Project Server 2007 and SBS 2008

[Paul G]

Is Project Server 2007 combatible with Small business server 2008. Are there
any issues that I'm not aware of? I'm told it's not recommended and I want
to hear another opinion.

Thank you,
Paul G

 

[Ben Howard]

Hi, It's only not recommended because of the all services running on an SBS
Server (AD, F&P, SQL, IIS). However, SBS2008 Premium edition comes with SQL
Server, so effectively you are only adding the Project Server as a web
application. The main bottleneck for PS is SQL IO. Adding PS2007 for a
small number of users (say 20-30) on a high end SBS2008 server should not be
an issue.

 

[Paul G]

Hi Ben,

Thanks for the reply. We're actually using SBS 2008 Enterprise to get
SharePoint as well. I should have mentioned that in my post. Is it safe to
say that SharePoint wouldn't increase the chance of having any issues? We'll
have a new server with plenty of power to put it on.

In a nut-shell, we're going to use Dynamics SL, Project Server and
SharePoint, hoping to link data together (with the help of SQL) for our
multi-business structure, eliminating duplicate data input (as much as
possible) and allowing us to create reports as we need them.

Thanks again,
Paul G.

 

[Ben Howard]

You'll just need to think about ports and the such like regarding sharepoint
deployment, plus deploying PS into an existing SharePoint environment. In
truth I'd want to test all the components fully before rolling live... -
there are alot of components at play but no reason why they shouldn't work
together. I've never used dynamics so cannot comment on that component.
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[Gary L. Chefetz]

Paul:

Don't install Project Server onto your SBS server. First of all, SharePoint
is free with your server license, so you don't need SBS to acquire that.
Secondly, when you install SBS it must be the Domain Controller, and you can
install only one copy of SBS to a single domain. If you want to keep the
hardware to a minimum, then your strategy might include virtualization, but
I suggest a separate server for SharePoint and Project Server.

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