Migrating to SQL Server 2. The majority of businesses will deploy SQL Server 2. SQL Server. Microsoft provides a couple of different methods for upgrading to SQL Server 2. You can use the installation wizard, or you can use a configuration file. The SQL Server 2.
SQL Server 2. 00. R2, SQL Server 2.
SSAS - Cube Browser - SQL Server 2012 RTM. Multidimensional Mode Cube browser in Management Studio and Cube Designer has been removed The cube browser control. SSAS Dimension Data Permissions not applied to measures. Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, SSAS (and sometimes MSAS), is an online analytical processing and data mining tool in Microsoft SQL Server. SSAS is used as a tool by organizations to analyze and make sense of. The majority of businesses will deploy SQL Server 2012 by upgrading existing instances of SQL Server. Microsoft provides a couple of different methods for upgrading to SQL Server 2012. You can use the installation.
SQL Server 2. 00. However, it can't be used to upgrade older versions of SQL Server, such as SQL Server 2.
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SQL Server 7. 0, and SQL Server 6. I'll walk you through the process of upgrading a SQL Server 2. SP2 instance running on Windows Server 2. R2 SP1 x. 64 to SQL Server 2. Enterprise using the installation wizard. First, I'll cover the SQL Server 2.
Then, I'll step you through the actual upgrade process. The minimum processing requirement is a 1. GHz CPU for a 3. 2- bit x. GHz CPU for a 6. 4- bit x. Microsoft's recommended minimum processor speed is 2. GHz. The low- end SQL Server 2. Express edition requires a minimum of 5.
MB of RAM, whereas the other editions require a minimum of 1. GB. Microsoft's recommended minimum RAM for SQL Server is 4.
GB. Of course, most production implementations will require more processing power and greater amounts of memory. In addition, the 3. SQL Server 2. 01.
OS requirements. Table 1 lists all the supported Windows OSs for the principal editions of SQL Server 2. Windows Server Core is the minimal Windows Server implementation that runs without the graphical shell. This provides a lower overhead and smaller attack and patching surface than a full Windows Server implementation. SQL Server 2. 01.
Server Core mode in the following editions of Windows Server: Windows Server 2. Datacenter Windows Server 2. Standard Windows Server 2.
R2 SP1 6. 4- bit x. Datacenter Windows Server 2. R2 SP1 6. 4- bit x. Enterprise Windows Server 2.
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Web SQL Server 2. Upgrade Considerations There are several limitations to be aware of before upgrading to SQL Server 2.
The most important limitations are: Windows Server 2. OS. If your instance of SQL Server is running on a Windows Server 2.
OS before upgrading to SQL Server 2. You can't upgrade a 3.
SQL Server to a 6. However, you can add new features after the upgrade. Microsoft provides a set of supported upgrade paths. This is particularly important in SQL Server 2. For example, SQL Server 2. Datacenter edition and added the new Business Intelligence edition. Table 2 shows the supported upgrade paths to SQL Server 2.
SQL Server. For more detailed information, you can check out . SQL Server 2. 01. SQL Server. To initiate the upgrade to SQL Server 2. Autorun program from the SQL Server 2. Both of these options will start the SQL Server Installation Center, which you can see in Figure 1. Figure 1: Installing Upgrade Advisor from the Planning Page of the SQL Server Installation Center Before performing the upgrade, it's a good idea to install and run Upgrade Advisor.
Selecting the Install Upgrade Advisor option from the SQL Server Installation Center's Planning page will install Upgrade Advisor on your system. After completing the installation, you can run Upgrade Advisor, which will check your SQL Server system configuration and code. Upgrade Advisor will warn you about changes or deprecated features that might affect your system upgrade.
You can optionally generate a report from Upgrade Advisor that you can use to systematically address any potential upgrade problems. This will display the Installation page, which you can see in Figure 2. On that page, click the Upgrade from SQL Server 2. SQL Server 2. 00. SQL Server 2. 00.
R2 link to launch the SQL Server 2. Figure 2: Launching the SQL Server 2.
Installation Wizard from the Installation Page of the SQL Server Installation Center As with a clean installation, the first thing the SQL Server 2. Setup Support Rules to check if there are any system problems that would interfere with the upgrade. Figure 3 shows the Setup Support Rules dialog box, with the Show Details option enabled. Figure 3: Checking for Problems That Might Cause the Upgrade Process to Fail If there are any problems that will prevent the upgrade from running, they'll be displayed in the rules list preceded by a yellow icon and the status will be listed as Fail.
You must correct the problems before you can continue the upgrade. If the system passes all of the setup rules, the OK button will be enabled. Clicking OK from the Setup Support Rules dialog box displays the Product Key dialog box shown in Figure 4. You can either install the free Evaluation edition or enter your SQL Server 2. Figure 4: Entering the SQL Server 2.
Product Key After entering the product key, click the Next button to display the License Terms dialog box that's shown in Figure 5. Figure 5: Accepting the License Terms To proceed with the upgrade, select the I accept the license terms check box. You can optionally choose to send product usage information to Microsoft.
This doesn't send any confidential data. It only sends feedback about the product features that you're using.
Clicking Next will display the Product Updates dialog box shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: Including SQL Server Product Updates as a Part of the Upgrade Process If there are available updates for SQL Server 2. Product Updates dialog box. You can optionally include these updates as a part of the migration process, ensuring that you complete your upgrade with the most current software updates. In Figure 6, you can see that the SQL Server 2. SP1 Setup Update is available. Selecting the Include SQL Server product updates check box will install this update as a part of the upgrade process.
While this dialog box is displayed, the setup process will download the requested product updates and install them. You don't have to take any action on this screen. When the download and update process is complete, the Setup Support Rules dialog box will be displayed. Figure 7: Watching the Installation Status of the Setup Support Files Once again, the SQL Server 2.
Setup Support Rules to check for any problems that might interfere in the upgrade process. Clicking the Show Details button will display the results. If there are problems that will prevent the upgrade, they'll be displayed in the rules list preceded by a yellow icon and the status of Fail will be displayed. You must correct any problems before proceeding. If all of the setup rules are passed, the rules will all be displayed with green check marks, as you can see in Figure 8, and you can proceed with the upgrade. Figure 8: Checking Again for Problems That Might Cause the Upgrade Process to Fail Click Next to display the Select Instance dialog box shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9: Choosing the SQL Server Instance to Upgrade In the Select Instance dialog box, you specify the SQL Server instance that you want to upgrade. It's possible to have multiple instances installed on the same system and to upgrade them separately. SQL Server supports up to 5. SQL Server code. As you can see in Figure 9, a default instance named MSSQLSERVER has been selected to be upgraded.
Clicking Next displays the Select Features dialog box shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. 0: Reviewing the Installed Features That Will Be Upgraded The Select Features dialog box shows you the installed features that will be upgraded. All of the installed options are checked by default—you can't choose to update only some of the features. When performing an upgrade to SQL Server 2.
Clicking Next displays the Instance Configuration screen, which Figure 1. Figure 1. 1: Specifying the Name of the Installed Instance The upgrade process will detect all the installed SQL Server instances and list them in the Installed instances box at the bottom of the screen. You can choose to keep the installed instance name, or you can opt to change it. In most cases, you'll want the upgrade process to use the same SQL Server instance name.
In Figure 1. 1, you can see that the upgrade process will update the default MSSQLSERVER instance. Clicking Next displays the Disk Space Requirements dialog box shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. 2: Reviewing How Much Space Will Be Used The Disk Space Requirements dialog box shows the disk space that will be required by the upgrade process, as well as the available disk space for the volume. As you can see in Figure 1. If there's adequate space to proceed with the installation, a green check mark will be displayed at the top of the screen.
If there isn't enough disk space to perform the upgrade, a red X will be displayed. Click Next to display the Server Configuration dialog box shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. 3: Changing the Default Startup Type and Authentication Information The Server Configuration dialog box lets you change the default startup type and authentication information for three SQL Server services: SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Full- text Filter Daemon Launcher, and SQL Server Browser services. You can set the authentication to a domain user account, or you can accept the default values, which are pulled from the existing configurations. Microsoft recommends that you use a separate domain account for each service.
Click Next to proceed through the upgrade installation process. You can choose to: Import the existing catalogs without any changes. Importing is the default option.
It leaves the full- text catalogs unchanged. However, this means that they might not be able to take advantage of some of the enhanced SQL Server 2.
If you choose this option, you can rebuild the full- text catalogs at some point after the upgrade has completed. When you choose the Rebuild option, the upgrade process will rebuild the catalogs, adding the new functionality.