Summary

This chapter covered pre-installation issues, installation, and upgrade tasks. To understand more about the sweeping changes made to SQL Server 2005 that will be faced by database administrators, you are strongly encouraged to not only execute the SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor but also to review the Books Online coverage of Upgrade Advisor as well. A thorough review of the SQL Server 2005 Books Online articles that cover upgrading will help database administrators and developers to understand many of the changes they will face during their upgrade to SQL Server 2005.