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Microsoft Dynamics CRM Server roles

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Server roles Recently I faced a situation where CRM was integrated with different other applications through Biztalk Server. Biztalk server made a lot of Server calls through connector. At peak hours, thousands of Biztalk instances were calling the CRM Services. That point of time, there was drastic impact on performance of CRM for end users. This type of situations can be avoided if proper planning is done during starting phase of implementation. CRM server roles were introduced with 4.0. The following table lists the various server roles that are available with Dynamics CRM 4.0.  The table also lists the Role Name used in the installation XML configuration file to choose the indicated role: Role Config Role Name Description SRS Data Connector SrsDataConnector Run reports. SQL Server SqlServer Installs the components required on the SQL Server where the Microsoft Dynamics CRM databases are maintained. Application Server App