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Do you mean you have an SQL database which you want to attach to an SQL instance on the SBS server? What exactly are you trying to do?
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Do you mean you have an SQL database which you want to attach to an SQL instance on the SBS server? What exactly are you trying to do?

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i have a company which have a sever which they host email account and website, i am not exactly sure what type of sever it is but he said he is using microsoft small business server R2 2008 and i need to attach a database to it so my website can function. <br />
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what do i need to instal on the sever to host my database?<br />
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can microsoft small business server R2 2008 allow people access to the database even if the internet connection is off?<br />
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i am new to this, i just developed websites.
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i have a company which have a sever which they host email account and website, i am not exactly sure what type of sever it is but he said he is using microsoft small business server R2 2008 and i need to attach a database to it so my website can function.

what do i need to instal on the sever to host my database?

can microsoft small business server R2 2008 allow people access to the database even if the internet connection is off?

i am new to this, i just developed websites.

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Heys guys i need to install a mdf database on a customer sever which is using microsoft small business server R2 2008 and get the connection string.<br />
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Please help me with the steps or screen shots on how to go about.
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Heys guys i need to install a mdf database on a customer sever which is using microsoft small business server R2 2008 and get the connection string.

Please help me with the steps or screen shots on how to go about.

microsoft small business server R2 2008

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.