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Name your Instance (SQL Instance that is)

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The CRM Product Group has completed test certification of Microsoft CRM v3.0 using SQL Named Instances, and CRM Customer Support even agreed to officially support it. This does conflict with what is in the current Impllementation Guide, which specifies it in the has to be installed in the default instance only. (Yes, I am relatively certain that the documentation will be updated soon.)

If you want to install CRM in a Named Instance, your best bet (only bet) is to call or submit a ticket via PartnerSource. The process is documented, they just want to walk you through it as it bypasses the Environmental Diagnostics Wizard (EDW) at the beginning of the setup process.

No additional hot fixes or service packs are required, but we you to call in so that we limit the number of customers bypassing the EDW. The EDW is a powerful tool to diagnose potential deployment problems, and should always be used when setting up against a SQL Default Instance.

Thanks to the Product Group, Test and Sustained Engineering and Support for listening to customers and partners! This rocks!

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  • Anonymous
    June 25, 2006
    Can you verify that this will not be a "charged" support ticket?  Also, for those who aren't Dynmiacs partners, this support ticket can be opened through normal support channels, not just via ParterSource.

    Matt
  • Anonymous
    June 25, 2006
    Matt,
    I am not going to even guess about that. And if you are selling or deploying CRM, you are a Dynamics partner and should have access to PS. If your doing work on CRM and your not a partner, shame on you. :-)

    Thanks
    Ben
  • Anonymous
    June 26, 2006
    Hmmm, while I agree with you on the Partner comment, reality is there are a lot of copmanies that download MS CRM from MSDN and try to install it on their own w/o going through a certified CRM partner.  In fact, I actually saw this posting first on the newsgroup from someone who copied it asked what PartnerSource is.  So, while we all would rather there be a partner involved, that isn't always the case.

    Matt
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  • Anonymous
    October 05, 2007
    Try this, it should solve the problem: http://kaledavis.com/2006/12/30/using-crm-with-a-sql-named-instance/#comment-773 JOE