Comments on: What SQL instances are installed on my network? http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/02/what-sql-instances-are-installed-on-my-network/ Mike Walsh's Thoughts on SQL Server, Professional Development and Life Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:30:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mike Walsh http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/02/what-sql-instances-are-installed-on-my-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Mike Walsh Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:26:40 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=28#comment-1066 that is a great point. I hadn't thought of that either because of the version of MAP I used or because I had Office 2007. Maybe that is ammunition to get onto something a little less old for Office ;-) that is a great point. I hadn’t thought of that either because of the version of MAP I used or because I had Office 2007. Maybe that is ammunition to get onto something a little less old for Office ;-)

]]> By: Thomas Rushton http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/02/what-sql-instances-are-installed-on-my-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Thomas Rushton Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:15:11 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=28#comment-1062 "The catch"? Unfortunately, v5.0 of the MAP requires office 2007 SP2 or better. Which would be fine, except when your site is still on Office 2003... “The catch”? Unfortunately, v5.0 of the MAP requires office 2007 SP2 or better. Which would be fine, except when your site is still on Office 2003…

]]> By: SQL Server Licensing, more difficult than tax forms | StraightPath Consulting's SQL Server Blog http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/02/what-sql-instances-are-installed-on-my-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 SQL Server Licensing, more difficult than tax forms | StraightPath Consulting's SQL Server Blog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:25:07 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=28#comment-1049 [...] a company or a individual, potentially. An answer? Do your own True Ups. Awhile ago I blogged about using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) to discover your SQL instances. The report it spits out shows you all sorts of great details (server name, edition, version, CPU [...] [...] a company or a individual, potentially. An answer? Do your own True Ups. Awhile ago I blogged about using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) to discover your SQL instances. The report it spits out shows you all sorts of great details (server name, edition, version, CPU [...]

]]> By: Oliver Holloway http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/02/what-sql-instances-are-installed-on-my-network/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Oliver Holloway Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:50:55 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=28#comment-942 Thanks! This tool and article are very useful. Thanks! This tool and article are very useful.

]]> By: sivaprasad s http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/02/what-sql-instances-are-installed-on-my-network/comment-page-1/#comment-372 sivaprasad s Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:10:38 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=28#comment-372 Mark, Good stuff on MAP. It really has helped me. There is a add-on available on http://dbspider.codeplex.com/ The goals of the DbSpider is to: -Determine all SQL Server 2000-2008 Instances, Databases, Tables, Indexes and Users over time -Help with Capacity Planning and Growth -Help with Consolidation Efforts There is also another tool SQLPing it does the similar thing. Mark,

Good stuff on MAP. It really has helped me.
There is a add-on available on http://dbspider.codeplex.com/

The goals of the DbSpider is to:
-Determine all SQL Server 2000-2008 Instances, Databases, Tables, Indexes and Users over time
-Help with Capacity Planning and Growth
-Help with Consolidation Efforts

There is also another tool SQLPing it does the similar thing.

]]> By: How do -you- install SQL Server? (Part 3) | SQL Server Blog - StraightPath Solutions http://www.straightpathsql.com/archives/2009/02/what-sql-instances-are-installed-on-my-network/comment-page-1/#comment-172 How do -you- install SQL Server? (Part 3) | SQL Server Blog - StraightPath Solutions Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:02:55 +0000 http://straightpathsql.mikewalshonline.com/?p=28#comment-172 [...] you know about all of the SQL installations in your network? As a DBA, you [...] [...] you know about all of the SQL installations in your network? As a DBA, you [...]

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