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Setting up QA EAnvironment

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ahmeds08
Aged Yak Warrior

737 Posts

Posted - 2012-09-04 : 07:51:00

Dear Experts,
Need your advise in setting up QA environment with sql server 2012.
1.which edition to be used in QA environment.
2.should I go for a seperate server to install SQl server 2012 for this.

awaiting your replies.
Thanks in advance.

jackv
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2179 Posts

Posted - 2012-09-04 : 11:19:14

It depends on your resources.
If possible - install on a separate server . The similarity will depend on the exact purpose of the QA server. Is it for code release \ functionality testing , is it for performance testing ? etc
The basic idea of QA is to match the Production

Jack Vamvas
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2012-09-04 : 15:32:08

We are of the opinion that QA edition should match the production edition, otherwise you could have a feature issue.

We use a separate server for every environment. You could even use a virtual machine for QA even if production uses physical hardware. The only environment where we match the hardware to production is the performance/load test environment.

Tara Kizer
Microsoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Server
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ahmeds08
Aged Yak Warrior

737 Posts

Posted - 2012-09-06 : 02:25:03

Jack and Tara thanks a lot,as this is a banking domain I think i will go for a seperate box with everything matching with production.

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