Getting Started with SQL Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Administration - page 7

The SQL Server Setup validates your computer configuration using a System Configuration
Checker (SCC) before the Setup operation completes using a set of check-parameters that will
help to resolve the blocking issues. The sample list of check-parameters is as follows:

Check item Description User action

RebootRequiredCheck Checks if a pending

computer restart is
required. A pending
restart can cause a
Setup to fail.

A computer restart is
required. You must
restart this computer
before installing SQL
Server.

Checks if the computer
meets the minimum
operating system version
requirements.

Ensure that the
operating system version
meets the minimum
requirements for this
product.

OsVersionCheck

ThreadHasAdminPrivilegeCheck Checks if the account
running SQL Server
Setup has administrator
rights on the computer.

Ensure that the account
that is running SQL
Server Setup has
administrative rights on
the computer.

WmiServiceStateCheck Checks if the WMI

service has been started
and is running on the
computer.

Ensure that the
Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
service is running.

FacetPowerShellCheck Checks if Windows

PowerShell is installed.
Windows PowerShell is
a pre-requisite of SQL
Server 2008 R2 Express
with Advanced Services.

For installations of
Microsoft SQL Server
2008 Express with
Advanced Services,
ensure that Windows
PowerShell is installed.

Determines if the Setup
program is supported
on the operating system
platform.

This rule will block
unsupported
installations on the 64-
bit platform.

FacetWOW64PlatformCheck

SqlUnsupportedProductBlocker Checks whether SQL
Server 7.0 or SQL Server
7.0 OLAP Services is
installed.

Remove SQL Server 7.0
or install SQL Server
2008 R2 on a different
computer.