Question Re: Windows Server Core in Technology Q&A

Windows Server Core

Former Member — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:19:09 GMT

We are planning to move all websites (asp.net) to Windows Server Core. Can I install SA12 client on it?

Re: Windows Server Core

jeff_albion — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:59:42 GMT

Yes, this is a supported platform ("Microsoft Windows x86/x64"). See: http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1091125#SA

Be careful when you are deploying the native DLL components (See: http://dcx.sybase.com/index.html#1201/en/dbprogramming/deploying-adonet-deploy.html - e.g. dbicu12.dll, dbicudt12.dll, dbcon12.dll, and dblgen12.dll ) that you match the SQL Anywhere directory (\\bin32 or \\bin64) to the version of ASP.NET you are running.

If you have compiled the ASP.NET application for "Any CPU", this will pick the architecture (x86/x64) of the operating system you are currently running at runtime, and you should deploy the components accordingly.

Re: Windows Server Core

VolkerBarth — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:30:31 GMT

I'm really no expert on this, but does the Server Core installation support the .NET framework at all?

It seems to be available for server core installations of "Windows Server 2008 R2" and above, but not for "Windows Server 2008".

Re: Windows Server Core

jeff_albion — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:36:18 GMT

That's correct. See the IIS blog article here that describes support for ASP.NET on IIS on Server Core:

http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2008/11/24/asp-net-supported-on-server-core-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx