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SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action
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SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action

by Rodney C. Colledge
August 2009
Intermediate to advanced
464 pages
13h 59m
English
Manning Publications
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4.5. Best practice considerations: installing and upgrading SQL Server

Despite the ease with which SQL Server can be installed and upgraded, adequate preparation is essential in ensuring a stable and secure platform for later use:

  • Review the best practices from the previous chapters to ensure hardware components are designed and configured appropriately.

  • Prior to installation, create nonadministrator domain accounts for each instance/service combination, and ensure the accounts don't have any password expiration policies in place.

  • Grant the SQL Server service account the Perform Volume Maintenance Tasks right; and for 32-bit AWE and 64-bit systems, also grant the Lock Pages in Memory right.

  • Prior to installation of each SQL Server instance, prepare ...

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