Sharepoint Services SP2. Applying Windows
> Sharepoint Services SP2 enables support for SQL 2005.
>
> (Excerpted from the WSS SP2 Download page:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B922B28D-806A-427B-A4C5-AB0F1AA0F7F9&displaylang=en)
>
> Server databases
> One of the following versions of Microsoft SQLT Server:
> a.. Microsoft SQL Server 2000, with the latest service pack
> b.. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, with the latest service
> pack
> c.. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000)
> d.. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows) (WMSDE)
> e.. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
> f.. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
> g.. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition
>
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> ----------------------------------------
> Geoffrey Edge, Portals Technology Specialist
> Microsoft Communications Sector North America
>
> "Bil Simser [SPS MVP]" <bsimser@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:%23Bx5G5i3FHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >I think Fitz had a later post about it being supported and now that it's
> >RTM (released to manufacturing) it should be supported.
> >
> > As for working, all my development setups for WSS and SPS are now running
> > on SQL 2005 without a problem.
> >
> > --
> > Bil Simser
> > SharePoint MVP, BSc., MCSD
> > Calgary, Alberta
> >
http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser
> >
> >
> >
> > "Shane Young [SPS MVP]" <Shane @ SharePoint911 dot com> wrote in message
> > news:e8USkcL3FHA.3276@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
> >
> >> Maybe? I heard rumors that if you had SharePoint SP2 then it would
> >> support
> >> SQL 2005 but I haven't seen anything official yet. Of course since SQL
> >> 2005
> >> isn't officially released yet I would say not to run anything but test
> >> portals on it.
> >>
> >> Here is what Fitz said about it.
> >>
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikefitz/archive/2005/07/15/439489.aspx
> >>
> >> And you will notice the SP2 documentation does NOT make any mention of
> >> SQL
> >> 2005.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Shane Young - Now with MVP power
> >> SharePoint911 - "SharePoint Help...Now!"
> >>
http://www.SharePoint911.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "<<JP>>" <jp@msn.com> wrote in message
> >> news:OHniEAK3FHA.3052@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> > Can SPS 2003 use SQL 2005 as the database, nd is it supported or when
> >> will
> >> > it be supported?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you.
> >> >
> >
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