Hi All,

currently our SQL Server version is SQL 2005. Now we are planning to upgrade(Out of Place) to SQL 2012 SP2. Please let me know the steps to be followed.  Please share Any dox or web links related to this upgrade.

Regards,

Varun

2009-09-29 08:24:49 SQLBrowser: sRegLocation = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server', regView = 'Wow6432', sSddl = '(A;CI;KR;;;[SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM])', bOptional = 'False'.
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to replace account with sid in security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;[SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM])
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be processed:  (A;CI;KR;;;[SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM])
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Account name to be translated into SID: SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get account sid for user account SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get sid for user account SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: GetSidForAccount normalized accountName SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM parameter to SQLServer2005SQLBrowserUser$ITISFIM
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Account name is translated into: S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Final security descriptor:  (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Adding 'D:' DACL identifier to the input security descriptor (A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to replace account with sid in security descriptor D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be processed:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be returned:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize security descriptor D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Sco: Attempting to replace account with sid in security descriptor D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be processed:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl -- SDDL to be returned:  D:(A;CI;KR;;;S-1-5-21-3278988706-2344661944-1675463508-1000)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ----------------------------------------
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:     Message:
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:         Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:     Data:
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:       WatsonData = Microsoft SQL Server
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:       DisableRetry = true
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:     Inner exception type: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:         Message:
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:         Stack:
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at System.Security.AccessControl.Win32.GetSecurityInfo(ResourceType resourceType, String name, SafeHandle handle, AccessControlSections accessControlSections, RawSecurityDescriptor& resultSd)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at System.Security.AccessControl.NativeObjectSecurity.CreateInternal(ResourceType resourceType, Boolean isContainer, String name, SafeHandle handle, AccessControlSections includeSections, Boolean createByName, ExceptionFromErrorCode exceptionFromErrorCode, Object exceptionContext)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistrySecurity..ctor(ResourceType resourceType, SafeRegistryHandle handle, AccessControlSections includeSections)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistrySecurity.Create(InternalRegistryKey key)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegistryKey.SetSecurityDescriptor(String sddl, Boolean overwrite)
2009-09-29 08:24:49 Slp: ----------------------------------------

when I tried to install MS sql server 2008 r2 an ms-dos window flashed and nothing happend 
I have .net framework 2 and 3.5 installed on my windows server 2003 machine 
and the windows installer is working properly  in other installations
and the sqlsetup.log file show me the code below 
11/28/2014 13:55:56.046 ======================================================================
11/28/2014 13:55:56.265 Setup launched
11/28/2014 13:55:56.406 Attempting to determine media source
11/28/2014 13:55:56.531 Media source value not specified on command line argument.
11/28/2014 13:55:56.687 Setup is launched from media directly so default the value to the current folder.
11/28/2014 13:55:56.812 Media source: D:\11\
11/28/2014 13:55:57.031 Attempt to determine media layout based on file 'D:\11\mediainfo.xml'.
11/28/2014 13:55:57.171 Media layout is detected as: Full
11/28/2014 13:55:57.281 Not a slip stream media, so continuing to run setup.exe from media.
11/28/2014 13:55:57.453 /? or /HELP or /ACTION=HELP specified: false
11/28/2014 13:55:57.578 Help display: false
11/28/2014 13:55:57.718 Checking to see if we need to install .Net version 3.5
11/28/2014 13:55:57.859 Determining the cluster status of the local machine.
11/28/2014 13:55:57.937 The local machine is not configured as a cluster node.
11/28/2014 13:55:58.031 Attempting to find media for .Net version 3.5
11/28/2014 13:55:58.250 .Net version 3.5 is installed
11/28/2014 13:55:58.406 RedistMSI::GetExpectedBuildRevision - Setup expects MSI 4.5.6001.22159 at the minimum
11/28/2014 13:55:58.578 Attempting to get Windows Installer version
11/28/2014 13:55:58.828 Windows Installer version detected: 4.5.6001.22159
11/28/2014 13:55:58.937 RedistMSI::IsVistaRTM - Not Vista RTM build
11/28/2014 13:55:59.109 Required version of Windows Installer is already installed
11/28/2014 13:55:59.281 Attempting to get Windows Installer version
11/28/2014 13:55:59.406 Windows Installer version detected: 4.5.6001.22159
11/28/2014 13:55:59.593 RedistMSI::IsVistaRTM - Not Vista RTM build
11/28/2014 13:55:59.734 Required version of Windows Installer is already installed
11/28/2014 13:55:59.875 Local setup.exe not found, so continuing to run setup.exe from media.
11/28/2014 13:56:00.000 Attempt to initialize SQL setup code group
11/28/2014 13:56:00.125 Attempting to determine security.config file path
11/28/2014 13:56:00.296 Checking to see if policy file exists
11/28/2014 13:56:00.375 .Net security policy file does not exist
11/28/2014 13:56:00.468 Attempting to create .Net security policy file
11/28/2014 13:56:00.593 Error: InitializeSqlSetupCodeGroupCore(32bit) failed
11/28/2014 13:56:00.687 Error: InitializeSqlSetupCodeGroup failed: 0x80070002
 Setup closed with exit code: 0x80070002
11/28/2014 13:56:00.937 ======================================================================
I was trying for more than 1 day to solve the problem and I searched every place to the network and nothing did help me 
can you help please

Peace be upon you,

I use visual studio 2013 and sql server 2014,and when I want to make a connection from visual studio with sql server 2014

it doesn't work and a massage appear: (unable to add data connection.could not loud file or assembly'microsoft.sql.server.Sdk.Sfc, version=11.0.0.0,culture=neutral, publickeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies.the system cannot find the file specified.)

I've been trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 x64 Developer Edition on Windows 7 x64 Enterprise edition since shortly after R2 was released.  Initially I was blocked by the ENU localization problem (http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/557556/sql-server-2008-r2-setup-has-encountered-an-error), but I recently revisited this and overwriting the setup.rll with the Evaluation edition version worked around it.

Now I am getting stopped by the above error (setup "attempted to perform an unauthorized operation") roughly halfway through the setup process.  The setup log Details.txt indicates that the issue is Inner exception type: System.UnauthorizedAccessException during a ReplaceAccountWithSidInSddl (Attempting to replace account with sid in security descriptor) operation at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegistryKey.SetSecurityDescriptor, apparently in or around the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server subkey.  This error is occurring during a fresh install, but I've also tried installing SQL Server 2008 (installed with no problem) and then upgrading to R2, with the same error.  I've been running Setup as administrator, and Data Execution Prevention is turned off except for essential Windows components.  I've tried using Process Monitor to see which subkeys are being accessed, but all the ones I see seem to have full control assigned to administrators, which should allow setup to do what it needs to do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this has now taken up multiple days of working time and there doesn't seem to be anything on the Web matching this issue.

Thanks in advance,

Brian

I'm trying to install SQL Server 2008 Developer edition on my laptop running Windows XP Professional SP2.  I ran the installer as a domain user with admin rights to the local box.  The installation advisor program certified that my system was ready for the install, but nevertheless I had to uninstall SQL Server 2005 Express edition and install .NET framework 3.5 SP1 first.  Once that was done, the installer finished, having successfully installed all the components of SQL Server 2008 except for the core database engine.  It failed with this error message: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.

I uninstalled SQL Server 2008 and reinstalled with the same results.

Below is a snippet from my C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081014_203925\Detail.txt which seems like it may be relevant.

Can anyone offer any assistance?  Would be greatly appreciated.

2008-10-14 20:50:15 SQLEngine: --EtwSetup: Updating WMI Security
2008-10-14 20:50:15 SQLEngine: --EtwSetup: WMI sddlA;;0x120fff;;;SY)(A;;0x120fff;;;BA)
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\Security
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: ----------------------------------------
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:     Message:
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:         Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:     Data:
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:       WatsonData = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE@SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\Security
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:       DisableRetry = true
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:     Inner exception type: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:         Message:
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:                 Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:         Stack:
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegistryKey.OpenSubKey(String subkey, RegistryAccess requestedAccess)
2008-10-14 20:50:15 Slp: ----------------------------------------
2008-10-14 20:50:31 Slp: User has chosen to cancel this action

Goal: To upgrade my default instance from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014 in a failover cluster.

Given:

1) Operating System Windows 2012 R2

2) 2 Virtual Machines in a cluster with SQL Server as a Guest Cluster resource.  The two VMS are called APPS08 and APPS09.  They are our development environment that is setup similar to our production environment.

Problem:  When running the SQL Server 2014 upgrade, I started on the VM that was not running the instance.  I then moved onto upgrading on the node that was running the instance.  As soon as the install attempt to failover the running instance an install error occurred that it could not failover.  After many install attempts I consistently received the errorThe SQL Server Failover cluster instance name 'Dev01'
already exists as a cluster resource.  Opening Failover cluster manager there is no record of a DEV01.

New Strategy:  Create a SQLCluster called DEV07.  At the end of the Install I get 'Resource for instance 'MSSQLSERVER' should not exists.  Neither I nor my Windows 2012 guy understand what Resource the install may be referring to.   We do not see anything out of the ordinary.

Any suggestions as to what Resource may be seeing the default instance would be greatly appreciated.

Hi All,

Am creating a new test server by cloning the production server. Creating Dbs by restoring the production backup but wondering is there any best way to update the linked server names in open query of few SPs other than manual checking and updating.

Thanks,

Swapna

Hi there,

On my DEV SQL Server - suddenly the logs have been filling up space so quickly - this morning I increased 10 GIGs and now it is full again just in a few hours.

What action should I take?
- Is it okay to switch Recovery Model from Full to Simple? (It is DEV server)
- Anything else?

Thanks.

I installed visual Studio as a student in a visual basic course. SQL Server 2008 was included with this install. I did not name this instance at the time of install. I have another version of sql server 2008 R2 and I am trying to include all of the latest packages for this edition. I downloaded all necessary upgrades from the Microsoft site, but the version that shows in the management studio does not reflect the most recent version. How do I make sure the downloads apply to the 2008 r2 version and reflect the most recent edition in management studio?

Can we install SQL server 2012 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit and Standard Edition 64 Bit on Same machine - Standalone

Can we install SQL server 2012 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit and Standard Edition 64 Bit on Same 2 node Clustered machines

Folks,

I am planning to use sqlserver 2012 Enterprise edition software and  i am in the process of procuring the per core License for the same.I would take 1 to 2 monts for quote ,discussions,License ,delivery of the product .

Now i am in need to Install the sqlserver 2012 software urgently,and i am thinking of to download Evaluation Edition and once i received the Licensed product key i will upgrade to Enterprise edition.Does this a Valid Approach.

If this is not ,please suggest how i can download and use the sqlserver 2012 Enterprise edition with AlwaysOn avaialbility Groups software.

Thanks

Surendra

Hi,

I installed my first 2012 SP2 sql server very early this morning. And in the admin user section of the setup, I told it to use the user group domain admins for the moment for the administrators. Installation does not complain at all, proceeds on its merry way and installs perfectly.

Now, launch SSMS in normal mode, try to authenticate with windows creds. It refuses to connect. You need to launch it into admin mode, use the same creds and it works.

So... I must have missed something in how to setup SQL Server or I am missing something on how it does the authentication. Anyone could point me to the associated resource ?

Thanks

I have been trying to find the query window in SQL Server 2008 Express.  I've been using SSMSE 2005 Express from a Start Menu button called "SQL Server Management Studio Express."  So far I have installed Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Express with Management Tools, and also Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Management Studio Express, and finally SQL Server 2008 Express Service Pack 3.  These are all the "86" installs for Windows 7, 32-bit, for example "SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe."  However I still can't find a button to open an application that will allow me to run queries.  All the Start Menu buttons I have now are Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Configuration Tools, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 - Import and Export Data (32-bit), andMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2 - Configuration Tools.  The "Installed SQL Server features discovery report" shows nothing installed, but I've seen others say the same thing, so I'm not sure that's even working properly. 

All I'm really trying to do is connect to a pre-existing SQL Server 2008 database on another server from my computer, and bounce SQL queries off of it.  Also it would be nice if there were an "Enterprise Manager" application such as I used to have with SQL Server 2000 that would actually graphically help write the queries. 

Can somebody help me unwind this?  Thank you.

Is it possible to configure Reporting Services (SQL Server 2014) to support both SharePoint 2013 connected mode and local Report Server in native mode on the same server using multiple instances of RS? The reason for this setup is to avoid having to purchase SharePoint Enterprise CALs for other users than analysts and still be able to publish standard reports to all employees.

• Management and analysts -> Custom reports published through SharePoint 2013 Enterprise (SP2013 ECALs and SQL Server 2014 core license). Data alerts and Power View enabled if possible.
• All employees -> Standard reports published through Native Mode Report Server (SQL Server 2014 core license). Possible subscriptions.

I find the official documentation a bit lacking in this area but can't find anything stating against the above. It would be greatly appreciated if someone could confirm before planning the installs.

What I'm aiming for is somewhat similar to the "2 Tier Topology" described at: Example License Topologies and Costs for SQL Server 2014 Self-Service Business Intelligence

With the difference that there is a separate SQL Server 2014 server used both by SharePoint and as a standalone BI-server.

1. SharePoint EE + SQL Server 2014 EE
   • Excel Services
   • SSRS Add-in (Reporting Services, Power View)
   • SQL Server DB for SP Content, Configuration and Service Application DB:s
2. SQL Server 2014 EE - SharePoint + Standalone for BI
   • SSRS SharePoint Mode
   • SSRS Native Mode
   • SSAS (Not in SharePoint mode, skipping PowerPivot for now. Would Power View still work?)
   • SQL Server DB for Data Warehouse

= 1 x SharePoint EE Server Licence, 2 x SQL Server 2014 EE Server Licenses?

Deployment Topologies for SQL Server BI Features in SharePoint - Actually gives a good overview in the section "PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013 and Reporting Services Three Server Deployment". Just remove PowerPivot Service from Server 1 and change the Analysis Services in Server 2 to a regular native multidimensional mode. Server 2 would also be used for native Reporting Services.

Fallback or even beneficial option to install SSRS in SharePoint mode on the SQL Server instance used for content and configuration?

i recently had SQL Management studio 2012. i dont often need to use the software but when i did i realised it stopped opening. i needed it to run because my password expired. anyway, it refused to open. i thought re-installing it would help. it didnt. once i tried to install it again this message popped up.

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Setup
------------------------------

The following error has occurred:

Could not write value  to key \SOFTWARE.   Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xDF039760%25401201%25401

------------------------------
BUTTONS:

OK
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I now ran out of options and i was hoping anyone can help me? 

please keep the lingo simple, i do not work in the IT Industry. 

Thanks

Hi,

I'm attempting to install SQL2014 on a SurfacePro3 running Win 8.1.  Despite much searching I've not found anything that gets me past this problem.

I've tried:

• Uninstalling a update KB2918614 which was highlighted as a potential issue
• The login is the only account on the machine (not networked)
• Used "Run as Administrator"
• Even tried setting up a new User Account not linked to MS
• Run from the SETUP.EXE in the extracted files (with "Run As Admin")

The Summary log is below: