Depending on your deployment requirements, you might have to install SQL Server
before you install Security Center. The most common
reasons are to install SQL Server on a drive that is separate from the system drive
(typically the C: drive), or on a server that is separate from all Security Center servers.
Before you begin
If you are installing SQL Server Standard or Enterprise edition, you must purchase
it from Microsoft, and download the installation package. The installer for SQL Server
Express is included in the
Security Center
installation package. SQL Server Express only works on 64-bit operating
systems.
What you should know
There are many reasons why you must install SQL Server yourself. The most obvious
one is when SQL Server Express does not satisfy your database requirements. Even when
SQL Server Express is all you need, you might still have to install it yourself for the
following reasons:
Procedure
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Do one of the following:
- If you are installing SQL Server Standard or Enterprise:
- In Windows, navigate to the SQL installation package folder.
- Double-click Setup.exe.
- If you are installing SQL Server Express:
- In Windows, navigate to the Security Center installation
package folder.
- Open the folder SC Packages\SQLExpress.
- Double-click SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe.
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On the SQL Server Installation Center page, click
New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an
existing installation.
NOTE: The screenshots shown in the following steps are for SQL Server 2019. The
screens you see might look slightly different.
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Read the software license terms, select I accept the license
terms, and then click Next.
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On the Feature Selection page, select Database
engine services and any other features you want to install.
For additional information on these features, consult the Microsoft SQL Server documentation.
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In the Instance root directory field, select where to
install SQL Server and all role database files.
This is where you need to change the default path to C: drive if you want your
databases to be stored on a different drive. You can type a path, or browse for
a folder.
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In the Shared feature directory field, select where to
install the SQL Server shared features.
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Click Next.
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On the Instance Configuration page, select a name for the
SQL Server.
NOTE: The database server name is not
case-sensitive, but it must meet all of the following criteria:
- It cannot be the same name as an existing SQL instance on your
server.
- It cannot match any of the SQL Server reserved
keywords, such as DEFAULT, PRIMARY, and so on.
- It cannot be longer than 16 characters.
- The first character of the instance name must be a letter or an
underscore (_). Acceptable letters are defined by the Unicode
Standard 2.0, including Latin characters a-z and A-Z, and letter
characters from other languages.
- Subsequent characters can be letters defined by the Unicode Standard
2.0, decimal numbers from Basic Latin or other national scripts, the
dollar sign ($), or an underscore (_).
- It cannot contain spaces or the following characters: \ , : ; '
& # @
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On the Server Configuration page, select "NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" for the SQL Server Database Engine
Account Name, unless your database administrator
instructed you to do otherwise, and click Next.
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On the Database Engine Configuration page, select the
authentication mode for accessing the Database engine, and click
Next.
- Windows authentication mode
- Windows credentials. Specify "NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" plus any other account that must
have permission to make configuration changes, such as the
"BUILTIN\Administrators" user group.
- Mixed mode
- Windows administrators can access the database engine using either
their Windows credentials, or the password you specify here.