In Want to Learn SQL Server 2012? I wrote about obtaining a fully-featured version of SQL Server 2012 (Developer Edition).
This post represents one way to install SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition on a Hyper-V virtual machine running the Windows 2012 Server Standard Edition operating system. This is by no means exhaustive. My goal in writing this is to help you get a default instance of SQL Server 2012 up and running. I do not cover setting up the Hyper-V virtual machine. I begin after loading the SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition ISO file into the VM’s CD/DVD drive.
Navigate to the installation drive folder. Right-click setup.exe and click “Run as administrator” as shown in Figure 1:
Figure 1
This starts the SQL Server Installation Center. Click the Installation page from the list on the left side, and then click the top link (“New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation”):
Figure 2
Setup conducts eight checks for things that could interfere with a successful installation of SQL Server:
Figure 3
Next, enter the product key. If you are installing SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition, the value appears for you on the screen shown in Figure 4:
Figure 4
The next screen prompts you to accept the license terms. You can also opt to send anonymous feature usage data to Microsoft. I do this and recommend you do too. Why? Microsoft actually uses this data to qualify and prioritize future development efforts.
Figure 5
Setup checks for conditions that may interfere with the installation of setup support files:
Figure 6
You next select the setup role in the installation process. I like the option “All Features With Defaults,” as shown in Figure 7:
Figure 7
When you select the “All Features With Defaults” option, the next screen – Feature Selection – is prepopulated, as shown in Figure 8:
Figure 8
Setup next checks installation rules:
Figure 9
Figure 10 shows the next step in the process, SQL Server instance configuration:
Figure 10
Disk space calculations are next…
Figure 11
… followed by service account configuration:
Figure 12
Database engine configuration includes Authentication Mode and SQL Server Administrators. You can accept the defaults if you want. I use Mixed Mode Authentication (combined with very strong passwords) for my installations. Clicking the Add Current User button adds me to the SQL Server administrators, as shown in Figure 13:
Figure 13
Analysis Services setup is next. Although Figure 14 does not show it, I mostly work with Tabular Model these days. As before, I click the Add Current User button to add this account to the Administrators:
Figure 14
Accept the defaults for Reporting Services configuration as shown in Figure 15:
Figure 15
I haven’t used the Distributed Replay Client (DRC) yet, but it is on my list of SQL Server 2012 stuff to learn. I click the Add Current User button:
Figure 16
Give the DRC a name similar to the server name, as shown in Figure 17:
Figure 17
Select Error Reporting options as shown in Figure 18:
Figure 18
Installation configuration rules are checked for consistency and readiness, shown in Figure 19:
Figure 19
Figure 20 confirms the installation is ready to begin:
Figure 20
When the installation is complete, the Complete window displays as shown in Figure 21:
Figure 21
A bunch of new cool tiles appear on your Windows 2012 Server start page, as shown in Figure 22:
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And you are done! Installation is complete and you are ready to begin exploring SQL Server 2012!
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