#Ms sql server 2012 express sp2 download install#

If you are planning to use SQL server other than 2012 then click here to see the SQL Server Requirements for Configuration Manager 2012 R2.

#Ms sql server 2012 express sp2 download install#

In this post we will be installing SQL server 2012 with SP1 on windows server 2012 R2, if you have only SQL server 2012 iso copy, you can download the SQL server 2012 service pack 1 and install it.įor System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager you can install the SQL server with combinations :-ġ) Install SQL Server 2012 + Min Cumulative Update 2Ģ) Install SQL Server 2012 + Service Pack 1 ģ) Install SQL Server 2012 with Service Pack 1 I would prefer to install SQL locally because this it requires less administrative overhead, the license for SQL is included with System Center so no additional license needs to be purchased and with local SQL you can achieve better performance than remote. The answer is you can install it on local server or host the database on remote server. Most of the users have a question on where should the SQL server be installed, should it be installed locally on the server where SCCM is installed or on a remote server ?. After installing prerequisites the next step is to install SQL server.

In this deployment series of Configuration Manager 2012 R2 we started with system center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager system requirements which tells more about the new features of SCCM 2012 R2 and system requirements for Configuration Manager 2012 R2, in the next post we saw the steps for installing prerequisites for SCCM 2012 R2. In this post we will be looking at the steps for Installing SQL Server 2012 for Configuration Manager 2012 R2.