Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2012
[This documentation is for preview only, and is subject to change in later releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]
The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0). For more information about requirements for Analysis Services in SharePoint integrated mode, see Hardware and Software Requirements (PowerPivot for SharePoint and Reporting Services in SharePoint Mode).
For both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0), the following apply:
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We recommend that you run Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) on computers with the NTFS file format. Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) on a computer with FAT32 file system is supported but not recommended as it is less secure than the NTFS file system.
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SQL Server Setup will block installations on read-only, mapped, or compressed drives.
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For information about using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) tools to prepare for an upgrade to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0), see Use Upgrade Advisor to Prepare for Upgrades.
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To make sure that the Visual Studio component can be installed correctly, SQL Server requires you to install an update. SQL Server Setup checks for the presence of this update and then requires you to download and install the update before you can continue with the SQL Server installation. To avoid the interruption during SQL Server Setup, you can download and install the update before running SQL Server Setup as described below (or install all the updates for .NET 3.5 SP1 available on Windows Update):
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If you install Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) on a computer with the Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating system, you can get the required update from here.
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If you install Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) on a computer with the Windows 7 SP1 or Windows server 2008 R2 SP1 operating system, this update is included.
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The installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) fails if you launch the setup through Terminal Services Client. Launching SQL Server Setup through Terminal Services Client is not supported.
The following requirements apply to all Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) installations:
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Framework1 |
.NET 3.5 SP1 is a requirement for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) when you select Database Engine, Reporting Services, Replication, Master Data Services, Data Quality Services, or SQL Server Management Studio, and it is no longer installed by SQL Server Setup.
.NET 4.0 is a requirement for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0). SQL Server installs .NET 4.0 during the feature installation step. SQL Server Express does not install .NET 4.0 when installing on the Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Server core operating system. You must install .NET4.0 before you install SQL Server Express on a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Server core operating system. SQL Server Setup installs the following software components required by the product:
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Windows PowerShell |
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) does not install or enable Windows PowerShell; however Windows PowerShell 2.0 is an installation prerequisite. If Setup reports that Windows PowerShell 2.0 is not present, you can install or enable it by following the instructions on the Windows Management Framework page. |
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Network Software |
Network software requirements for the 64-bit versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) are the same as the requirements for the 32-bit versions. Supported operating systems have built-in network software. Stand-alone named and default instances support the following network protocols:
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For more information about Network Protocols and Network Libraries, see Network Protocols and Network Libraries. |
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Virtualization |
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) is supported in virtual machine environments running on the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions. In addition to resources required by the parent partition, each virtual machine (child partition) must be provided with sufficient processor resources, memory, and disk resources for its Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) instance. Requirements are listed later in this topic.2 Within the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, a maximum of four virtual processors can be allocated to virtual machines running Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 32-bit or 64-bit editions. For more information on compute capacity limits for different editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) and how they differ in physical and virtualized environments with hyperthreaded processors, see Compute Capacity Limits by Edition of SQL Server. Notes: Important
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Internet Software |
Internet Explorer 7 or a later version is required for Microsoft Management Console (MMC), SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), the Report Designer component of Reporting Services, and HTML Help. |
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Hard Disk |
Disk space requirements will vary with the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) components you install. For more information, see Hard Disk Space Requirements (32-Bit and 64 Bit) later in this topic. For information on supported storage types for data files, see Storage Types for Data Files. |
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Drive |
A CD or DVD drive, as appropriate, is required for installation from disc. |
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Display |
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) graphical tools require VGA or higher resolution: at least 1,024x768 pixel resolution. |
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Other Devices |
Pointing device: A Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device is required. |
1If you are installing the SQL Server Express editions, ensure that an Internet connection is available on the computer. SQL Server Setup downloads and installs the .NET Framework 4 because it is not included in the SQL Server Express media. SQL Server Setup will download.NET Framework 4 to complete the installation of the prerequisites.
2Running Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) on a virtual machine will be slower than running natively because of the overhead of virtualization.
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Some installation prerequisites might be different for community technology preview releases. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Release Notes. |
WOW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) is a feature of 64-bit editions of Windows that enables 32-bit applications to run natively in 32-bit mode. Applications function in 32-bit mode, even though the underlying operating system is a 64-bit operating system. WOW64 is supported only for stand-alone instances of SQL Server. WOW64 is not supported for SQL Server failover cluster installations.
For SQL Server 64-bit edition installations on supported 64-bit operating systems, Management Tools are supported in WOW64. For more information about supported operating systems, select an edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) from the sections below.
On a supported 64-bit operating system, SQL Server 32-bit edition installations can be installed to the WOW64 32-bit subsystem of a 64-bit server.
SQL Server editions that are supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit x64 Standard edition are also supported on Windows Small Business Server 64-bit x64.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) is now supported on the Windows 2008 R2 SP1 server core operating system. Server core functionality is available on the following Windows Server 2008 R2 editions:
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Datacenter
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Enterprise
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Standard
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Web
For more information on installing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) on Server Core, see Install SQL Server 2012 on Server Core.
To view system requirements, select an edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) in the sections below.
Core Server Editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0)
Specialized Editions of SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Enterprise (64-bit) x64
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Enterprise (64-bit) x64.
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Business Intelligence (64-bit) x64
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Enterprise (64-bit) x64.
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Component |
Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Standard (64-bit)
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Standard (64-bit).
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Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Professional Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Business |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Enterprise (32-bit)
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Enterprise (32-bit).
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Component |
Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Web |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Business Intelligence (32-bit)
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Enterprise (64-bit) x64.
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Component |
Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Web |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Standard (32-bit)
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Standard (32-bit)
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Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Professional Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Professional Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Web Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Business Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Business |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Developer (64-bit)
The following table shows system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Developer 64-bit
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Component |
Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Professional Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Premium Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Basic Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Business Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Home Premium Windows Vista 64-bit Home Basic |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Web (64-bit)
The following table shows system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Web 64-bit
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Component |
Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Express, Express with Tools, Express with Advanced Services (64-bit)
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Express (64-bit), Express with Tools (64-bit), Express with Advanced Services (64-bit)
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Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Professional Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Premium Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Basic Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Business Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Home Premium Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Home Basic |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Developer (32-bit)
The following table shows system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Developer (32-bit)
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Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Professional Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Premium Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Basic Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Professional Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Home Premium Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Home Basic Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Web Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Business Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Home Premium Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Home Basic Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Business Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Premium Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Basic |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Web (32-bit)
The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Web (32-bit)
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Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Web |
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Memory |
RAM:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) Express, Express with Tools, and Express with Advanced Services (32-bit)
The following table shows the system requirements for SQL Server Express, SQL Server Express with Tools, and SQL Server Express with Advanced Services (32-bit):
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Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type:
Processor speed:
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Operating system |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Web Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Professional Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Premium Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Home Basic Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Ultimate Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Enterprise Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Professional Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Home Premium Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Home Basic Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Foundation Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Web Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Standard Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Web Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Business Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Home Premium Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Home Basic Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Ultimate Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Enterprise Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Business Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Premium Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Home Basic |
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For more information about cross-language support and considerations for installing SQL Server in localized languages, see Local Language Versions in SQL Server.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) 64-bit versions include support for extended systems, also known as Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit (WOW64). WOW64 is a feature of 64-bit editions of Windows that enables 32-bit applications to execute natively in 32-bit mode. Applications function in 32-bit mode even though the underlying operating system is 64-bit.
During installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0), Windows Installer creates temporary files on the system drive. Before you run Setup to install or upgrade SQL Server, verify that you have at least 4.0 GB of available disk space on the system drive for these files. This requirement applies even if you install SQL Server components to a non-default drive.
Actual hard disk space requirements depend on your system configuration and the features that you decide to install. The following table provides disk space requirements for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) components.
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Database Engine and data files, Replication, Full-Text Search, and Data Quality Services |
811 MB |
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Analysis Services and data files |
345 MB |
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Reporting Services and Report Manager |
304 MB |
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Integration Services |
591 MB |
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Master Data Services |
243 MB |
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Client Components (other than SQL Server Books Online components and Integration Services tools) |
1823 MB |
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SQL Server Books Online Components to view and manage help content1 |
375 KB |
1The disk space requirement for downloaded BOL content is 200 MB.
The supported storage types for data files are:
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Local Disk
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Shared Storage
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SMB File Share
Important
SMB file share is supported only when a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 file server is used for the SMB file share.
Caution
SQL Server failover cluster installation supports Local Disk only for installing the tempdb files. Ensure that the path specified for the tempdb data and log files is valid on all the cluster nodes. During failover, if the tempdb directories are not available on the failover target node, the SQL Server resource will fail to come online.
For security reasons, we recommend that you do not install Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) on a domain controller. SQL Server Setup will not block installation on a computer that is a domain controller, but the following limitations apply:
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You cannot run SQL Server services on a domain controller under a local service account.
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After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain member to a domain controller. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain controller.
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After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain controller to a domain member. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain member.
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SQL Server failover cluster instances are not supported where cluster nodes are domain controllers.
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SQL Server Setup cannot create security groups or provision SQL Server service accounts on a read-only domain controller. In this scenario, Setup will fail.