Chapter 4. Planning an Installation or Upgrade
by Mark Spenik
IN THIS CHAPTER
Developing an Installation Strategy and Plan
Developing an Upgrade Strategy and Plan
Upgrade/Installation Planning FAQ
In this chapter, you develop plans and strategies to help you correctly install or upgrade SQL Server. Why bother with a planning stage? Why not just skip right to the installation or upgrade? SQL Server installation and upgrading is a simple process, but, by planning, you can make the correct decisions that affect the performance and operation of SQL Server before the installation. When upgrading, you can never make too many plans to limit server downtime and protect your database against problems encountered during the upgrade. Additionally, the SQL ...
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