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Using Flash Technology for SQL Server Stack

May 12, 2013 by Aryan Nava 0 Comments

Flash technology is changing everything, nothing new there. Chances are the device you are reading this BLOG on contains some type of Flash memory. Within the datacenter, it has been well documented that the increasing performance capabilities of today’s CPUs have created an I/O performance gap. Processor speeds and network bandwidth have been able to keep pace with new enterprise application requirements. Spinning disk drives just can’t keep up with these new performance needs. Most performance trouble shooting today points to I/O resource requirements, or the lack thereof.

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Install SQL Server 2012 in Windows Server 2012

July 23, 2012 by Aryan Nava 3 Comments

Steps by steps instruction for installing SQL Server 2012 in Windows Server 2012. I am installing SQL Server 2012 for trying SharePoint 2013 in VirtualBox machine

1. Open your ISO image files and double click to start installation process

2. Double click on Run Setup.exe to start the SQL Server 2012 Installation

3. In SQL Server Installation Center 2010, Click Installation

4. In SQL Server Installation Center 2012, Click new sql server stand alone installation or add features to an existing installation.
This will launch a wizard to install SQL Server 2012 in a non-clustered environment or to add features to an existing SQL Server 2012 instance.

5. Setup Support Rules for SQL Server 2012
Setup Support rules identify problems that might occur when your install SQL Server setup support files.
Failures must be corrected before setup can continue

6. Product Key SQL Server 2012 Setup
Specify the edition of SQL Server 2012 to install

7. Setup Support Rules

Setup Support rules identify problems that might occur when your install SQL Server setup support files.
Failures must be corrected before setup can continue. I get warning message for installing SQL in domain controller

8. SQL Server 2012 Setup Role
Click the SQL Server feature installation option to individually select which feature components to install, or click a feature role to install a specific configuration

9. SQL Server 2012 Feature Selection

10. SQL Server 2012 Setup Instance Configuration
Specify the name and instance ID for the instance of SQL Server. Instance ID becomes part of the installation Path

11. SQL Server 2012 Server Configuration
Specify the services accounts and collation configuration

12. SQL Server 2012 Setup Database Configuration, Server Configuration
Specify the authentication mode and administrators for the Database Engine.

13. SQL Server 2012 setup database engine configuration
Specify database engine authentication security mode, administrators and data directories

14. SQL Server 2012 Setup : Read to Install
Verify the SQL Server 2012 features to be install and click Install

15. SQL Server 2012 Installation completed. Click close the window

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SQL Server 2012 Product Guide

May 2, 2012 by Aryan Nava 0 Comments

Download the datasheets, white papers and technical presentations that will help you evaluate Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Overview

The SQL Server 2012 product guide download contains the latest datasheets, white papers and technical presentations to help you evaluate the SQL Server 2012. The product guide organizes the content for easier viewing. This version of the includes the top content from the prior versions of the product guide plus 24 new presentations covering level 200 and 300 content for the 12 od 2012. The overview page includes a link to the hosted SQL Server Virtual labs so that you can try out SQL Server 2012 without having to download the product

Download SQL Server 2012 Product Guide

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