
A Principled Technologies test report 15
Consolidating older database servers with the Intel processor-powered
Dell PowerEdge R730xd using SanDisk DAS Cache
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition on the legacy server
1. Insert the installation media into the CD/DVD drive, and restart the server.
2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter.
3. At the Windows Licensing Agreement screen, press F8.
4. Select the appropriate drive, and press Enter.
5. Select Format the partition using NTFS file system, and press Enter.
6. At the Regional and Language Options screen, click Next.
7. At the Your Product Key screen, enter your product key, and click Next.
8. At the Computer Name and Administrator Password screen, choose an appropriate name and password,
and click Next.
9. At the Date and Time Settings screen, select the appropriate settings, and click Next.
10. At the Networking Settings screen, select Typical settings, and click Next.
11. At the Workgroup or Computer Domain, select the default setting, and click Next.
12. After the server reboots, log in and insert Windows Server DC 2, and click OK.
13. At the Welcome to the Windows Server 2003 R2 setup Wizard, click Next.
14. At the End-user License Agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next twice.
15. Click Finish.
16. Click the Update this server link.
17. Click Install Now.
18. Click Express to get the high-priority updates.
19. Click Install updates and Accept the license terms.
20. Restart the server upon completion.
Installing SQL server 2008 R2 SP2 on legacy server
1. Insert the installation media into the CD/DVD drive.
2. Click Run SETUP.EXE. If Autoplay does not begin the installation, navigate to the SQL Server 2008 R2 DVD,
and double-click.
3. If the installer prompts you with a .NET 3.5 installation prompt, click Yes to install .NET Framework.
4. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Install.
5. Upon completion of .NET Framework 3.5, click Exit.
6. At the software update installation wizard for Hotfix for Windows x64 (KB942288-v4), click Next.
7. Select Agree at the software license terms screen.
8. Reboot the server.
9. Log in, and click Run SETUP.EXE. If Autoplay does not begin the installation, navigate to the SQL Server 2008
R2 DVD, and double-click.
10. In the left pane, click Installation.
11. Click New installation or add features to an existing installation.
12. At the Setup Support Rules screen, wait for the check to complete. If there are no failures or relevant
warnings, click OK.
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