Ed Leafe wrote: > I don't think that they offer Windows servers in the cloud yet; I > know that they've been negotiating with Microsoft for some time to try > to come up with a licensing agreement that will make that possible.
So what you do is get a Linux setup on the Rackspace cloud, set up VMWare server and a remote console to it. Then install Windows to a VMWare host on that server. Or, evaluate migrating to PostgreSQL, Firebird, MySQL, or another free enterprise-class database server and eliminate the hassle and overhead of maintaining a Windows host simply to provide a database server. If you do install Windows in this way, make sure you either shut down the Server and Workstation services as they cause lots of unneeded chatter on the network which you'll probably get dinged for. Maybe the best way to avoid chatter and protect the SQL Server installation would be to set the firewall on the Linux host to *only* allow port 1433 in and out to the Windows VM. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
