Installation of SQL Server 2012 RC0(Release Candidate) in Windows 8 Developer Preview

imcuteani — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:20:32 +0000

SQL Server 2012 RC0 has published on November 2011 after the CTP3 beta Denali edition. The new edition of SQL Server 2012 RC0 contains a lot of improvements over the Database Engine, High Availability, BI tools prespective. Windows 8 Developer Preview is a next genetation Windows Slate OS version which influences developer to develop market ready Metro Style apps.

Windows 8 Metro Style apps quite resemble with Windows Phone 7 Metro apps which having functionality with Windows Azure, Push Notification, Isolated Storage & Local Storage, Bing Maps integration, leveraging business data from Microsoft SharePoint 2010 etc.
In those respect it’s also important to integrate Metro Style apps with SQL Server databases. Tiles & notificates generation from data of SQL Server, Configuring & developing SSRS reports in tablets, Windows Slates too.
Lets see the installation of SQL Server 2012 RC in Windows 8 Developer Preview(Client).
First enable .NET Framework 3.5.1 in Windows 8 Developer Preview otherwise it will create issues in SQL Server 2012 RC installation.
Step by step reference of enabling .NET Framework 3.5.1 in Windows 8 Developer Preview:
http://techdows.com/2011/09/enable-net-framework-3-5-1-on-windows-8-developer-preview-to-run-applications.html

Lets start by checking the licence rules. For Express editions & Express with Advanced Editions no Product Key is required.

Lets check the installation rules. First installer will run Update rules if any recent updates for SQL Server 2012 RC is available or not.

It’s will check the instance rules & divisions.

Next, it will prompt to select the features needed for the installation.

Next prompt will update the Server Configurations for SQL Server 2012 RC .

Alternatively, you can check for Collation properties.

Then , look out for the instance selection which is one of important step in SQL Server installation.

You have select the authentication features for SQL Server 2012 RC in Windows 8 Developer Preview.

Alternately, you can enable Filestream data to obtain data from Remote SQL Servers.

Next step is to configure the SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 , you can select ‘install & configure’ or ‘install only’.

After that, carry out the normal installation procedure in Windows 8 Developer Preview.

Next, the installation got successful , you will get Complete dialog box shows the selected features already got installed.

Now , Open SQL Server Management Studio 2012 to check in Windows 8 Developer Preview.

That’s it, start working on SQL Server 2012 RC with Windows 8 Metro Style apps in Windows 8 Developer Preview.

Installation of IIS 8 in Windows 8 Developer Preview

imcuteani — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:46:39 +0000

Working with IIS 8 in Windows 8 Developer Preview is quite important as it ‘s a pre-requites to work with Windows Azure tools in Windows 8 Developer Preview. Simply switch to Metro preview & select Control Panel & set to More Settings for Desktop -> Select Turn Windows features On or Off & set Internet Information Services.

Set it default & Click OK. Check localhost in IE 10 for IIS 8.

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