I am looking to manage a SQL Server 2008 DB using Management Studio 2005. The reason for this is because our server is a 64-bit machine and we only have the 64-bit version of the software.
Is this possible?
How about managing a SQL Server 2005 DB using Management Studio 2008?
UPDATE: You can use Cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 to connect to 2008.
FIX:
50002151 946127 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946127/) FIX: You may experience problems when you use SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2005 to connect to an instance of SQL Server 2008
The other question you asked was about managing 2005 servers with SSMS 2008 - and yes, you can do that. SSMS 2008 can manage 2008, 2005, 2000. I actually recommend that everybody use the latest SSMS 2008 client regardless of what server they're connecting to, because it has some nice perks and upgrades that work with all server versions that you connect to.
Be aware that SSMS 2008 has IntelliSense, but only when you connect to a SQL 2008 server. If you connect to a 2005 server, you don't get IntelliSense.
I'm posting this to prevent people getting false hope (as I did). Where as you may be able to use SQL Server 2005 Management Studio to connect to SQL Server 2008, you cannot use SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express. You get an explicit error message stating:
This version of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express can only be used to connect to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 servers. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.ConnectionDlg)
Hopefully that will prevent a couple of people from wasting their time trying just-in-case.
unless I'm mistaken and things have changed, you cannot use sql server 2008 to save a backup which restores to sql server 2005. I found this out the hard way :(
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I am planing to built database driven website with DotNetNuke and SQL Server Express 2012 on my laptop and than host it on web server that has SQL Server 2008 Standard edition.
Is SQL Server 2008 compatible with database files created by Server 2012?
Because I can install and build website using SQL Server 2008 Express Edition and upload to hosting provider server.
Is SQL Server 2008 compatible with database files created by Server
2012?
NO.
SQL Server database files are never backwards compatible - if you create a database on SQL Server 2012 - there is no way, no hack, no trick, no method to get this to be able to be restored or attached on an earlier version (e.g. 2008 / 2008 R2) of SQL Server.
No and it doesn't make much sense if you think about it. If it was the other way around, "maybe" it could be done (I actually never tried) because 2012 would somehow be aware of 2008 structure, but 2008 engine isn't aware of 2012 DB structure.
I've designed SSIS package, for sql server 2008 in Sql server buisiness inteligence studio. Now i need to execute in on SQL 2005 server. What is the best solution, withoute complitly rewriting package.
You cannot develop for 2008 and then run on 2005. That being said, try the answer to this question:
SSIS 2008 2005 compatibility question
we would like to upgrade our SQL Server from 2005 to 2008. Unfortunately, we also have a lot of reports based on Reporting Services 2005. If possible we would like avoid upgrading them at this time.
Is it possible to run Reporting Services 2005 of SQL Server 2008?
Yes.
The metadata databases for SSRS 2005 can run on SQL Server 2005 upwards. Which includes SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2.
Note: do not open a report in a later version of BIDS: always use BIDS 2005 in VS 2005 unless you want your reports upgraded. Then you need SSRS 2008.
Getting an error running a sample MVC2 site because of DB version errors. I ran the installer for SQL Server Express 2008 R2 and it finished, I rebooted. Try to run the site again and see the same error. Downloaded/ran R2 installer and chose upgrade but there is nothing to upgrade... is something wrong in my VS2010 or windows in general? Don't know what else to do.
Just ran a discovery report and 2008 is also installed. Maybe thats the problem?
Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered
Sql Server 2008 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS Database Engine Services 1033 Express Edition 10.1.2531.0 No
Sql Server 2008 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS SQL Server Replication 1033 Express Edition 10.1.2531.0 No
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 MSSQLSERVER MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER Database Engine Services 1033 Express Edition 10.50.1600.1 No
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 MSSQLSERVER MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER SQL Server Replication 1033 Express Edition 10.50.1600.1 No
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Tools - Basic 1033 Express Edition 10.50.1600.1 No
I was able to connect VS 2010 to the SQL server database in this instance C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS. Also ensure in SQL configuration manager, SQL browser and SQL instances are running and set to automatic and Network service
Seems to me it will be able to connect to SQL express database instances only when logged in as administrator VS 2010 express editions to create/modify an application.
Two installions. Had two instance names. Changed the instance name in VS2010 database tools.
I'm currently running Crystal Reports XI R2 on SQL 2000. I need to migrate to SQL Server 2008 asap, but am no longer on Crystal Support.
Can anyone tell me if CR XI R2 Server is compatible with SQL Server 2008? I Googled it but came up empty.
I'm sure you have found out by now, but it is. You have to upgrade to Service pack 6 of XI and you may also have to install the sql client for 2008. It installs a new ODBC driver for Sql Client 10.
Yes it does support sql server 2008.
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/00225757-ab5c-2c10-c1a8-fb9f9f0f4ac2?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
The sap documentation when moving a sap backend to sql server 2008 has a great document which I have linked you to.