
SQL SERVER 2016 EXPRESS REQUIREMENTS INSTALL
See Install Microsoft SQL Server and Reporting Services for more information. NOTE: If your deployment planning reveals that SQL Server Express Edition will be suitable for your production environment, then you can install, for example, SQL Server 2016 SP2 Express with Advanced Services using the Audit Database Settings wizard or by manually downloading it from Microsoft web site. You can configure Netwrix Auditor to use an existing SQL Server instance, or deploy a new instance. See this Microsoft article for details on adding a database to AlwaysOn Availability Group. These steps must be taken each time a new audit database is created in Netwrix Auditor. The current article briefly explains the process of SQL Server 2019 installation on Windows Server 2016. To learn about the new features presented in this version, you may refer to SQL Server 2019 New Features. For that, after specifying audit database settings in Netwrix Auditor, you should manually add created database to a properly configured AlwaysOn Availability Group. SQL Server 2019 was introduced in November 2019. SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group can also be used for hosting Netwrix Auditor audit databases. In this case you have to manually install and configure Reporting Services 2008 R2 (or later). NOTE: SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 is not supported. (for evaluation, PoC and small environments) Express Edition with Advanced Services (SP2).Reporting Services (for evaluation, PoC and small environments) Express Edition with Reporting Services (for evaluation, PoC and small environments).
SQL SERVER 2016 EXPRESS REQUIREMENTS UPDATE
SQL Server 2019 (on-premises Windows version) cumulative update 10 and above For production environment, consider using Standard or Enterprise Edition. IMPORTANT! Due to limited database size, Express Edition (with Reporting Services) is recommended only for evaluation, PoC or small environments. Supported SQL Server versions and editions are listed below. For more information, see SQL Server and Databases. For report generation, Reporting Services (or Advanced Services) are also required. If you plan to generate reports, use alerts and run search queries in Netwrix Auditor, consider that your deployment must include Microsoft SQL Server where audit data will be stored. Requirements for SQL Server to Store Audit Data
