Question on SSIS and .NET 1.1

We are migrating our databases from SQL Server 2000 on Win2k to SQL Server 2005 on Win 2k3 machines. Our applications useDTS packages , like creating dynamically in the (application) front end dynamically and sometimes just passing global parameters.

Now with SQL Server 2005 , we have decided to move to SSIS, as SQL Server 2005 has limited support for DTS. Now we were using a com+ assembly from microsoft for using these DTS packages from the front-end(Application). Can we accomplish the same with SSIS using applications developed in .Net Framework 1.1? Are there any work arounds? If not how can we accomplish this in 1.1 framework. Does SSIS expose any API that can be leveraged using .NET 1.1?

Did anyone face any other problems apart from these trying to make 1.1 apps talk to SQL 2005?

I guess this is more of a question to Microsoft experts, or programmers who already had similar experience already migrating to 2005.

It is hard to find information online on this subject. If anyone has valuable information regarding this, please reply with links..

Thanks in advance,

S

My understanding is that a .NET 1.1 application cannot interoperate directly with .NET 2.0 libraries such as the SSIS API. A web service should fit the bill nicely, though as far as just executing packages and passing in variables. If you're actually generating packages, that logic would probably need to be moved completely into the service which would also help insulate your application against future SSIS API changes. Your .NET 1.1 app could talk to the .NET 2.0 service, which could in turn automate the SSIS APIs.

In general, a .NET 1.1 application should not have much trouble making the switch from SQL Server 2000 to 2005, especially if you're using managed providers and calling stored procedures. If the app is calling the database with direct SQL queries, then you may have some minor syntax issues. If you're using procedures the Upgrade Advisor should be able to notify you of any problems, otherwise you'll have to test thoroughly.|||

In addition to nice Jay's wrap up, some mode ideas:

http://blogs.msdn.com/michen/archive/2007/03/22/running-ssis-package-programmatically.aspx

|||Thanks for all the replies..

question on memory

Win2K Advanced Server
SQL2K Enterprise
I need to set up 1 big fat Disaster Recovery box for my 6 production boxes.
I will do this by putting 6 instances of SQL on the DR box. I know that
there is an 8 gig max (using AWE) limit. But what I don't know is can each
instance have its own 8 gigs, or do all 6 instances need to share the same 8
gigs? Also, would switching to Win2K3 help me to be able to use more RAM?
Basically, I dont want to tell anyone to order 48 gigs or RAM (6 instances
with 8 gigs each) when Im only going to be able to use 8.
TIA, ChrisR
Chris,
Each instance can use it's own block of memory but I don't think Win2K Adv
server can use more than 8GB. I believe you need Data Center for more than
8GB. Certainly for 48GB. Do you need 8GB for each instance? Do each of
the 6 Prod boxes have 8GB now? Does your DR plan say you need to run all 6
instances on the one box at the same time? Seems kind of silly to have 6
individual boxes in prod and expect to run all 6 instances at once on one
box. In any case Win2K3 will not allow you to use any more ram but it does
have certain performance enhancements over 2K that you should take advantage
of.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"ChrisR" <noemail@.bla.com> wrote in message
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> Win2K Advanced Server
> SQL2K Enterprise
> I need to set up 1 big fat Disaster Recovery box for my 6 production
> boxes. I will do this by putting 6 instances of SQL on the DR box. I know
> that there is an 8 gig max (using AWE) limit. But what I don't know is can
> each instance have its own 8 gigs, or do all 6 instances need to share the
> same 8 gigs? Also, would switching to Win2K3 help me to be able to use
> more RAM? Basically, I dont want to tell anyone to order 48 gigs or RAM (6
> instances with 8 gigs each) when Im only going to be able to use 8.
>
> TIA, ChrisR
>
|||I typed out a reply yesterday but I guess I forgot to hit the reply button.
No I don't need 8 gigs per instance, but 6 boxes sharing 8 gigs wont do
either. Yes, all of them may need to be on at once.
Thanks Andrew.
CR
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
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> Chris,
> Each instance can use it's own block of memory but I don't think Win2K Adv
> server can use more than 8GB. I believe you need Data Center for more
> than 8GB. Certainly for 48GB. Do you need 8GB for each instance? Do
> each of the 6 Prod boxes have 8GB now? Does your DR plan say you need to
> run all 6 instances on the one box at the same time? Seems kind of silly
> to have 6 individual boxes in prod and expect to run all 6 instances at
> once on one box. In any case Win2K3 will not allow you to use any more
> ram but it does have certain performance enhancements over 2K that you
> should take advantage of.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "ChrisR" <noemail@.bla.com> wrote in message
> news:euDyuWiYFHA.2380@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>

question on memory

Win2K Advanced Server
SQL2K Enterprise
I need to set up 1 big fat Disaster Recovery box for my 6 production boxes.
I will do this by putting 6 instances of SQL on the DR box. I know that
there is an 8 gig max (using AWE) limit. But what I don't know is can each
instance have its own 8 gigs, or do all 6 instances need to share the same 8
gigs? Also, would switching to Win2K3 help me to be able to use more RAM?
Basically, I dont want to tell anyone to order 48 gigs or RAM (6 instances
with 8 gigs each) when Im only going to be able to use 8.
TIA, ChrisRChris,
Each instance can use it's own block of memory but I don't think Win2K Adv
server can use more than 8GB. I believe you need Data Center for more than
8GB. Certainly for 48GB. Do you need 8GB for each instance? Do each of
the 6 Prod boxes have 8GB now? Does your DR plan say you need to run all 6
instances on the one box at the same time? Seems kind of silly to have 6
individual boxes in prod and expect to run all 6 instances at once on one
box. In any case Win2K3 will not allow you to use any more ram but it does
have certain performance enhancements over 2K that you should take advantage
of.
--
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"ChrisR" <noemail@.bla.com> wrote in message
news:euDyuWiYFHA.2380@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Win2K Advanced Server
> SQL2K Enterprise
> I need to set up 1 big fat Disaster Recovery box for my 6 production
> boxes. I will do this by putting 6 instances of SQL on the DR box. I know
> that there is an 8 gig max (using AWE) limit. But what I don't know is can
> each instance have its own 8 gigs, or do all 6 instances need to share the
> same 8 gigs? Also, would switching to Win2K3 help me to be able to use
> more RAM? Basically, I dont want to tell anyone to order 48 gigs or RAM (6
> instances with 8 gigs each) when Im only going to be able to use 8.
>
> TIA, ChrisR
>|||I typed out a reply yesterday but I guess I forgot to hit the reply button.
No I don't need 8 gigs per instance, but 6 boxes sharing 8 gigs wont do
either. Yes, all of them may need to be on at once.
Thanks Andrew.
CR
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
news:%23MHGH$jYFHA.1152@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Chris,
> Each instance can use it's own block of memory but I don't think Win2K Adv
> server can use more than 8GB. I believe you need Data Center for more
> than 8GB. Certainly for 48GB. Do you need 8GB for each instance? Do
> each of the 6 Prod boxes have 8GB now? Does your DR plan say you need to
> run all 6 instances on the one box at the same time? Seems kind of silly
> to have 6 individual boxes in prod and expect to run all 6 instances at
> once on one box. In any case Win2K3 will not allow you to use any more
> ram but it does have certain performance enhancements over 2K that you
> should take advantage of.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "ChrisR" <noemail@.bla.com> wrote in message
> news:euDyuWiYFHA.2380@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Win2K Advanced Server
>> SQL2K Enterprise
>> I need to set up 1 big fat Disaster Recovery box for my 6 production
>> boxes. I will do this by putting 6 instances of SQL on the DR box. I know
>> that there is an 8 gig max (using AWE) limit. But what I don't know is
>> can each instance have its own 8 gigs, or do all 6 instances need to
>> share the same 8 gigs? Also, would switching to Win2K3 help me to be able
>> to use more RAM? Basically, I dont want to tell anyone to order 48 gigs
>> or RAM (6 instances with 8 gigs each) when Im only going to be able to
>> use 8.
>>
>> TIA, ChrisR
>

question on memory

Win2K Advanced Server
SQL2K Enterprise
I need to set up 1 big fat Disaster Recovery box for my 6 production boxes.
I will do this by putting 6 instances of SQL on the DR box. I know that
there is an 8 gig max (using AWE) limit. But what I don't know is can each
instance have its own 8 gigs, or do all 6 instances need to share the same 8
gigs? Also, would switching to Win2K3 help me to be able to use more RAM?
Basically, I dont want to tell anyone to order 48 gigs or RAM (6 instances
with 8 gigs each) when Im only going to be able to use 8.
TIA, ChrisRChris,
Each instance can use it's own block of memory but I don't think Win2K Adv
server can use more than 8GB. I believe you need Data Center for more than
8GB. Certainly for 48GB. Do you need 8GB for each instance? Do each of
the 6 Prod boxes have 8GB now? Does your DR plan say you need to run all 6
instances on the one box at the same time? Seems kind of silly to have 6
individual boxes in prod and expect to run all 6 instances at once on one
box. In any case Win2K3 will not allow you to use any more ram but it does
have certain performance enhancements over 2K that you should take advantage
of.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"ChrisR" <noemail@.bla.com> wrote in message
news:euDyuWiYFHA.2380@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Win2K Advanced Server
> SQL2K Enterprise
> I need to set up 1 big fat Disaster Recovery box for my 6 production
> boxes. I will do this by putting 6 instances of SQL on the DR box. I know
> that there is an 8 gig max (using AWE) limit. But what I don't know is can
> each instance have its own 8 gigs, or do all 6 instances need to share the
> same 8 gigs? Also, would switching to Win2K3 help me to be able to use
> more RAM? Basically, I dont want to tell anyone to order 48 gigs or RAM (6
> instances with 8 gigs each) when Im only going to be able to use 8.
>
> TIA, ChrisR
>|||I typed out a reply yesterday but I guess I forgot to hit the reply button.
No I don't need 8 gigs per instance, but 6 boxes sharing 8 gigs wont do
either. Yes, all of them may need to be on at once.
Thanks Andrew.
CR
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
news:%23MHGH$jYFHA.1152@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Chris,
> Each instance can use it's own block of memory but I don't think Win2K Adv
> server can use more than 8GB. I believe you need Data Center for more
> than 8GB. Certainly for 48GB. Do you need 8GB for each instance? Do
> each of the 6 Prod boxes have 8GB now? Does your DR plan say you need to
> run all 6 instances on the one box at the same time? Seems kind of silly
> to have 6 individual boxes in prod and expect to run all 6 instances at
> once on one box. In any case Win2K3 will not allow you to use any more
> ram but it does have certain performance enhancements over 2K that you
> should take advantage of.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "ChrisR" <noemail@.bla.com> wrote in message
> news:euDyuWiYFHA.2380@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>

Question on IP Addresses for SQL Cluster

I'm adding new nodes to an existing SQL Cluster Win2k SP1 SQL 2000 Ent.
SP3a.
Was wondering if I am going to have a problem since the IP addresses of the
new nodes are on a different VLAN.
Old node, Cluster IP & Virtual SQL IP are on 10.28.1 The new nodes are on
10.28.17. These IP addresses are on two different VLANs. Same domain.
I've had so many problems with getting the new nodes to join the cluster and
failover, I wanted to check this out in advance.
Pat Hall wrote:
> I'm adding new nodes to an existing SQL Cluster Win2k SP1 SQL 2000 Ent.
> SP3a.
> Was wondering if I am going to have a problem since the IP addresses of the
> new nodes are on a different VLAN.
> Old node, Cluster IP & Virtual SQL IP are on 10.28.1 The new nodes are on
> 10.28.17. These IP addresses are on two different VLANs. Same domain.
> I've had so many problems with getting the new nodes to join the cluster and
> failover, I wanted to check this out in advance.
There is a long technical explanation for why this can't work without
some serious reconfiguration of your system (router, switch & node
hardware), but the short answer is that the Cluster IP and the SQL IP
are static addresses. They cannot exist on a foreign network any more
than if you had separate physical networks instead of using VLAN tagging.
Save yourself (and your network admins) a boatload of trouble and make
sure that the nodes, cluster & SQL addresses are all on the same IP network.