The Windchill 12.0.1.0 Software Matrices make no mention of the different Windows Server variants, they only mention the supported versions (20.) Windows Server Essentials is (in my understanding) Server Standard bundled with some extra 'stuff', including licensing for 25 users. We should probably distinguish between 'what will probably work' and what is 'officially supported'. My overall feeling is that we perhaps can use 'Essentials' as the OS version but it might be best to use 'standard' for the SQL software, what do you think?

Question 2: Will Windchill 12:0 accept the 'Express' version of Server SQL 2019, the database will be limited to 10GB? Question 1: Will Windchill 12.0 accept the 'Essential' version or must we use the 'Standard' version of the OS system?Īlso the Server SQL 2019 comes in two versions 'Express' (free software) and 'Standard' both works with 'Essentials' acc. There is quite a big price difference here and Essentials seems to be for us as it goes up to 25 users without cal:s and half the price. DataCenter is not for us but either Essentials or Standard is. Server 2019 exist as Essential, Standard and DataCenter (I think it's called). We decided to go with Microsofts:s Server 2019 and MS SQL 2019 but those softwares comes in different packages. But we need to buy the OS system for the server and also the SQL software needed.

We are planning to get Windchill 12.0 and there are people helping us with the installation on a new server.

Server essentials