Installation of SQL server 2012
I am providing the step-by-step instructions in this
article on how to install SQL server 2012 with a Single Instance on a windows server 2012.
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Run setup.exe
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Click on Installation
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Click on New SQL server stand alone or add
feature to an existing installation
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Rule check in progress will start, Click OK
once done
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Enter the product key, click Next
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Accept the License agreement, click next
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Install setup files will start
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Setup support rules will start, click next
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Select SQL server feature installation, Click
next
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Select the Instance Features as you required, Change the
directory of the Features if required,Select the Management tools on botom to open the SQL in management studio. click next
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Click next
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Select Named Instance, If you want to create
Instance or else select Default Instance, click next
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Disk space requirements checks starts, Click
next
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Once the credentials provided, click next
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Click on ADD current user and check the Data Directories,
click next
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Click next on Error reporting
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Click next on installation configuration
Rules
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Click Install
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Click Close once the installation done.
How to open SQL:
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Go to Search->type->SQL
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Click On SQL server Management studio
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Open a POP up with server name and Instance,
click Connect
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You can able to connect the Instance.
