SQL INSTALLATION
How to download SQL Server Setup
Step 1
Go to URL:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/sql-server/sql-server-downloads
• Microsoft provides two specialized free editions to work on MS
SQL server:
.
1.Developer – It has all feature which MS SQL server offers but we
cannot use it in production. From the learning perspective, is it an
ideal candidate to start.
2.Express: This is also a free version but with the limited set of
features with no business intelligence applications.
• We will select the Developer version for installation
How to install SQL Server Setup
Double click
on "SQLServer2017-SSEI-
Dev.exe".
Below screen will appear
with three options: Basic,
Custom and Download files.
• Step 2
• Choose the basic version by clicking on the 'Basic' option, as it has
all default configuration required to learn MS SQL.
• Step 3
'Microsoft Server License Terms' screen will appear. Read the
License Terms and then click 'Accept.’
• Step 4
Below 'SQL server install
location' window will appear.
1.The Default location
is C:\Program Files\Microsoft
SQL Server.
2.Optionally, we can also change
the installation location by
clicking on Browse.3. Once the
location is selected, click the
'Install' button.
• Below 'Downloading install package' progress screen will be
displayed. Wait until the download is complete.
• Once, the download is complete; the system will initiate installing
developer edition.
• Below screen show installation progress.
• Step 5
Once installation is completed successfully, below screen will appear.
What is Server Management Studio?
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an IDE that provides a
graphical interface for connecting and working with MS SQL server.
• It was launched with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and is used for
configuring, managing, and administering all components within
Microsoft SQL Server.
How to Download and Install SQL Server
Management Studio
Step 1
Go to URL:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-
management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-2017
Step 2)
Once downloaded we will get a .exe file named as "SSMS-Setup-
ENU.exe." Double click on it
Step 3)
Below window will appear. Click on 'Install' button to install SQL
Server Management Studio (SSMS) on your system
• Step 4
Installation will begin. Below screen will show Packages
progress and Overall Progress.
Step 5
Once Completed, SSMS Setup will show the below screen with
"Setup Completed" message.