install multiple database on one sql server

Hi,
I am planning to have 3 (app) database intalled on one sql 2000 server, what
is the best way/s to do this?
Thanks.You could either locate all databases on the one server or install multiple
instances with each DB in its own instance. I don't really see any need for
instances though as its 6 of one or half dozen of the other. I've ran with
30+ dbs on one instance in a production environment.
"anoni" wrote:

> Hi,
> I am planning to have 3 (app) database intalled on one sql 2000 server, wh
at
> is the best way/s to do this?
> Thanks.|||Hi,
All depends up on the resource usage for your individual application and SQL
Server edition you are going to use.
If it is enterprise edition on a Windows Advanced server you could add more
RAM (> 4 GB) and enable AWE.
After that you can have 3 databases in the same database instance.
Incase if your resource usage is less and number of concurrent users are
less then you could go for SQL Server standard edition with 2 GB of RAM
in Server and have all the 3 databases in same database instance.
Note:-
For installing multiple instance:- For each instance you need to get
seperate SQL server License.
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"anoni" <anoni@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am planning to have 3 (app) database intalled on one sql 2000 server,
> what
> is the best way/s to do this?
> Thanks.|||As long as Server is capable of handling the work, put multiple DBs in a
single instance of SQL... Maintenance is easier..
Wayne Snyder, MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
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"anoni" <anoni@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am planning to have 3 (app) database intalled on one sql 2000 server,
> what
> is the best way/s to do this?
> Thanks.