Server Application Compatibility Chart for Windows Small Business Server 2003
This page provides you with an at-a-glance answer for installing and running Microsoft collaboration and line-of-business applications on your server running Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server (Windows SBS). The charts include a compatibility key; see the chart notes for additional compatibility information. The symbols are:
= The product is an integrated component of Windows SBS, or it is known to be compatible with Windows SBS. The product was tested and you can obtain support for this configuration.
= The product has not been fully tested on Windows SBS and support for this configuration is not available from the Windows SBS product support team. Other groups may offer support for this configuration; contact the appropriate group for information. Some product features may not be fully functional in a Windows SBS environment.
= Not compatible. The product is known not to work and you should not install the product in a Windows SBS environment.
Note
Support for Microsoft products varies over time, and older versions of Microsoft software may no longer be supported. This chart will be updated on a regular basis. For the latest information about supported products and the Microsoft product lifecycle, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle page.
| Microsoft Server Application | SBS 2003 | SBS 2003 + SP1 | SBS 2003 R2 | Notes |
Business Contact Manager Update v2 |
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| Microsoft does not support installing Business Contact Manager or Microsoft Outlook on a server that is running Exchange Server 2003 (including Exchange System Manager), Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server (including Exchange System Manager), or Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5. For more information see Knowledge Base article 266418. You can install Business Contact Manager on a client computer that is joined to a Windows SBS domain. Business Contact Manager requires that you own licenses for Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 or Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003. For more information, see the Business Contact Manager Web page. |
Customer Relationship Management 1.2 |
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| See installing Microsoft CRM 1.2 on your server running Windows SBS 2003 Premium Edition for more information. |
Data Protection Manager 2006 |
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| You cannot run DPM on a server configured as a domain controller, such as Windows SBS. You can run it on another server joined to your Windows SBS domain. For more information, see the Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 page. |
Dynamics CRM 3.0 Small Business Edition |
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| Dynamics CRM 3.0 Small Business Edition is specifically designed to run on Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2. As of this writing there are two known issues with running Dynamics CRM 3.0 Small Business Edition on Small Business Server 2003 R2. These issues will be fixed in the January 2007 timeframe. For more on these issues, see the SBS 2003 Business Solutions FAQ. Dynamics CRM 3.0 Small Business Edition was not tested with earlier versions of Windows SBS and support is not available. For more information, see the Dynamics CRM 3.0 Small Business Edition site. |
Project Server 2003 |
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| Microsoft Project Server 2003, also known as the Enterprise Project Management solution, has not been tested with Windows SBS. The Enterprise Project Management solution provides more information. |
Small Business Accounting 2006 |
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| You can run Small Business Accounting 2006 on your server running Windows SBS. You can find out how to install and configure SBA 2006 here. |
Small Business Manager 7.5 |
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| Small Business Manager is no longer available as it was superseded by Microsoft Dynamics Small Business Financials. You can install Small Business Manager 7.5 on your server running Windows SBS 2003 by following the directions in the Small Business Manager white paper. Microsoft Dynamics Small Business Financials is also supported on your server running Windows SBS 2003, but it was not tested on SBS 2003 R2 and support for this configuration is not currently available. You can find out more about Microsoft Dynamics Small Business Financials here. |
System Center Essentials 2007 |
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| System Center Essentials 2007 has not been fully tested on Windows SBS and support for this configuration is not available from the Windows SBS product support team. The System Center Essentials 2007 product group does offer support for this configuration; contact the System Center Essentials 2007 group for information. Some product features may not be fully functional in a Windows SBS environment. |
Virtual Server 2005 R2 |
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| You can install Virtual Server 2005 R2 on your server running Windows SBS 2003 with Service Pack 1. More details about how to install and configure Virtual Server are also available. |
