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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
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