I want to install SQL server 2008 r2 on a windows server 2008 64x inside a VM . but I currently have three different files inside the SQL server 2008 ISO image the files ends with IA64 , x64 , x86 ; so what are the differences between the three files and which one I should chose baring in mind that I am installing the SQL Server to be used with SharePoint 2013. BR
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Are you going for some kind of record for the most number of amateur, haven't-even-googled-it, basic and inappropriate questions a user can ask on their first day or are you just trolling us?
IA64 is for Itanium CPUs, x64 is for 64-bit x86 CPUs and x86 is for 32-bit x86 CPUs.
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I wish I could just post lol. – NickW May 10 '13 at 15:32
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1the minimum character limit was designed to stop single word answers of "dick', but 'lol' works too ;) – Chopper3 May 10 '13 at 15:34
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The difference is which architecture SQL Server expects to run on:
- x86 = 32-bit or 64-bit Intel/AMD CPUs w/ 32-bit or 64-bit Windows OS
- x64 = 64-bit Intel/AMD CPUs w/ 64-bit Windows OS
- IA64 = Intel Itanium CPUs running IA64 Windows OS
You can discount IA64 -- if you were using it, you'd know it. So that leaves x64 vs x86, which is a tradeoff you need to balance for yourself. In most cases, if you're running Windows x64, you'll want to use SQL Server x64 too.
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