64bit SQL Enterprise and Instance issue...

[DLu]

We have an STD SQL 2k machine which has mounted around 900 databases already. And the limitation is 1024 databases.

according to BOL, "each instance of the SQL server database engine has its own set of system and user databases that not shared between instances.

questions:
1. Does it mean with one default instance and 2 named instances, we could 'break' the 1024 databases limitation to 1024 * 3 = 3072?

2. Does it mean if we upgrade to SQL 2000 32 enterprise or 64 enterprise that would increase the # of databases of 1024 to ...ex 2000?

thanks
David

[MAK]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ar_ts_8dbn.asp


Databases per instance of SQL Server 32,767