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Steps to Install SQL Server 2008

By Ashish Kumar Mehta

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Release to Manufacturing (RTM) was released in the August

2008. There are different versions of SQL Server 2008 available such as Enterprise,

Standard, Workgroup, Web, Express, Compact and Developer editions. The trial version

of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 can be downloaded from the following link

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/prodinfo/download.mspx. This article describes the

steps needed to install a standalone instance of SQL Server 2008.

Prerequisites for SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 setup requires Windows Installer 4.5 and .Net Framework

3.5 SP1 to be installed. The Windows Installer 4.5 and .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 can be

installed independently or it can be installed by double clicking SETUP.EXE within SQL

Server 2008 installation media. Both Windows Installer 4.5 and .Net Framework setups

are also available in <Drive>:x86redist folder of installation media. Once Windows

Installer 4.5 and .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 is installed the system requires a restart of the

operating system.

Steps for Installing SQL Server 2008

1. On the server where SQL Server 2008 is being installing, login with administrative

privileges and then insert the SQL Server 2008 installation media. From the root folder

double click setup.exe. If SQL Server 2008 prerequisites are not meet then the

installation wizard will prompt to install the prerequisites. Once the prerequisites are

installed and the server is restarted, rerun the setup.exe to resume the installation.

2. On the SQL Server Installation Center Planning screen run “System Configuration

Checker” to look for any potential issues that can prevent the successful installation of

SQL Server 2008. If any issues are discovered then they must be fixed before continuing

with the wizard.

3. To install SQL Server 2008 32 bit edition on a 64 bit operation system (WOW) mode,

first go to SQL Server Installation Center’s Option screen and choose x86 as the

processor type as shown in the snippet below.

4. Click on SQL Server Installation Center’s Installation screen. To create a new

installation of SQL Server 2008 click on “New SQL Server stand-alone installation or

add features to an existing installation” link as shown in the snippet below.

5. This will run the Setup Support Rules to identify problems that might occur when

installing SQL Server Setup support files. If there are any issues discover then it must be

fixed before continuing with the wizard. If there are no issues discovered then click OK

to continue with the installation.

6. On the Product Key screen choose to install SQL Server 2008 as an Evaluation Edition

or specify the product key received and then click Next to continue with the installation.

One important thing to note is that the installation setup for all SQL Server 2008 editions

is same. The installation varies depending upon the product key which is provided.

7. In License Terms screen, read the license agreement and then select the check box at

the bottom of the page to accept the licensing terms and conditions of the product. Click

Next to continue with the wizard.

8. In the Setup Support Rules screen it will identify problems that can occur when you

are installing SQL Server Support files. If there are any issues discovered then they must

be fixed before continuing with the wizard. Click Next to continue with the wizard.

9. On the Feature Selection Screen, select the components of SQL Server 2008 which are

to be installed. A brief description about each feature is shown in the right side panel

when each feature is selected. The different components which are available for install

within SQL Server 2008 are mentioned below.

Database Engine Services

Analysis Services

Reporting Services

Business Intelligence Development Studio

Client Tools Connectivity

Integration Services

Client Tools Backwards Compatibility

Client Tools SDK

SQL Server Books Online

Management Tools

SQL Server Connectivity SDK

Microsoft Sync Framework

10. On the Instance Configuration screen, specify whether to install SQL Server 2008 as

a default edition or as a named instance. If installing SQL Server 2008 as a default

instance then the Name and Instance ID will be MSSQLSERVER. On the same screen

choose the instance root directory where SQL Server 2008 needs to be installed. Click

Next to continue with the installation.

11. Next on the Disk Space Requirement screen you will be able to see the disk space

which is required for the installation of SQL Server 2008. If there are any issues with the

disk space then it needs to be fixed to continue with the installation.

12. In Server Configuration screen configure both Service Accounts information and

Collation. In the Service Account tab, provide the service account details under which

SQL Server services should run. Within the same screen specify the startup type for each

of the SQL Server services. There are three startup type options available and they are

Automatic, Manual & Disabled. Next click the Collations tab and select the appropriate

collation value as per the requirements or else choose the default value as per the

operating system. Click Next to continue with the installation.

13. On Database Engine Configuration “Account Provisioning” tab specify the

authentication mode and administrators for the database engine.

Authentication Mode: – SQL Server supports two authentication modes, Windows and

Mixed Mode Authentication. If selecting Mixed Mode Authentication then a very strong

password must be used for the SQL Server System Administrator account.

SQL Server Administrators: – other system administrators may be added. To add an

account, under the current installation of SQL Server 2008 running as a SQL Server

System Administrator, click on “Add Current User” button. To add other users then click

on “Add” button and follow the process. To remove a user from the list, then click the

user and then click the “Remove”.

Click on Database Engine Configuration “Data Directories” tab to specify non default

installation directory. It’s possible to place System Databases, User Databases, User

Databases Log, TempDB Data, TempDB Log and Backup directory in a different

directory other than the default. It’s a good practice to store database log files on a

separate disk from database files. Performance may be improved as log file I/O’s are

sequential and database file I/O’s are random. It is also advised to keep TempDB related

data and log files on a separate log file itself to improve performance.

Next click on Database Engine Configuration “FILESTREAM” tab to enable

FILESTEAM feature for the instance of SQL Server. Refer to the previous article titled

Configure Filestream in SQL Server 2008 to read more about configuring FILESTREAM

feature in SQL Server 2008. Click Next to save the configuration changes and to continue

the wizard.

14. On Analysis Services Configuration “Account Provisioning” tab which users will

have administrative privileges for analysis services needs to be specified.

Click Analysis Services Configuration “Data Directories” tab to specify non default

installation directory.

15. On the Reporting Services Configuration screen there are three choices available to

configure reporting services. The options are:

a) Install the native mode default configuration

b) Install the SharePoint integrated mode default configuration

c) Install, but do not configure the report server

Make the right choice as per the requirements and click Next to continue with the

wizard.

16. Error and Usage Reporting Screen select both the checkbox to send the information’s

related to SQL Server Error Reports and information related to the hardware

configuration.

17. SQL Server 2008 Setup will run rules to determine if there are any issues to prevent

the installation from succeeding. Should any issues be identified, they must be resolved

before setup can proceed. The summary will be shown under Installation Rules screen. If

there are no issues identified, click Next to continue with the installation.

18. Quickly review the features selected for installation on the “Ready to Install” screen.

Click Install to begin the installation of SQL Server.

19. Progress can be monitored on the Installation Progress screen. Once completed

successfully the status for each feature selected for installation will read Success. Click

Next to see the installation summary report.

20. On the Complete screen the location for the SQL Server 2008 Installation Summary

log is provided. Click Close to complete the SQL Server 2008 installation.