Hi everyone,
I just finished installing SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition on my VISTA SP2 machine. The whole setup ended successfully without any error reported.
I'm now at the step of finetuning my SQL environment and honestly need your help on these subjects:
1. SQL Server 2008 items installed...
When looking at my startup menu, I surprisingly noticed the presence of a "Microsoft SQL Server 2008" menu item structured the following way:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- - Configuration Tools
- - SQL Server Installation Center
Looking at the “configuration panel” under “installed programs”, I also found the following items:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Objects
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup Support Files
What is the use of SQL Server 2008? Can I get rid of those two installed items?
2.When at the “Server Configuration” step, regarding the account name we had to provide for each service, I just kept the ones provided by default:
- SQL Server Browser: NT AUTHORITY\LOCALSERVICE
- SQL Server Integration Services 11.0: NT UTHORITY\NETWORKSERVICE
- SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) NT AUTHORITY\NETWORKSERVICE
- SQL Server Agent (MSSQLSERVER) NT AUTHORITY\NETWORKSERVICE
- SQL Full-text Filter Daemon Launcher (MSSQLSERVER) NT AUTHORITY\LOCALSERVICE
- SQL Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER) NT AUTHORITY\NETWORKSERVICE
As it was recommended to use local user account with administrator permissions, might this kind of configuration cause me any issue?
3. As I want to keep all my resources as low as possible, using the SQL Server 2012 Configuration Manager, I also changed the start mode of the following services to “manual”
- SQL Server Integration Services 11.0
- SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER)
- SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)
I also noticed that the service “SQL Server VSS Writer” was also set to “automatic” and already started. Can I also put this service start mode to “manual” without any impact?
The reason I want to put these services startup mode to "manual" is to only start them when needed by the mean of a batch file.
4. Still in SQL Server Configuration Manager, regarding the Protocols, it was recommended toenable all three protocols listed:
- Shared Memory (actually enabled by default)
- Named Pipes (actually disabled)
- TCP/IP (actually disabled)
Would this practice be recommended in my case?
5. It is also recommended to add the “Report Manager” to the “Trusted Sites” on Internet Explorer.
Is this step recommended in my case?If so, what should I use as the “Report Manager URL”?
6. Microsoft Update
Finally, among the list I got, I disabled the "SQL Server 2012 SP1" update as we already discussed but also noticed the presence of the following update:
- Mìse à jour de sécurité pour SQL Server 2012 RTM (KB2716442)
As "SQL Server 2012 CU1" is scheduled to be installed next. Should this security update be installed before or after installing “SQL Server 2012 CU1”?
That's all!
Hope to hear back soon and close the loop!
Stéphane