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This article on TechNet reads:

RBS can be run on the local server running Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. To run RBS on a remote server, you must be running SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise edition.

Does this mean that I cannot deploy SharePoint in two-tier environment (SharePoint on server1, SQL Server on server2) unless I am using SQL Server Enterprise? Or does it mean that the BLOBs cannot be installed on a remote server (such as a SAN) unless I have SQL Server Enterprise.

What I am looking at is a two server installation with SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard. I need to know if I can use the RBS FileStream provider in this scenario where the data is stored on a SAN. What is meant by "on a remote server" in the article above?

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You only need SQL Enterprise if your BLOB store location is remote to the SQL Server or put another way, somewhere other than where you are storing your content DBs.

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    Yeah I'm thinking this is correct, just the wording in the TechNet article is bad, "To run RBS on a remote server..." suggests you're running the FileStream provider (hence the SQL Instance itself) on a server remote from the SharePoint installation.
    – James Love
    Commented Dec 9, 2010 at 20:37
  • The SQL EE requirement also applies to 3rd party RBS providers.
    – Rob D'Oria
    Commented Dec 9, 2010 at 22:46
  • I can confirm with Rob D'Oria, Trying to enable EMC SourceOne RBS provider on a Content Database with SQL Server 2008 Standard -> Not possible.
    – BenCes
    Commented Feb 4, 2016 at 13:46

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