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Another criterion was the choice of the server editions, which was not too difficult
since the Evaluation Enterprise editions support all the needed features and the only
one available as a free download.
SQL Server 2012 installation requirements
We will describe the operating system requirements followed by the hardware and
software requirements. There are a large number of SQL Server 2012 versions, and
they can be installed on a number of Windows operating systems. The list is quite
large and some of it is summarized here for the 64-bit version.
Operating system requirements (64-bit)
The following table (copied from the Microsoft documentation) shows the supported
OS for the 64-bit version, and there is an even larger set for 32-bit SQL servers.
SQL Server Edition
Windows Operating System 64-bit platform
SQL Server Enterprise 2012
Windows Server 2012, 64-bit Data Center
Windows Server 2012, 64-bit Standard
Windows Server 2012, 64-bit Essentials
Windows Server 2012, 64-bit Foundation
SQL Server Standard 2012
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Data Center
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows 8 x64-bit Professional
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Enterprise
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Professional
Windows Vista x64-bit Ultimate
Windows Vista x64-bit Enterprise
Windows Vista x64-bit Business
SQL Server Web 2012
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Standard
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Essentials
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Foundation
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