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Chapter 3: Installing SQL Server

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TABLE 3-1 Minimum Hardware Requirements

Component Requirement

Processor 64-bit installations:

Speed: 1.4 Ghz or higher

AMD Opteron, Athlon 64, Intel Pentium IV, Xeon with Intel EM64T

support

32-bit installations:

Speed: 1.0 Ghz or higher

Pentium III compatible

Memory 1GB (512MB Express Edition)

Storage Installer: 4.0GB

Database Engine Services: 986MB

Integration Services: 304MB

Analysis Services: 517MB

Master Data Services: 243MB

Reporting Services (Native Mode): 1022MB

Reporting Services (SharePoint Integrated Mode): 129MB

Management Tools (Complete): 1551MB

Business Intelligence Development Studio: 2145MB

Operating System 64-bit and 32-bit (WOW64)

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Windows 7 SP1

Windows Vista SP2

Framework NET Framework 3.5 SP1

NET Framework 4 1

SQL Server Native Client

SQL Server Setup support fi les

Proper Patching

SQL Server 2012 requires that the operating system and software components are updated

to the proper service pack level. Table 3-2 lists the required service pack and the corre-

sponding download link.

TABLE 3-2 Operating System and Software Patches

Component Requirement Download Link

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Service Pack 2 http:// technet.microsoft.com/

en-us/dd727510

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7

Service Pack 1 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/

details.aspx?id=5842

.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/

details.aspx?id=22

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