Installing Analysis servers on shared server

  • Our current SQL Server2005 environment does not include Analysis or Reporting services. We are introducing an application that requires both. We have 2 options - Build a server for the new app and install SQL Server 2005 with both services or we can install the services on our shared server. There are about 6 apps and 11 databases on the shared server. Plenty of space, memory, etc. My question is - How does Analysis and/or reporting services effect the server. Overhead? Is there a best practice? Any suggestions welcomed.

  • Are you running x86 or x64? Keep in mind SSAS is limited to 3GB in an x86 environment (using the /3GB switch).

  • As you might expect, both consume resources. And it depends on how heavily both will be used. With respect to Reporting Services, however, the reporting services databases can generate a lot of I/O.

    K. Brian Kelley
    @kbriankelley

  • I'm running x86. We don't have that much activity on this server. I guess you can say it is more of a month end batch processing server for SQL Server.

    This new app will only be used for Reporting. So I guess I'll try it in test then move to prod testing.

    Thanks guys!!!!

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