Category Archives for "Installation"

Steps for Installing AlwaysOn Availability Groups – SQL 2019

By Ginger Daniel | Always On , Installation , SQL Administration , SQL Server

With SQL Server 2012 Microsoft introduced the AlwaysOn Availability Group feature, and since then many changes and improvements have been made.  This article is an update to our previous article https://www.sqlrx.com/steps-for-installing-sql-server-alwayson-availability-groups/ , and will cover the prerequisites and steps for installing AlwaysOn in your SQL Server 2019 environment. Prerequisites Add Windows Failover Cluster (WSFC) Install […]

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Failed In-Place Upgrade – Missing Backup Directory

By Lori Brown | Installation , SQL Administration , SQL Server , Upgrade

I was recently performing an in-place upgrade of SQL 2008 R2 to SQL 2014 on one of my client’s servers.  I have done a ton of successful and uneventful in-place upgrades and was surprised when the upgrade failed with the error message:  “Failed to create a new folder ‘X:\SQLBackups’. The specified path is invalid (for […]

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Rx for Demystifying Index Tuning Decisions – Part 3

By Jeffry Schwartz | Installation , Missing Indexes , Performance Tuning , Query Tuning , SQL Development , SQL Server

Review In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series the author discussed various aspects of SQL Server indices such as: Types of indices and their variations, e.g., clustered, nonclustered, filtered, and covering Physical versus logical index access methods, e.g., seeks, scans, key/RID lookups, singleton lookups, and range scans Why index tuning should begin with […]

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Installing and Connecting to SQL 2017 on Ubuntu (Linux)

By Lori Brown | Installation , SQL 2017 , SQL Administration , SQL Server

SQL Server 2017 is available as a CTP for testing (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2017) and is able to be installed on a system running Linux. Because I have done all of my professional work on Windows systems, the leap to a Linux system was a bit of a stretch. I learned that while Linux is the OS kernel, […]

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My First SQL 2016 Management Studio Update

By SQLRx Admin | Beginner , Installation , SQL Administration , SQL Server

I opened my local SSMS today and found my first notification of an update to SQL 2016 Management Studio today. Here is what it looks like: When you click on update it takes you to MSDN to download the update. Apparently this one is a hotfix. Note that you do not have to download the […]

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SQL 2016 SSMS Download Location

By SQLRx Admin | Installation , SQL Administration , SQL Server

Now that SQL Server 2016 has been released (https://blog.sqlrx.com/2016/06/01/sql-server-2016-rtm-available/ ), DBA’s are going to notice that the Management Studio tools are not in the list of options to install. Starting in SQL 2016, SSMS is a separate download and install. You can find the download at: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/mt238290.aspx The install notes say that it can be […]

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SQL Server 2016 RTM Available!!

By SQLRx Admin | Advice , Installation , Miscellaneous , SQL Server , Upgrade

In case you live under a rock or were at the dentist, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2016 has been made generally available today June 1, 2016. See: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dataplatforminsider/2016/06/01/sql-server-2016-is-generally-available-today/ Pricing is as follows: A handy feature comparison of previous versions of SQL can be located here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server/comparison.aspx SQL 2016 feature comparison between editions can be […]

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Steps for Installing SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups

By Ginger Daniel | Installation , SQL Administration , SQL Server

After you make sure you have everything in your environment ready to go and all the prerequisites that need to be done before deployment have been done, we are ready to install the AlwaysOn Availability Group! The following steps need to be performed in this order:  Add Windows Failover Clustering (WSFC) to each replica (server) […]

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Prerequisites for Installing SQL Server AlwaysOn

By Ginger Daniel | Installation , SQL Administration , SQL Server

Before implementing your AlwaysOn Availability Group, make sure you have everything in your environment ready to go. There are several prerequisites that need to be done to ensure a successful deployment. These prerequisites focus on your Windows environment, the SQL instances, and the databases to be included in your AlwaysOn group. Windows: Windows Server 2008 […]

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