Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Bible

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Chapter 3: Installing SQL Server


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FIGURE 3-1
SQL Server 2012 Installation Center.

The Maintenance section provides shortcuts to do an edition upgrade, and to repair and
update an existing SQL Server installation. It also allows you to remove a node from an
existing SQL Server failover cluster.

The Tools section provides shortcuts to the following four tools:

■ (^) System Confi guration Checker
■ (^) Installed SQL Server features discovery report
■ (^) Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for SQL Server
■ (^) PowerPivot Confi guration Tool
The Resources section provides shortcuts to SQL Server 2012 documentation, product
registration, and community resources such as blogs, forums, Books on Line, License
Agreement, and Microsoft Privacy Statement.
The Advanced section provides shortcuts to additional installation, confi guration and
deployment tasks including:
■ (^) Install based on a confi guration fi le
■ (^) Advanced cluster preparation
■ (^) Advanced cluster completion
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