Re: Using MSDE instead of SQLServer

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From: Sean Chitwood [MSFT] (seanchit_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/03/04


Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:32:12 -0700

Lelion--
    No, it is not possible to configure SMS to use MSDE rather than SQL
server.
    It is an option being examined for future releases, however no
commitment has been made to my knowledge

--Sean

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"Lelion" <plelion@capgemini.fr> wrote in message 
news:582c01c491bd$ceea13f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> My site hierarchy consists of many small sites (1 server
> and 5 Clients)
>
> Is it possible to use MSDE instead of SQL Server as SMS
> Database on a primary site ?
> If it is possible, what is the maximum number of machine
> that I can manage with MSDE ? 


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