August 2012
Intermediate to advanced
1416 pages
33h 39m
English
book
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Bible
by Adam Jorgensen, Jorge Segarra, Patrick LeBlanc, Jose Chinchilla, Aaron Nelson
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Preparing the Server
Before you initiate the SQL Server 2012 installation process there are several pre-installation tasks that need to be completed to guarantee a successful SQL Server 2012 deployment. Some of the pre-installation tasks include verifying that the hardware, software, and network configurations are optimal to deploy SQL Server 2012 as well as having a good understanding of the SQL Server 2012 editions and the hardware and feature limitations imposed on each edition.
This section discusses planning and design considerations for a successful SQL Server 2012 deployment.
Hardware and Software Requirements
An important step to define hardware requirements is to make sure all the minimum hardware, software, and operating system requirements are met for a successful SQL Server 2012 installation. This step is critical in order to pass hardware validation checks during installation process and to ensure that performance and response time requirements are met. Table 3.1 lists the minimum hardware, software, and operating system requirements.
Table 3.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements
| Component | Requirement |
| Processor | 64-bit installations: Speed: 1.4 Ghz or higher AMD Opteron, Athlon 64, Intel Pentium IV, Xeon with Intel EM64T support 32-bit installations: Speed: 1.0 Ghz or higher Pentium III compatible |
| Memory | 1GB (512MB Express Edition) |
| Storage | Installer: 4.0GB Database Engine Services: 986MB Integration Services: 304MB Analysis Services: 517MB Master Data Services: ... |
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