SQL Server 2008 RC0 installation process one: Installation Center

The first is to load the SQL Server 2008 RC0 Media, if it is MSDN or TechNet subscribers can download directly in the subscription site, if there is no subscription account can go to Microsoft's download site to download, address is http://www.microsoft.com /downloads/details.aspx? Familyid=35f53843-03f7-4ed5-8142-24a4c024ca05&displaylang=en, while the sample database and sample program for SQL Server 2008 RC0 can be downloaded from CodePlex, The address is http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx? releaseid=14269.

After you mount the media, Windows automatically runs the media content and the installation center interface for SQL Server 2008 RC0 appears.

In the planning options of the installation center, you can perform various installation preparations, such as understanding the requirements of the SQL Server 2008 RC0 for the hardware and software environment, whether the system is configured to meet the installation needs, and so on.

You can perform various installation actions in the Install option, such as instance installation, failover cluster instance installation, upgrade installation, and so on.

In the Maintenance option, you can perform maintenance operations on various installed instances, such as upgrading from the base version of SQL Server 2008 RC0 to an advanced version, repairing the installation of SQL Server 2008 RC0, and so on.