DOWNLOAD AND START SQL SERVER INSTALLATION SOFTWARE

1. Microsoft SQL Server is used by eVo for database management. This product may be downloaded for free from Microsoft. It must be installed on your server if this is to be a networked system. If you are going to run eVo on only one computer, then SQL Server must be installed on that computer. In either case, you will need to have Administrative rights to the computer you are installing it on.

2. Download the SQL Server database and management tools from the following link:

SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition

3. Start the installation program for the SQL Server database and management tools.

REVIEW HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

1. From the SQL Server Installation Center, go to the Planning section and review the Hardware and Software Requirements.

2. Ensure that your system meets the requirements before proceeding.

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BEGIN INSTALLATION AND CHECK SETUP PREREQUISITES

1. From the SQL Server Installation Center, go to the Installation section and begin a new installation

2. Follow the installation prompts until you get to the Setup Support Rules step. This step will check your machine for various prerequisites. If you have any detected failures that you cannot solve, please contact eVo support for assistance.

Here is a screenshot of what you may encounter if there is a failure. In this case, the Windows PowerShell program is not installed:

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NOTE: It is common for Windows PowerShell to not be installed. Steps are outlined below to resolve this.

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DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL WINDOWS POWERSHELL (IF REQUIRED)

1. If the SQL Server installation process indicated that Windows PowerShell is not installed, you must follow these steps. The Windows PowerShell software is provided free from Microsoft.

Cancel the SQL Server installation process before proceeding.

2. Download and install the Windows PowerShell software from one of the following links:

Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Vista

Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP

3. When the Windows PowerShell installation is complete, open the SQL Server installation software again.

RESUME AND CONFIGURE SQL SERVER INSTALLATION

1. Once all setup prerequisites are in place, you will come to the Feature Selection step. Accept the defaults for this step. All options should be checked by default.

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2. On the Instance Configuration step, accept all defaults. The default Named Instance value should show “SQLExpress”.

3. On the Server Configuration step, accept all of the defaults. There should already be an Account Name specified for each row in the service grid. If there is not, please select the appropriate Account Name for each service.

If you are unsure of what Account Name to select, please contact eVo support for assistance.

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4. On the Database Engine Configuration step, accept all of the defaults. The Authentication Mode should be set to “Windows authentication mode” by default.

5. On the Error Reporting step, you have an option to send installation error reports to Microsoft.

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FINISH SQL SERVER INSTALLATION

1. The remaining steps should be self-explanatory. Proceed through the remaining steps to complete the installation. The Installation Progress step will display a progress bar, and may take several minutes to complete.

2. When the installation is complete, you will see a confirmation screen.

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SEARCH FOR PRODUCT UPDATES

1. From the SQL Server Installation Center, go to the Installation section and use the Search for product updates option to find out if there are any available Windows software updates. Windows software updates are highly recommended as they usually enhance security and stability of various Microsoft products.

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SETUP SQL SERVER NETWORK CONFIGURATION

1. Open SQL Server Configuration Manager by going to StartProgramMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2Configuration ToolsSQL Server Configuration Manager

2. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, left-click on SQL Server Network ConfigurationProtocols for SQLEXPRESS. Then right-click on TCP/IP and left-click on Properties.

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3. On the Protocol tab, set the Enabled property to Yes.

4. On the IP Addresses tab, scroll to the bottom of the property list. Set the TCP Port under the IPALL section to 1433.

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5. In order for the changes to take effect, you must restart the SQL Server service. This can be done from the main window of the SQL Server Configuration Manager.

Left-click on SQL Server Services, and then right-click on the SQL Server service (probably named “SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)”. Choose the Restart option.

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