CTL10.01.001
Revision 8/14/2009 A
SQL Server 2OO8
Engine Pre-Installation
CRITICAL TASK LIST PROGRAM
This document contains steps that will assist you in the completion of and installation of SQL Server 2008 RTM Enterprise Edition, non-clustered.
Review each item, placing a check in the “Confirmed” column when the task line is complete. Any line not marked “Confirmed” should stop the process until you have completed that line item.
This CTL is not meant to be a replacement for the official documentation from the product manufacturer.
CTL NUMBER
This Critical Task List is identified by a CTL number in the upper right-hand side of this document. You should use the latest CTL (identified by the date and an alpha-numeric code.
HOW TO BE ASSURED OF HAVING LATEST DATA
Refer to http://www.simple-talk.com/author/buck-woody/. You can also add additional information to this checklist based on your organization’s need.
CONTENT
Critical Task List 10.01.001contains steps required to properly evaluate an installation for SQL Server 2OO8 on a new system.
All content is the sole responsibility of the server owner; Microsoft Corporate provides no warranties implied or implicit in this document. This document is not a product of the Microsoft Corporation.
SUPPLEMENTS
Official Site Link:http://www.simple-talk.com/author/buck-woody/.
Whenever you receive a supplement affecting your checklist, write in the appropriate information. Printed replacement checklist pages will be available to you as quickly as possible. A notation on the bottom inside corner of these pages will indicate that they reflect certain supplements.
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
Comments and questions should be directed through buck.woody@microsoft.com.
Critical Task Lists Managers
Buck Woody “Real World DBA”
(MSFT U.S.)
Brad McGeHee “The Professional DBA”
(RG U.S.)
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Server-level hardware installed and configured: 1. CPU: AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support, 1.4Ghz or higher 2. Memory: 512 MB or higher |
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Server-level Operating System installed and configured: 1. Windows Server 2003 SP2 32/64-bit Standard 2. Windows Server 2003 SP2 32/64-bit Datacenter 3. Windows Server 2003 SP2 32/64-bit Enterprise 4. Windows Server 2008 32/64-bit Standard 5. Windows Server 2008 32/64-bit Standard without Hyper-V 6. Windows Server 2008 32/64-bit Datacenter 7. Windows Server 2008 32/64-bit Datacenter without Hyper-V 8. Windows Server 2008 32/64-bit Enterprise 9. Windows Server 2008 32/64-bit Enterprise without Hyper-V 10.Windows Server 2008 R2 32/64-bit Web 11.Windows Server 2008 R2 32/64-bit Standard 12.Windows Server 2008 R2 32/64-bit Enterprise 13.Windows Server 2008 R2 32/64-bit Datacenter |
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One or more of the following network protocols installed and configured: 1. Shared memory 2. Named Pipes 3. TCP/IP 4. VIA |
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Designed File Layouts – Separate physical drives for (at a minimum): 1. Operating System Files 2. Operating System Cache 3. SQL Server Binary Files 4. Data Files 5. Log Files 6. TempDB 7. Indexes 8. Backup Files |
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Enhanced physical security |
Secure physical access to the SQL Server hardware |
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Configured firewalls |
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Isolated services |
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Configured a secure file system |
Use NTFS |
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Disabled NetBIOS and server message block |
Not needed for SQL Server 2008 |
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Ran the SQL Server Setup, system passes the System Configuration Checker (SCC) |
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Reviewed Installation Notifications if blocked |
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