SQL Server 2008 Installation Guide

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
1 minute

The installation and configuration steps for SQL Server 2008 are as follows:

  1. Download the installation files for SQL Server 2008 and run the setup program.
  2. Choose the SQL Server components to install, such as database engine, analysis services, reporting services, etc.
  3. You can choose the installation type by selecting either “New Installation” or “Add new features to an existing instance”.
  4. Configure the instance name and SQL Server service account.
  5. You can select either Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication for setting up authentication mode.
  6. Set the password for the SQL Server administrator.
  7. Configure the network protocol and port for the SQL Server instance.
  8. Set up the data directory, log directory, and backup directory for the SQL Server database engine.
  9. Finish the installation process and start the SQL Server service.
  10. Connect to the SQL Server instance using SQL Server Management Studio for additional configuration and management.
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