Can I install more then one copy of MSDE on a server?

We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member server
running an app. and MSDE.
I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same server.
The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and run more
then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about doing it?
TIA,
ClaytonOr can I just use the same MSDE for the new app.? Can MSDE have more the
one DB?
TIA,
Clayton
"Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
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> We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member server
> running an app. and MSDE.
> I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same server.
> The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and run more
> then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about doing it?
>
> TIA,
> Clayton
>|||Can both apps. share the same MSDE install?
TIA,
Clayton
"Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
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> Or can I just use the same MSDE for the new app.? Can MSDE have more the
> one DB?
>
> TIA,
> Clayton
>
> "Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
> news:zEhog.34345$Bh2.22632@.fe07.news.easynews.com...
>> We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member
>> server running an app. and MSDE.
>> I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same server.
>> The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and run more
>> then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about doing it?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Clayton
>|||Yes, you can. It just requires a different instance name than the other
installed instances.
--
Tom
----
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
.
"Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
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We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member server
running an app. and MSDE.
I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same server.
The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and run more
then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about doing it?
TIA,
Clayton|||You can install up to 16 instances of MSDE (I think that is still
correct -someone correct me if I'm wrong.) on the same server.
However, each additional instance will have a variation in the instance
name. For example, if your server is MyServer, the first installation of
MSDE (or SQL Server) will be know as MyServer. When you install a second
instance of MSDE, you are required to provide an 'instance' name (e.g.,
Accounting). Then that server/instance will be referred to as
MyServer\Accounting. You have to use the compounded name in all connection
strings, etc.
That may not be a simple issue for many third party applications. (I would
hope so -but I've learned to be pessimistic about the skills of a lot of
programmers.)
[Loud retort from over my shoulder ="Hey, I represent that remark!"]
--
Arnie Rowland, YACE*
"To be successful, your heart must accompany your knowledge."
*Yet Another Certification Exam
"Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
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> We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member server
> running an app. and MSDE.
> I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same server.
> The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and run more
> then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about doing it?
>
> TIA,
> Clayton
>|||Cool, thanks guys. I have to go live with this thing (BlackBerry) within
the hour!
Thanks for your help,
Clayton
"Arnie Rowland" <arnie@.1568.com> wrote in message
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> You can install up to 16 instances of MSDE (I think that is still
> correct -someone correct me if I'm wrong.) on the same server.
> However, each additional instance will have a variation in the instance
> name. For example, if your server is MyServer, the first installation of
> MSDE (or SQL Server) will be know as MyServer. When you install a second
> instance of MSDE, you are required to provide an 'instance' name (e.g.,
> Accounting). Then that server/instance will be referred to as
> MyServer\Accounting. You have to use the compounded name in all connection
> strings, etc.
> That may not be a simple issue for many third party applications. (I would
> hope so -but I've learned to be pessimistic about the skills of a lot of
> programmers.)
> [Loud retort from over my shoulder ="Hey, I represent that remark!"]
> --
> Arnie Rowland, YACE*
> "To be successful, your heart must accompany your knowledge."
> *Yet Another Certification Exam
>
> "Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
> news:zEhog.34345$Bh2.22632@.fe07.news.easynews.com...
>> We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member
>> server running an app. and MSDE.
>> I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same server.
>> The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and run more
>> then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about doing it?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Clayton
>|||That depends on the app. The app may expect a particular instance name, for
example.
--
Tom
----
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
.
"Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
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Or can I just use the same MSDE for the new app.? Can MSDE have more the
one DB?
TIA,
Clayton
"Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
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> We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member server
> running an app. and MSDE.
> I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same server.
> The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and run more
> then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about doing it?
>
> TIA,
> Clayton
>|||Yes, one instance of MSDE (which is a version of SQL Server) can handle
quite a few databases. Depends on hardware, traffic, etc., subject to the
MSDE sizing limitations.
--
Arnie Rowland, YACE*
"To be successful, your heart must accompany your knowledge."
*Yet Another Certification Exam
"Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
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> Can both apps. share the same MSDE install?
> TIA,
> Clayton
>
> "Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
> news:DNhog.34477$Bh2.16824@.fe07.news.easynews.com...
>> Or can I just use the same MSDE for the new app.? Can MSDE have more the
>> one DB?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Clayton
>>
>> "Clayton" <none@.none.com> wrote in message
>> news:zEhog.34345$Bh2.22632@.fe07.news.easynews.com...
>> We are running a Windows 2003 domain. I have a Windows 2003 member
>> server running an app. and MSDE.
>> I now have another app. that I would like to install on this same
>> server. The new app. also needs MSDE. My question is can I install and
>> run more then one copy of MSDE? Is there anything I need to know about
>> doing it?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Clayton
>>
>