Chapter 2 -- Installing SQL Server 2000

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Chapter 2

About This Chapter

This chapter prepares you to install SQL Server 2000. This includes determining the computer hardware on which you will install SQL Server; determining which SQL Server 2000 setup configuration options to select; and learning how to perform interactive, remote, and unattended installations of default, named, and multiple instances of SQL Server 2000. It also provides you with assistance in troubleshooting SQL Server 2000 installation problems.

Before You Begin

To complete this chapter, you must have

• A computer that meets or exceeds the minimum hardware requirements listed in Table 2.1, "Hardware Requirements," in Lesson 1 of this chapter.
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running on your computer on an NTFS partition.
• A computer with a NetBIOS name of SelfPacedCPU, configured as a domain controller in the SelfPacedSQL.MSFT domain.
• At least 400 MB of unused hard disk space available on your computer.