Database Reference
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Once all the .csv and .txt files have been updated, copy the entire ds2 directory and its
subfolders to one of the SQL Servers. For this lab, we copied ds2 to the root of the R:\
sql2012a virtual machine (backup drive). Keep in mind the free space on the drive you
are copying the contents to; if there is not enough free space, find another location. If
you are following along with us in terms of size of VMDKs and the size of Dell DVD
Store test, you will not see an issue. If you have followed our VMDK size but then went
with a larger Dell DVD Store test database size, this is where you will want to pay
attention to available drive space.
Next, we will need to install the SQL Server Management Tools on the Windows 8.1
virtual machine. To do this, mount the SQL Server 2012 installation CD and select
Installation
and then
New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add feature to an
existing installation
. This brings up
Setup Support Rules
, and the wizard will perform
a preflight check, as shown in
Figure 11.86
. If any issues are identified, remediate them
and rerun the preflight check. When everything passes, click
OK
to continue.
Figure 11.86
Preflight check on Windows 8.
On the
Product Key
page, choose either the free edition or enter a product key and click
