August 2009
Intermediate to advanced
464 pages
13h 59m
English
In this section, we'll walk through the installation of a SQL Server instance using a number of different techniques. Before we do that, let's cover an important installation selection: the choice between a default and a named instance.
Since SQL Server 2000, multiple instances (copies) of SQL Server can be installed on one server, thus providing various benefits, such as the ability to control the amount of memory and CPU resources granted to each instance, and the option to maintain different collation and service pack levels per instance. Such benefits are crucial for server consolidation projects, and we'll spend more time on some of these benefits in chapter 7 when we cover ...
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