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The Microsoft Evaluation Center brings you full-featured Microsoft product evaluation software available for download or trial on Microsoft Azure. Learn how to simulate the FOR LOOP in SQL Server (Transact-SQL) with syntax and examples. In SQL Server, there is no FOR LOOP. However, you simulate the FOR LOOP using the WHILE LOOP. Full-featured version of SQL Server software that allows developers to cost-effectively build, test, and demonstrate applications based on SQL Server software. Secure, cost effective and highly scalable data platform for public web sites. Available to third party software service providers only. Connect to SQL Server instance and right-click on the databases folder. Click on new database and the following screen will appear. Enter the database name field with your database name (example: to create database with the name ‘Testdb’) and click OK. Testdb database will be created as shown in the following snapshot. SQL Server is Microsoft's relational database management system (RDBMS). It is a full-featured database primarily designed to compete against competitors Oracle Database (DB) and MySQL.

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MS SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. This product is built for the basic function of storing retrieving data as required by other applications. It can be run either on the same computer or on another across a network. This tutorial explains some basic and advanced concepts of SQL Server such as how to create and restore data, create login and backup, assign permissions, etc. Each topic is explained using examples for easy understanding.

This tutorial is designed for all those readers who want to learn the fundamentals of SQL Server and put it into practice.

To go ahead with this tutorial, familiarity with database concepts is preferred. It is good to have SQL Server installed on your computer, as it might assist you in executing the examples yourself and get to know how it works.

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SQL Server supports two types of installation −

  • Standalone
  • Cluster based

Checks

  • Check RDP access for the server.
  • Check OS bit, IP, domain of server.
  • Check if your account is in admin group to run setup.exe file.
  • Software location.

Requirements

  • Which version, edition, SP and hotfix if any.
  • Service accounts for database engine, agent, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, if any.
  • Named instance name if any.
  • Location for binaries, system, user databases.
  • Authentication mode.
  • Collation setting.
  • List of features.
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Pre-requisites for 2005

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  • Setup support files.
  • .net framework 2.0.
  • SQL Server native client.

Pre-requisites for 2008&2008R2

  • Setup support files.
  • .net framework 3.5 SP1.
  • SQL Server native client.
  • Windows installer 4.5/later version.
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Pre-requisites for 2012&2014

  • Setup support files.
  • .net framework 4.0.
  • SQL Server native client.
  • Windows installer 4.5/later version.
  • Windows PowerShell 2.0.

Installation Steps

Step 1 − Download the Evaluation Edition from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29066

Once the software is downloaded, the following files will be available based on your download (32 or 64 bit) option.

ENUx86SQLFULL_x86_ENU_Core.box

ENUx86SQLFULL_x86_ENU_Install.exe

ENUx86SQLFULL_x86_ENU_Lang.box

OR

ENUx86SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Core.box

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ENUx86SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Install.exe

ENUx86SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Lang.box

Note − X86 (32 bit) and X64 (64 bit)

Step 2 − Double-click the “SQLFULL_x86_ENU_Install.exe” or “SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Install.exe”, it will extract the required files for installation in the“SQLFULL_x86_ENU” or “SQLFULL_x86_ENU” folder respectively.

Step 3 − Click the “SQLFULL_x86_ENU” or “SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Install.exe” folder and double-click “SETUP” application.

For understanding, here we have used SQLFULL_x64_ENU_Install.exe software.

Step 4 − Once we click on 'setup' application, the following screen will open.

Step 5 − Click Installation which is on the left side of the above screen.

Step 6 − Click the first option of the right side seen on the above screen. The following screen will open.

Step 7 − Click OK and the following screen pops up.

Step 8 − Click Next to get the following screen.

Step 9 − Make sure to check the product key selection and click Next.

Step 10 − Select the checkbox to accept the license option and click Next.

Step 11 − Select SQL Server feature installation option and click Next.

Step 12 − Select Database engine services checkbox and click Next.

Step 13 − Enter the named instance (here I used TestInstance) and click Next.

Step 14 − Click Next on the above screen and the following screen appears.

Step 15 − Select service account names and start-up types for the above listed services and click Collation.

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Step 16 − Make sure the correct collation selection is checked and click Next.

Step 17 − Make sure authentication mode selection and administrators are checked and click Data Directories.

Step 18 − Make sure to select the above directory locations and click Next. The following screen appears.

Step 19 − Click Next on the above screen.

Step 20 − Click Next on the above screen to the get the following screen.

Step 21 − Make sure to check the above selection correctly and click Install.

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Installation is successful as shown in the above screen. Click Close to finish.