SBS 2008 Premium Edition comes with SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business. Can I exercise my downgrade rights and run an earlier version of SQL Server?
A. No. Components of the SBS solution cannot be separated. However, Microsoft recognizes that line-of-business applications may experience compatibility issues moving from one version to the next, so for approximately one year from the SBS 2008 Release to Manufacturing (RTM) date, we will ship SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition (both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms) in addition to the SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business for the customer’s use in order to address these potential issues. Note that once we stop shipping both versions of SQL Server, customers are restricted from downgrading just the SQL Server component. Our downgrade rights specify that if you downgrade, you must downgrade all the component parts of the server software.
A. No. Components of the SBS solution cannot be separated. However, Microsoft recognizes that line-of-business applications may experience compatibility issues moving from one version to the next, so for approximately one year from the SBS 2008 Release to Manufacturing (RTM) date, we will ship SQL Server 2005 Standard (both 32 and 64-bit platforms) in addition to the SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business for the customer’s use in order to address these potential issues. Note that once we stop shipping both versions of SQL Server, customers are restricted from downgrading just the SQL Server component. Our downgrade rights specify that if you downgrade, you must downgrade all the component parts of the server software. However, the customers who received SQL Server 2005 Standard with their SBS 2008 can continue to use it after the shipping period ends, but they may not use both SQL Server 2005 Standard and SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business simultaneously. Customers can,
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