| sSQL Server Database Engine object | Maximum sizes/numbers SQL Server (32-bit) | Maximum sizes/numbers SQL Server (64-bit) |
|---|---|---|
| Batch size1 | 65,536 * Network Packet Size | 65,536 * Network Packet Size |
| Bytes per short string column | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Bytes per GROUP BY, ORDER BY | 8,060 | 8,060 |
| Bytes per index key2 | 900 | 900 |
| Bytes per foreign key | 900 | 900 |
| Bytes per primary key | 900 | 900 |
| Bytes per row8 | 8,060 | 8,060 |
| Bytes in source text of a stored procedure | Lesser of batch size or 250 MB | Lesser of batch size or 250 MB |
| Bytes per varchar(max), varbinary(max), xml, text, or image column | 2^31-1 | 2^31-1 |
| Characters per ntext or nvarchar(max) column | 2^30-1 | 2^30-1 |
| Clustered indexes per table | 1 | 1 |
| Columns in GROUP BY, ORDER BY | Limited only by number of bytes | Limited only by number of bytes |
| Columns or expressions in a GROUP BY WITH CUBE or WITH ROLLUP statement | 10 | 10 |
| Columns per index key7 | 16 | 16 |
| Columns per foreign key | 16 | 16 |
| Columns per primary key | 16 | 16 |
| Columns per nonwide table | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| Columns per wide table | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Columns per SELECT statement | 4,096 | 4,096 |
| Columns per INSERT statement | 4096 | 4096 |
| Connections per client | Maximum value of configured connections | Maximum value of configured connections |
| Database size | 524,272 terabytes | 524,272 terabytes |
| Databases per instance of SQL Server | 32,767 | 32,767 |
| Filegroups per database | 32,767 | 32,767 |
| Files per database | 32,767 | 32,767 |
| File size (data) | 16 terabytes | 16 terabytes |
| File size (log) | 2 terabytes | 2 terabytes |
| Foreign key table references per table4 | 253 | 253 |
| Identifier length (in characters) | 128 | 128 |
| Instances per computer | 50 instances on a stand-alone server for all SQL Server editions. SQL Server supports 25 instances on a failover cluster. | 50 instances on a stand-alone server. 25 instances on a failover cluster. |
| Length of a string containing SQL statements (batch size)1 | 65,536 * Network packet size | 65,536 * Network packet size |
| Locks per connection | Maximum locks per server | Maximum locks per server |
| Locks per instance of SQL Server5 | Up to 2,147,483,647 | Limited only by memory |
| Nested stored procedure levels6 | 32 | 32 |
| Nested subqueries | 32 | 32 |
| Nested trigger levels | 32 | 32 |
| Nonclustered indexes per table | 999 | 999 |
| Number of distinct expressions in the GROUP BY clause when any of the following are present: CUBE, ROLLUP, GROUPING SETS, WITH CUBE, WITH ROLLUP | 32 | 32 |
| Number of grouping sets generated by operators in the GROUP BY clause | 4,096 | 4,096 |
| Parameters per stored procedure | 2,100 | 2,100 |
| Parameters per user-defined function | 2,100 | 2,100 |
| REFERENCES per table | 253 | 253 |
| Rows per table | Limited by available storage | Limited by available storage |
| Tables per database3 | Limited by number of objects in a database | Limited by number of objects in a database |
| Partitions per partitioned table or index | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Statistics on non-indexed columns | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Tables per SELECT statement | Limited only by available resources | Limited only by available resources |
| Triggers per table3 | Limited by number of objects in a database | Limited by number of objects in a database |
| Columns per UPDATE statement (Wide Tables) | 4096 | 4096 |
| User connections | 32,767 | 32,767 |
| XML indexes http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143432.aspx | 249 | 249 |
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