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By: Joe Gavin | Updated: 2020-10-29 | Comments | Related: More >Install and Uninstall

Problem

Installing SQL Server is not overly complicated, but it is helpful to know whatto expect before you walk through the installation process. This tip willshow you the various screens and options that are part of the install process forSQL Server.

Solution

We'll walk through each of the steps of installing SQL Server 2019 Standard Editionon Windows Server 2019 via the GUI. If you don't have a copy of SQL Server 2019,you can find links todownload the Developer Edition and other trial versions on this page.

Once you have the files downloaded, we can begin the installation process.

Install SQL Server 2019

Windows Directory

To start the install, double click on setup.exe and thefirst screen will open

SQL Server Installation Center

Choose 'Installation' from the list on the left side to go to the next screen

Installation

Choose 'New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existinginstallation' from the list on the right side

Product Key

Enter SQL Server 2019 product key or use the free edition
Next

License Terms

Check 'I accept the license terms..'
Next

Microsoft Update

Check 'Use Microsoft Update to check for updates' if you want to automaticallycheck, otherwise leave unchecked
Next

Install Rules

If there are any issues, click on Warning to get more information. Below the Warning provides a link to what ports need to be open if the WindowsFirewall service is running on the machine that you're installing the SQL Serveron
Next

Feature Selection

Check off 'Database Engine Services' (you would check off any additionalfeatures you're installing here but to keep it simple for this tip we'll onlybe installing the database engine)
Change drives from the default of C: otherwise you'll end up installingeverything on C:
Next

Instance Configuration

Leave 'Default instance' radio button selected to install as the primaryinstance
Next

Server Configuration

Enter Windows Active Directory service account names you want to run theservices as
Set SQL Server SQL Agent and SQL Server Database Engine Startup Type toAutomatic to avoid the services not starting on a reboot
Check on 'Grant Perform Volume Maintenance Task privilege to SQL ServerEngine Service' - InstantFile Initialization (IFI) speeds up file writes by reclaiming disk space withoutfilling that space with zeros – further information on IFI can be foundhere:Database Instant FileInitialization, here:Check SQL Server InstantFile Initialization for all Servers and here:Enable SQL Server Instant File Initialization for Time Saving
Next

Database Engine Configuration

Leave the 'Windows authentication mode' radio button checked unless you'resure you need SQL Authentication logins, otherwise select 'Mixed Mode' and enterand confirm strong password for the sa login – if in doubt, changing to'Mixed Mode' is easily done after the install - additional information on SQLServer authentication can be found here:Choose an Authentication Mode and here:How to check SQL Server Authentication Mode using T SQL and SSMS
'Add Current User' to make the current Windows account a SQL Server Administrator –Use 'Add…' to add additional logins to the sysadmin security group judiciouslyas anyone in this group has full rights over the SQL Server and this shouldnot be granted without thought
Click 'Data Directories' tab

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Data and Backup Directories

Configure your database and backup directories – ideally these areall on separate drives
Click TempDB tab

TempDB Configuration

User defined database file sizes are somewhat dependent on workload and as in previous stepswe're installing this on a laptop, but we would normally want Tempdb data and log fileson their own volume
Verify 'Number of files' = number of CPU cores in machine up to 8
Click MaxDOP tab

MAXDOP Configuration

Verify 'Maximum degree of parallelism (MaxDOP)' = number of CPU cores inmachine - additional information on MaxDOP can be found here:Configure the max degree of parallelism Server Configuration Option andhere:What MAXDOP setting should be used for SQL Server
Click Memory tab

Memory Configuration

Select 'Recommended' radio button
The machine we're installing this on only has 5,120 MB (5 GB) of memoryand the general rule of thumb is to leave 4096 MB (4 GB) for the operating system –5,120 MB – 4,096 MB = 1,024 MB so we enter 1024 in the 'Max Server Memory(MB)' box – SQL Server will try to get as much memory as it thinks itneeds and setting this limit on it ensures the operating system won't starvefor memory
Check 'Click here to accept the recommended memory configurations for theSQL Server Database Engine' box
Next

Ready to Install

Verify configuration
Install

Complete

Click link to open setup log file and review for any issues
Close

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Close SQL Server Installation Center

Click the X to close setup screen

Apply Latest SQL Server Cumulative Update

At this point we now have an installed and working SQL Server. However, weare only at the 'Release to Manufacturing' (RTM), or basically unpatched patchlevel. There have been updates since RTM that need to be installed. PreviouslySQL Server updates consisted of Service Packs (SP) and Cumulative Updates (CU)that had fixes since the latest Service Pack was of SQL Server 2017 there are no moreService Packs, just GDRs (securitypatches) and CUs applied to the RTM level SQL Server which makes patching a biteasier.

To obtain the latest CU we start here:Latest updates for Microsoft SQL Server and this brings us to the Latest updatesfor Microsoft SQL Server page. Scrolling down to the 'Latest updates' section wefind our version then go over to 'Latest cumulative update' which is CU6 as of thiswriting and click on the link.

Download windows 7 64 bit iso for mac. The link brings us to options for obtaining the CU. I chose the Microsoft DownloadCenter by clicking on that link.

Which in turn brought me to the download page where you click on the Downloadbutton.

Wait for the download to complete and double click on the click on the downloaded.exe file to start the CU update. How to download old version of itunes for mac.

License Terms

Check off 'I accept the license terms..'
Click Next

Select Features

Select Instance you're updating (if there are other instances of the sameversion of SQL Server that are below the CU level you're applying you wouldsee those here)
Click Next

Check Files In Use

Let 'Check Files in Use' complete
Click Next

Ready to Update

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Verify configuration
Click Update

Computer Restart Required

If you get this box, click OK and reboot after you're done

Complete

Click link to open setup log file and rev