- #SQL SERVER 2014 DOWNLOAD INSTALLER INSTALL#
- #SQL SERVER 2014 DOWNLOAD INSTALLER TRIAL#
- #SQL SERVER 2014 DOWNLOAD INSTALLER PASSWORD#
Open the folder containing the files extracted from the iso & double-click setup to start the SQL Server install.Ĭlick on Installation on the left-hand side & then click “New SQL Server stand-alone installation…”.
#SQL SERVER 2014 DOWNLOAD INSTALLER INSTALL#
You can install SQL Server via the command line but I’m going to run through the UI install to see what has changed since SQL Server 2012. You can also do this via the Server Manager Dashboard (Add Roles and Features) but PowerShell is easier. NET Framework 3.5 using the following snippet. The last piece of preparation is to ensure that the correct version of the. Download 7-zip from & install. Right-click on the iso, click 7-zip & Extract files…
Rather than mount the iso in the VM, I’m going to use 7-zip to unpack it and run the setup from there. Once logged on to the VM, open the File Explorer & expand This PC. You should see the drive you mapped from your local machine. Copy the iso from that drive to the Downloads folder on the VM. Tick the drive that you want to copy the iso from & then click Ok.Ĭlick Connect. Go to the Local Resources tab.Ĭlick More… & expand Drives. rdp file that was downloaded from Azure, right-click & Edit. This will mount the local drive on the VM so you can transfer files by copying & pasting or dragging & dropping.
#SQL SERVER 2014 DOWNLOAD INSTALLER TRIAL#
Download SQL Server 2014 iso (from MSDN or a trial from ).Īlternatively, if you want to transfer the iso from a drive on your local machine, the easiest option is as follows.
On Windows Server, the Internet Explorer settings are quite restrictive so, as this is just a test server, install another browser (e.g.
#SQL SERVER 2014 DOWNLOAD INSTALLER PASSWORD#
To log into the VM, enter the Username & Password that you created as part of the configuration. Click the Connect button at the bottom of the window. Once the VM is running, highlight it by clicking on the row to the right of the name (clicking on the name will open the individual VM page & we can’t connect from here). It takes some time for the VM to start up so it’s time for a cup of tea…
There is no need to tick any of the configuration extensions or security extensions. Click the Tick button on the bottom right-hand side to start the VM creation process. Make sure the VM agent is ticked (this is a process that bootstraps configuration & management solutions for the VM). This is just a single test machine so there is no need for an Availability Set. It helps if the VM name is something unique as it can then be the same as the cloud service DNS name. On page 3, create a new Cloud Service (this is a container for the VM). SQL Server 2014 requirements ( ) indicate that 4GB is the lowest recommended memory (as opposed to the minimum requirement) for any edition other than Express so choose A3 size which provides 7 GB of memory. Choose Basic Tier (I think it should be fine for testing). Click the right arrow to go to the next page. Click on the Portal button on the top right-hand side.Ĭlick on the Virtual Machines tab on the left-hand side & then click on the New button on the bottom left-hand side.Ĭhoose Compute > Virtual Machine > From Gallery. You could use Quick Create instead but I prefer From Gallery because it doesn’t take that much longer & it gives more options if you want to customise the VM.Ĭhoose the version of Windows Server to install. I chose Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacentre over 2012 as I prefer the updated interface. Aim: Set up a Windows Azure virtual machine to serve as a testing environment for the new features available in SQL Server 2014.