Shared Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 database on an SQL 2005 Server

[M.Siler]

Please forgive the cross posting. I just don't know which would be the right
group for this quesions. We are looking at using Business Contact Manager
for Outlook 2007. We'd like to have a shared BCM database. We have an SQL
2005 (active/passive) clustered server. I've read that BCM is an SQL
database and will install (I think) SQL Express 2005 on each machine if they
are running the BCM locally. Given we have a full SQL 2005 server is there a
way to put the BCM database there?

I found the Database Admin Tool
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...0F-F593-4FB4-B822-DD662AF1A6CB&displaylang=en)
to install the BCM database on a computer that is not running Office 2007,
but I'm not sure this is what I want to do for installation on an full
version of SQL 2005?

Can anyone direct me to any articles that might help me with this task?
Also, does anyone know how many people BCM can support before we should
really consider going to Microsoft Dynamic CRM 3.0?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[John Bell]

Hi Mark

Try the group microsoft.public.outlook.bcm rather than the ones you selected!

The Business Contact Manager Database Admin Tool looks like the tool to use
for your remote installation, and the requirements say that Express or
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 is needed, implying that you can install it on
an existing instance, the easiest way to find out may be to try it on a test
machine (with SQL Server already installed)

Once installed you may have to share the contacts with others using:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP011225191033.aspx

John

 

[M.Siler]

Thanks John. I don't know why I didn't see that group. I'll post there if I
need anything else. Thanks again.

 

[jerryb]

Mark,

Since I see no further posts, is it safe to assume that Microsoft's
Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager: Database Admin Tool did all
that was expected without causing any problems on your SQL Server?

Jerry