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

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.