SQL Server 2008 R2 installation

The SQL Server Installation Wizard provides a single feature tree to install all SQL Server components:

• The Database Engine
• Analysis Services
• PowerPivot for SharePoint
• Reporting Services
• Integration Services
• Management tools
• Documentation
  
  SQL Server is available in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. For more information, see Editions and Components of SQL Server 2008 R2.
  
  

  Planning a SQL Server Installation

  Describes how to prepare your computer for SQL Server:
  

  • Hardware and software requirements.
  • System Configuration Checker requirements and blocking issues.
  • Security considerations.

  Installing SQL Server 2008 R2

  Describes installation options for SQL Server.

  Configuring SQL Server 2008 R2

  Describes tools used to configure SQL Server after installation.
  
  Than need to Download SQL Server 2008 R2
  
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  If you have a 64 bit machine, download the EXE file using following link.  http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/D/8/0/D808E432-5AC6-4DA5-A087-21947AC4AC5F/1033/SQLFULL_x64_ENU.exe?lcid=1033&ptype=pcare

  
  

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   If you have a 32 bit machine, download the EXE file using following link. 

  http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/D/8/0/D808E432-5AC6-4DA5-A087-21947AC4AC5F/1033/SQLFULL_x86_ENU.exe?lcid=1033&ptype=pcare

  
  

  To install SQL Server 2008 R2

• Insert the SQL Server installation media. From the root folder, double-click Setup.exe. To install from a network share, locate the root folder on the share, and then double-click Setup.exe. If the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup dialog box appears, click OK to install the prerequisites, then click Cancel to exit SQL Server installation.
• If the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installation dialog box appears, select the check box to accept the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 License Agreement. Click Next. To exit SQL Server installation, click Cancel. When installation of .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is complete, click Finish.
• Windows Installer 4.5 is also required, and might be installed by the Installation Wizard. If you are prompted to restart your computer, restart it, and then restart SQL Server Setup.exe.
• When the prerequisites are installed, the Installation Wizard runs the SQL Server Installation Center. To create a new installation of SQL Server, click New Installation or Add Features to an Existing Installation.
• The System Configuration Checker runs a discovery operation on your computer. To continue, click OK. If Setup detects SQL Server 2008 on the machine, you will see a warning about the automatic upgrade of shared components to SQL Server 2008 R2. For more information about side-by-side instances of SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008, see Considerations for Side-by-Side Instances of SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008. Setup log files are created for your installation. For more information, see How to: View and Read SQL Server Setup Log Files.
• On the Language Selection page, you can specify the language for your instance of SQL Server if you are installing on a localized operating system and the installation media includes language packs for both English and the language corresponding to the operating system. For more information about cross-language support and installation considerations, see Local Language Versions in SQL Server.
  To continue, click Next.
• On the Product Key page, select an option button to indicate whether you are installing a free edition of SQL Server, or a production version of the product that has a PID key. For more information, see Editions and Components of SQL Server 2008 R2.
• On the License Terms page, read the license agreement, and then select the check box to accept the license terms and conditions. To help improve SQL Server, you can also enable the feature usage option and send reports to Microsoft.
• The System Configuration Checker verifies the system state of your computer before Setup continues.
• On the Feature Role page, select SQL Server Feature Installation, and then click Next to continue to the Feature Selection page.
• On the Feature Selection page, select the components for your installation. A description for each component group appears in the right pane after you select the feature name. You can select any combination of check boxes. For more information, see Editions and Components of SQL Server 2008 R2.
  You can also specify a custom directory for shared components by using the field at the bottom of the Feature Selection page. To change the installation path for shared components, either update the path in the field at the bottom of the dialog box, or click Browse to move to an installation directory. The default installation path is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\.
• On the Instance Configuration page, specify whether to install a default instance or a named instance. For more information, see Instance Configuration. Click Next to continue.
  Instance ID — By default, the instance name is used as the Instance ID. This is used to identify installation directories and registry keys for your instance of SQL Server. This is the case for default instances and named instances. For a default instance, the instance name and instance ID would be MSSQLSERVER. To use a nondefault instance ID, select the Instance ID check box and provide a value

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