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Posted Apr 24, 2003
A Comparison of SQL Server 2000 With Sybase ASE 12.5 - Page 2
By Alexander Chigrik
Software requirements
SQL Server 2000 comes in six editions: Enterprise, Standard, Personal,
Developer, Desktop Engine, and SQL Server CE (a compatible version for
Windows CE) and requires the following software:
Operating System
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Enterprise Edition
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Standard Edition
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Personal Edition
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Developer Edition
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Desktop Engine
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SQL Server CE
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Windows CE
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No
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No
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No
|
No
|
No
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Yes
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Windows 9x
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No
|
No
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Yes
|
No
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Yes
|
No
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Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with Service Pack 5
|
No
|
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
No
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Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Windows 2000 Professional
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Windows 2000 Server
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Windows 2000 DataCenter
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Windows XP Professional
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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Sybase ASE 12.5 requires the following software:
Platform
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Operating System Version
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Required Patches
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Windows-based
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Windows NT 4.0
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Service Pack 6 or higher
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AIX-Based
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AIX 4.3.3 (32-bit)
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Maintenance Level 7 or later
|
AIX-Based
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AIX 5.1
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Not Necessary
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HP-UX
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HP-UX 11.0
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64-bitDevLibs, HPUXEng64RT, Integ-Logon,
KernDev, MiscDiag, OnlineDiag,
UXCoreMedia, Y2K-1100, PHCO_13808,
PHCO_13809, PHCO_14733, PHCO_14786,
PHCO_14810, PHCO_15219, PHCO_15220,
PHCO_15221, PHCO_15235, PHCO_16021,
PHCO_16253, PHCO_16305, PHCO_16341,
PHCO_19047, PHCO_19391, PHNE_14479,
PHNE_16636, PHSS_18066, PHSS_18072,
PHSS_21950, PHSS_22217, PHSS_22272
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Linux
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kernel-2.2.14-5.0
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Not Necessary
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Silicon Graphics
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SGI IRIX 6.5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Not Necessary
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Sun Solaris
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Solaris 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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patches 108434-04, 108435-04, 108528-12,
108827-12, 108991-18, 109210-12, 109384-02,
111177-06, 110648-13, 112138-01
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