Appendix D. Installing Sql Server 2008 - Dell PowerEdge R810 Manual

Appendix D. Installing SQL Server 2008

Servers: Database consolidation on Dell PowerEdge R810 servers
Install an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 by following
these steps. This installation walkthrough only covers the
installation of the Database Engine and Management Components.
For other components, such as Reporting Services, Integration
Services, or Analysis Services, see Microsoft documentation at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/ms143219(SQL.105).aspx.
NOTE: We installed SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP.
Final versions of SQL Server 2008 R2 may have differing
menu options.
Allow at least 30 minutes to complete the installation.
1. Insert the installation DVD for SQL Server 2008 R2 into the
DVD drive.
2. If autoplay does not begin the installation, navigate to the SQL
Server 2008 R2 DVD, and double-click.
3. If prompted with a .NET installation prompt, click Yes to
enable the .NET Framework Core role.
4. At the SQL Server Installation Center screen, click Installation.
Then click New installation or add features to an existing
installation.
5. At the Setup Support Rules screen, click OK.
6. At the Product Key screen, enter your licensing information, if
applicable, and click Next.
7. At the License Terms screen, accept the license terms, and
click Next.
8. At the Setup Support Files screen, click Install.
9. At the Setup Support Rules screen, click Next.
10. At the Setup Role screen, choose SQL Server Feature
Installation, and click Next.
11. At the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Selection screen select the
features which your organization requires. The features we
chose for our testing were: Database Engine Services, Full-
Text Search, Client Tools Connectivity, Client Tools Backwards
Compatibility, Management Tools – Basic, Management Tools
– Complete, and click Next.
12. At the Installation Rules screen, click Next.
13. At the Instance Configuration, enter the appropriate details for
your configuration. For a default instance, leave the defaults
selected. For a named instance, enter a new instance name
and adjust the file paths as necessary.
14. At the Disk Space Requirements screen, click Next.
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