Does SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition does not support SAN ?

Microsoft web site says SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition supports SAN
protocols by using the Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA), but it doesn't
say explicitly : whether SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition also supports VIA.
So I don't know do I have to buy the Enterprise Edition if I want to use SAN
as the storage area for my SQL 2000 application.
Can anybody help me on it because the Enterprise Edition is much expensive
than the Standard Edition.No, Standard edition does not support SAN. Check
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evalua...s/choosing.asp.
Dejan Sarka, SQL Server MVP
Associate Mentor
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"cpchan" <cpchaney@.netvigator.com> wrote in message
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> Microsoft web site says SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition supports SAN
> protocols by using the Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA), but it
doesn't
> say explicitly : whether SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition also supports
VIA.
> So I don't know do I have to buy the Enterprise Edition if I want to use
SAN
> as the storage area for my SQL 2000 application.
> Can anybody help me on it because the Enterprise Edition is much expensive
> than the Standard Edition.
>|||To add to Dejan's response, the SAN acronym has 2 completely different
meanings depending on the context. SAN can refer to a Storage Area Network
or a System Area Network. All editions of SQL Server support Storage Area
Networks, which is a common data storage technology. You don't need
Enterprise Edition for this.
However, SQL Server Enterprise Edition is needed to support System Area
Network, which provides a high-speed network communication between different
servers.
Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"cpchan" <cpchaney@.netvigator.com> wrote in message
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> Microsoft web site says SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition supports SAN
> protocols by using the Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA), but it
doesn't
> say explicitly : whether SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition also supports
VIA.
> So I don't know do I have to buy the Enterprise Edition if I want to use
SAN
> as the storage area for my SQL 2000 application.
> Can anybody help me on it because the Enterprise Edition is much expensive
> than the Standard Edition.
>|||Thanks for your reply.
I mean 'Storage Area Network'.
"Dan Guzman" <danguzman@.nospam-earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> To add to Dejan's response, the SAN acronym has 2 completely different
> meanings depending on the context. SAN can refer to a Storage Area
Network
> or a System Area Network. All editions of SQL Server support Storage Area
> Networks, which is a common data storage technology. You don't need
> Enterprise Edition for this.
> However, SQL Server Enterprise Edition is needed to support System Area
> Network, which provides a high-speed network communication between
different
> servers.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Dan Guzman
> SQL Server MVP
> "cpchan" <cpchaney@.netvigator.com> wrote in message
> news:c7kl9m$1i61212@.imsp212.netvigator.com...
> doesn't
> VIA.
> SAN
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