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PaulDigitalD
3 months ago

SQL 2014 to 2019 Migration Utility on DC

Hi All,   MYOB has been pushing the upgrade to SQL Server 2019 with emails to the client fairly regularly, however I note that the download has been pulled from MYOB's download page a couple of tim...
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ITWorx_NZ
Trusted User
2 months ago

Thanks for your reply.

However it's not that Microsoft prevent SQL2019 from running on a domain controller, they just don't recommend it, for security and a few other reasons.

Can you say at what point current installs of AO will no longer be usable without SQL2019?

This will also mean that single-box installs of Windows Server Essentials will no longer be suitable for any future versions of AO. Perhaps you could highlight that somewhere?

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    ITWorx_NZ
    Trusted User
    2 months ago

    Hi, there.

    Possible to get another follow up here?

    From what I gather, because future AO will not run on a single DC any more, small accounting shops are going to have to get TWO server computers (real or virtual) that will require multiple MS Server licenses.  Can that be confirmed?

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