Hi all,I'm working on Windows server 2008 AD RMS implementation, I have 1000-2000 users will be supported by this platform.1. I'll add a SQL Server cluster to my Windows 2008 AD RMS architecture, and SQL Server 2005 with SP2 standard edition will be used, but I found the Microsoft recommandation on Technet, SQL Server 2005 enterprise edition is recommended, I'd like to know if SQL Server SE could be supported by AD RMS.2. AD RMS cluster will be implemented, which cluster should I select? NLB or failover cluster?Thanks,

Hi, Please check the answers below: 1. According to the following article, SQL Enterprise Edition is required:AD RMS SQL Server Requirementshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772673(WS.10).aspx 2. To increase availability and redundancy, additional AD RMS servers can be added (joined) to the root cluster. For more information, please refer to the following articles:Basic AD RMS Architecturehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee256070(WS.10).aspxJoining an Existing Clusterhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221028(WS.10).aspx Hope the information is helpful.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi,How's everything going? I would like to confirm if the information is helpful. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to respond back.Thanks.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi Joson,I checked the above URL before I submit this question here, Microsoft recommended SQL Server EE in the first article, but I think that SQL Server SE is OK in my environment, SQL Server SE supports 2-nodes failover cluster, right?For question 2, I'll use NLB cluster for AD RMS, althrough it's not perfect I think.Thanks for you response, it's useful for me.

Hi,Yes, the Standard Edition supports two-node cluster. For more information, please refer to the following article:SQL Server 2005 Features Comparisonhttp://www.microsoft.com/Sqlserver/2005/en/us/compare-features.aspxThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.