SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')
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Number of CPUs |
OS maximum |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Maximum memory utilized |
OS maximum |
2 TB |
64 GB |
64 GB |
4 GB |
1 GB |
Maximum database size |
524 PB |
524 PB |
524 PB |
524 PB |
524 PB |
10 GB |
IA64 hardware support |
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Resource governor |
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Table and index partitioning |
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Parallel index operations |
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Parallel consistency checks (DBCC) |
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Enhanced read-ahead scan |
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Scalable shared databases |
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Indexed views |
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Distributed Partition Views |
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Log shipping |
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Database mirroring2 |
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Yes (single thread, synchronous only) |
Witness only |
Witness only |
Witness only |
Automatic corruption recovery from mirror |
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Log stream compression |
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Number of Failover clustering nodes |
16 |
16 |
2 |
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Backup compression |
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Mirrored backups |
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Database snapshots |
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Fast recovery |
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Online indexing |
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Online page and file restore |
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Online configuration of Peer to Peer nodes |
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Hot add memory and CPU support |
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Hypervisor support |
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Guest failover clustering support for virtualization |
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Hyper-V live migration |
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Application mobility |
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Snapshot replication |
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Subscriber only |
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Subscriber only |
Merge replication |
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Subscriber only |
Restricted |
Subscriber only |
Transactional replication |
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Subscriber only |
Restricted |
Subscriber only |
SQL Server change tracking |
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Publishing data from SQL Server to non SQL Server subscribers |
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Publishing data from Oracle to SQL Server |
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Peer to Peer replication |
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| Datacenter | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Workgroup | Express |
Windows Integrated Authentication (including Kerberos) |
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Integration with Microsoft baseline security analyzer |
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C2 compliant audit mode1 |
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Common criteria compliance |
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Data encryption and key management |
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Module signing |
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Transport Layer Security channel encryption |
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Windows password policy support |
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User-schema separation |
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Login triggers and connection endpoints |
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Secure configuration through policy-based management |
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SQL Server audit (fine-grained auditing) |
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Transparent database encryption |
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Extensible key management |
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Policy-Based Management |
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PowerShell support |
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SQL Server Management Object (SMO) |
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Sysprep support1 |
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SQL Server connection director |
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Dedicated admin connection |
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Yes (Under trace flag) |
Policy automation (check on schedule and change) |
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Maintenance plans |
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Database mail |
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Performance data collector |
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System Center Operations Manager Management Pack |
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Plan guides |
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User instances |
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| Datacenter | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Workgroup | Express |
Support for data-tier application (DAC) operations - extract, deploy, upgrade |
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Able to enroll for multi-instance management. |
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Multi-instance dashboard views and drilldowns |
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Policy-based resource utilization evaluation |
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| Datacenter | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Workgroup | Express |
SQL Server Configuration Manager |
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SQL CMD (command prompt tool) |
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SQL Server Migration Assistant1 |
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SQL Server Management Studio2 |
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SQL Server Agent |
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Database Engine Tuning Advisor |
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SQL Server Profiler |
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Analysis Services, PowerPivot IT operation dashboard |
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| Datacenter | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Workgroup | Express |
Microsoft Visual Studio Integration |
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IntelliSense (Transact-SQL and MDX) |
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Business Intelligence Development Studio |
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SQL query, edit and design tools |
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Version control support |
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MDX edit, debug, and design tools |
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| Datacenter | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Workgroup | Express |
Entity Framework support |
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Common language runtime (CLR) integration |
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Native XML support |
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XML indexing |
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MERGE and UPSERT capabilities |
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FILESTREAM support |
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Date and Time data types |
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Internationalization support |
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Full-text search |
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Specification of language in query |
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Service Broker (messaging) |
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Client only |
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Client only |
XML/A support |
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Web services (HTTP/SOAP endpoints) |
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T-SQL endpoints |
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| Datacenter | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Workgroup | Express |
Master Data Services database |
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Master Data Manager Web application |
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Master Data Services Web service |
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