SQL Server Denali , SQL Server 2011 Installation.

1. Installing SQL Server Denali CTP 1 – Installing SQL Server 2011

2. Prerequisites/ Checks If you have Visual Studio 2008, make sure to upgrade it with latest service pack (or) you will end up getting an error… Good to get in the Dot Net Framework 4.0 before starting the Installation of SQL Server Denali

3. Start the SQL Server Denali Installation Start by first downloading the CTP from here , extracting the files to a folder and then double clicking on the setup file for starting manual installation

4. SQL Server Denali Installation Select Installation, and then select “New SQL Server Stand alone installation or add features to an existing installation”

5. SQL Server Denali Installation - Start Setup Support Rules

6. SQL Server Denali Installation Over here it is asking us for the Edition/ Product Key, as it is a CTP and defaulted to Enterprise Evaluation, lets just continue…

7. SQL Server Denali Installation Being frank never went through the complete set of rules, but I always make sure to accept the License Terms… 

8. SQL Server Denali Installation Install the "Setup Support files” that are required…

9. SQL Server Denali Installation Select the required features that are needed, on the left we get to see the prerequisites and at the bottom we get to select the location where the features and shared features will be installed in case of multiple installations, make sure to select the desired path

10. SQL Server Denali Installation Checked the Installation Rules, here it will fail if any of the prerequisites go missing…

11. SQL Server Denali Installation Instance Configuration – Going a head with the default instance.

12. SQL Server Denali Installation Here it checks and shows us the disk space, this is something that I am putting to just try out a few features, so that’s fine with me to continue with those space requirements…

13. SQL Server Denali Installation Many guys would hat me for the below, but this is for my local laptop to try out, but when installing on servers, please follow the standard best practices in configuring the desire account names and startup types.

14. SQL Server Denali Installation Same as the last screen going with Windows Authentication, but make sure to select Mixed if you need it, also setup the data directories and the File Stream Configuration over here as per your need and best practices.

15. SQL Server Denali Installation Just continuing from last screen adding a SQL Server Administrator, I am just going to hit on Add Current User Button for now.

16. SQL Server Denali Installation Just continuing from last screen adding a Analysis Services Administrator, I am just going to hit on Add Current User Button for now, and also here we need to setup the Data Directories…

17. SQL Server Denali Installation Going ahead with the most basic option available for reporting services configuration..

18. SQL Server Denali Installation Lets go with the default reporting and lets also send the error report to Microsoft, it’s a CTP…

19. SQL Server Denali Installation Check Installation Configuration Rules.

20. SQL Server Denali Installation Check all the features that are going to come with the installation, this is the final verification phase, after this the installation will start, make a special note of the ConfigurationFile.ini location, that can be used for automating future installations.

21. SQL Server Denali Installation Installation in Progress

22. SQL Server Denali Installation Installation in Progress

23. SQL Server Denali Installation Complete  Make a special note of the Installation summary log file.