Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Storage Compress works with the following editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later), 2005, 2008, 2008 R2 and 2012:

• Developer Edition (32-bit)
• Standard Edition (32-bit)
• Enterprise Edition (32-bit)
• Developer Edition (64-bit)
• Standard Edition (64-bit)
• Enterprise Edition (64-bit)

Microsoft Windows

SQL Storage Compress works on the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:

• Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions
  
  • For 32-bit versions, Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 work but not required.
  • For 64-bit versions, Service Pack 1 is required. Service Pack 2 work but not required.
• Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Editions (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Operating system requirements

SQL Storage Compress requires approximately 1 GB of RAM. When configuring the maximum server memory for SQL Server, leave at least 1 GB of your total memory free for SQL Storage Compress.