The ESI SQL Server Adapter enables you to view local and remote Microsoft SQL Server instances and databases and to map the databases to EMC storage. ESI supports the SQL Server 2012 Always On feature, so you can view the primary SQL Server replica and up to four secondary replicas.
You can use SQL Scripts to create and configure SQL Server databases from an ESI host. For SQL Server 2012, creating databases on file shares using SMB 3.0 and VNX storage systems is supported in this release.
This adapter supports the following versions of Windows Server and SQL Server (full, 64-bit installations):
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Supported versions |
Windows 2008 R2 |
Windows 2012 |
Windows 2012 R2 |
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SQL Server 2008 R2 |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
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SQL Server 2012 |
Not supported |
Supported |
Supported |
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SQL Server 2012 SP1 |
Not supported |
Supported |
Supported |
Additionally, this adapter has the following prerequisites:
ESI and SQL Server are connected to the same domain controller and you have Administrator login credentials for SQL Server.
To support databases created on file shares, SMB 3.0 is required, and the databases must reside on the file share.
This adapter is installed by default with ESI. If you changed the defaults during your installation of ESI, then reinstall ESI and confirm that the adapter is selected in the InstallShield Wizard Setup window. Prerequisites and Installation overview provide system prerequisites and installation instructions for the ESI host system.
