You might also like to read How to install SQL Server 2019 Developer Editionīefore you decide to install SQL Server 2012, you should first make sure that the target servers meet the necessary hardware and software requirements for SQL Server 2012 Setup to be completed. 1.3 Setup Requirements for an In-Place Upgrade.In this way you can install SQL Server 2012 in Windows Server 2012 R2. Under Ready to Install, review the installation information and click the Install button.Īfter the installation is complete, click Close. Likewise, under Installation and Configuration Rules as shown below, verify whether all the rules are passed and click Next. Under Error Reporting, review the information and click Next. Then, add the users who will be managing this SQL server and click Next. You also have option to choose both windows authentication and SQL server authentication. Under Database Engine Configuration, choose Windows authentication mode. Here, you can also use Active Directory user for various SQL services. Under Server Configuration, review the Service Accounts, I will leave the defaults. Under Disk Space Requirements, the installation will show the disk spaces as shown below. I will leave the defaults and click Next button. Similarly, you have the option to choose the location where the instance will be stored. You can also define custom instance name.

Under Instance Configuration, choose Default instance. Select the required SQL features and click Next.Īfter the rules are checked as shown below, click Next. On the Setup Role page, choose SQL server feature installation and click Next. The installation does the pre-requisite checks once again as you can see below. The installation will now download the setup files as shown below. Or choose evaluation edition and click Next.Ĭheck to include SQL server product updates and click Next. Click OK.Įnter the product key and click Next. If everything is fine, you will see green checks as shown below. The installation will then check all the pre-requisites that are required to install the SQL server.

Since this is going to be new SQL server installation select the first option. To start the SQL server installation, click the first option after selecting installation tab from the installation center as shown below.

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