Running and Modifying SQL Server Setup

SQL Server Installation Center, shown in Figure 2-1, is the utility you use to perform key installation tasks for SQL Server. You use SQL Server Installation Center to launch SQL Server Setup so that you can create new instances of SQL Server. Other tasks you can perform with SQL Server Installation Center include the following:

  • Upgrading from SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005

  • Determining hardware and software requirements for your edition of SQL Server 2008

  • Creating a single-node failover cluster

  • Adding or removing cluster nodes

  • Upgrading your edition of SQL Server 2008

Use SQL Server Installation Center to perform most installation tasks.

Figure 2-1. Use SQL Server Installation Center ...

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