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Hands-on exercise 1.1 - installing SQL Server
2012
As the space available is limited, the number of installation screenshots shown is
limited. Here, the major steps and some key screenshots, which are new for this
version of the product, will be presented.
Downloading the source ile
The installation source files for SQL Server 2012 64-bit Enterprise Evaluation can
be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29066
First, search for
http://www.microsoft.com/
en-us/download/default
. Then. search for the
servers on that page.
Read the
System requirements
section before downloading the source files. You can
download a single ISO file (the first one in the bullet list) or the evaluation CAB file:
•
ENU\SQLFULL_ENU.iso
, 4.2 GB
•
ENU\x64\SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Core.box
, 1.8 GB
•
ENU\x64\SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Install.exe
, 94 KB
•
ENU\x64\SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Lang.box
, 655.8 MB
Installation steps
1.
Double-click on the
SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Install.exe
file, which begins
the installation. After processing the request, the
SQL Server Installation
Center
window will be displayed, as shown in the following screenshot:
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