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The document discusses installing, configuring, and upgrading a SQL Server database. It covers downloading SQL Server, using the installation wizard to install a new instance or add features to an existing instance, configuring the instance type and server authentication methods, using SQL Server Management Studio as a GUI, and upgrading SQL Server by backing up databases first before overwriting the previous version.

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Top-Up Contents: Installing, Configuring and Upgrading A Database

The document discusses installing, configuring, and upgrading a SQL Server database. It covers downloading SQL Server, using the installation wizard to install a new instance or add features to an existing instance, configuring the instance type and server authentication methods, using SQL Server Management Studio as a GUI, and upgrading SQL Server by backing up databases first before overwriting the previous version.

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Installing , Configuring and Upgrading a Database


Objective

Installation of SQL Server

Understand the Configuration requirements

Upgrading of SQL server from previous versions

Upgrade and install additional tools or services


Install SQL Server
Download the installation files from the Microsoft website. The
Express edition is a free download, as is the Developer edition

SQL Server can be installed with the SQL Server Installation


Wizard
Installation Wizard

Ensure that Installation is


selected in the left menu, click
the first option,
New SQL Server stand-alone
installation or add features to an
existing installation
to start the installation process.
Instance Configuration
An instance is an installation of
SQL Server.

An instance is an exact copy of


the same software.
There are two types of
instances in SQL Server
a) Default
b) Named.

Default instance service name


is MSSQLSERVER.
Server Configuration
AUTHENTICATION
Windows authentication mode
• centralize account administration -Active Directory - Integrated
security
• specific Windows user and group accounts can be configured to log in
to SQL Server
• uses encryption to authenticate SQL Server users

Mixed authentication mode


• Windows credentials but supplements them with local SQL Server
user accounts
• Less secure
SQL Server Management Studio

Graphical User
Interface
Upgrade SQL Server
• Using Installation Wizard

• When you upgrade SQL Server, the previous version of SQL


Server will be overwritten and will no longer exist on your
computer

• back up SQL Server databases and other objects associated with


the previous SQL Server instance
The End

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