SQL SERVER-2012 Step By Step Installation Guide

Install SQL Server 2012 in Windows Server 2012 R2

We might come across some time the netfx3 error during installation. So we have to enable this before going to ahead for the installation

 

c:\> dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:netfx3 /all /source:d:\sources\sxs

 

To start the SQL server installation, click the first option after selecting installation tab from the installation center as shown below. Since this is going to be new SQL server installation select the first option.

 

The installation will then check all the pre-requisites that are required to install the SQL server. If everything is fine, you will see green checks as shown below. Click OK.

Enter the product key and click Next. Or choose evaluation edition and click Next.

Accept the license terms and click Next.

Check to include SQL server product updates and click Next.

The installation will now download the setup files as shown below.

The installation does the pre-requisite checks once again as you can see below.

On the Setup Role page, choose SQL server feature installation and click Next.

Select the required SQL features and click Next.

After the rules are checked as shown below, click Next.

Under Instance Configuration, choose Default instance. You can also define custom instance name. Similarly, you have the option to choose the location where the instance will be stored. I will leave the defaults and click Next button.

Under Disk Space Requirements, the installation will show the disk spaces as shown below.

Under Server Configuration, review the Service Accounts, I will leave the defaults. Here, you can also use Active Directory user for various SQL services.

Under Database Engine Configuration, choose Windows authentication mode. You also have option to choose both windows authentication and SQL server authentication. Then, add the users who will be managing this SQL server and click Next.

Under Error Reporting, review the information and click Next. Likewise, under Installation and Configuration Rules as shown below, verify whether all the rules are passed and click Next.

Under Ready to Install, review the installation information and click the Install button.

After the installation is complete, click Close. You can now start creating databases.

In this way you can install SQL Server 2012 in Windows Server 2012 R2.