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According to details at link above, in general &quot;SQL Server 2008 (32-bit)&quot; editions work fine on:<br />
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&quot;Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server Standard&quot;<br />
&quot;Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server Premium&quot;<br />
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but not the 64-bit ones.<br />
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As far ad how long it takes to install? It all depends on that server hardware resources.<br />
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More details at:<br />
<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/03/23/requirements-for-installing-sql-2008-standard-edition-for-small-business.aspx" rel="ugc">http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/03/23/requirements-for-installing-sql-2008-standard-edition-for-small-business.aspx</a>
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506%28SQL.100%29.aspx#SE32 [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506%28SQL.100%29.aspx#SE32]

According to details at link above, in general "SQL Server 2008 (32-bit)" editions work fine on:

"Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server Standard"
"Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server Premium"

but not the 64-bit ones.

As far ad how long it takes to install? It all depends on that server hardware resources.

More details at:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/03/23/requirements-for-installing-sql-2008-standard-edition-for-small-business.aspx [http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/03/23/requirements-for-installing-sql-2008-standard-edition-for-small-business.aspx]

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realistically allow a couple of hours to do the install. &nbsp;if sql requires configuration, installing updates, patches, etc. &nbsp;probably something you would want to do after hours if the server is in production.
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realistically allow a couple of hours to do the install.  if sql requires configuration, installing updates, patches, etc.  probably something you would want to do after hours if the server is in production.

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Will SQL2008 work well on a Server loaded SBS2003?<br />
Any issues with installation that I may face &amp;&nbsp;how long should this take to install on<br />
a relatively ok server that barely breaks a sweat.<br />
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I am not interested in the configuration aspect as we have someone else doing this side.<br />
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Also Express has been ruled out as an option.
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Will SQL2008 work well on a Server loaded SBS2003?
Any issues with installation that I may face & how long should this take to install on
a relatively ok server that barely breaks a sweat.

I am not interested in the configuration aspect as we have someone else doing this side.
 
Also Express has been ruled out as an option.

SQL 2008 question

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.

Microsoft SQL Server 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).