# Install Microsoft SQL Server

**Note:** For Parallels RAS installations running on multiple servers, it is recommended that Microsoft SQL Server is installed on a dedicated server.

In this section:

* [Install Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or earlier](install-microsoft-sql-server/install-microsoft-sql-server-2016-or-earlier)
* [Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019](install-microsoft-sql-server/install-microsoft-sql-server-2017-or-2019)
