STEP BY STEP

INSTALL SQL SERVER 2016 STANDALONE

ON WINDOWS 2016

Waleed Mostafa
MVP - Cloud and Datacenter Management
Senior Consultant
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table of contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 2
2 Step by Step install database engine and reporting ................................................ 3
3 Step by Step install SQL Server Management Studio ............................................. 12
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1 Introduction
This Document describes step by step installing SQL server 2016 standalone On windows
2016 and explain some of the best practices to follow when setting up a production
server. I will also take a look at the new features when installing SQL Server 2016
compared to older versions.
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2 Step by Step install database engine and reporting

The version of SQL Server that I am using is SQL Server 2016 RTM.

The below steps can be repeated to install the database engine and reporting in
separate servers

 Graphical Interface

1. Login to the Server using

account with local admin
rights.

2. Locate the SQL server

Installation Setup.exe,
right click, run as
administrator.
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3. Select System
Configuration check

4. Insure that all the

requirement passed then
click ok.

5. Select Installation then

click to New SQL Server
Stand-alone or add
……….
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New for SQL Server 2016

For the SQL Server DBA you will notice a few additions to this screen.
 SQL Server Management Tools can now be installed from this screen.
 The files and binaries will be downloaded when you click this link, as they are no longer
bundled with the installation media.
 SQL Server Data Tools can also be installed from this screen.
 Additionally, a standalone instance of R can be installed.
 R is a statistical programming language embedded into SQL server 2016, making it
easy for data scientists and BI professionals to get a good level of analysis without
leaving the SQL Server environment.

6. Enter your product Key

then click Next.

7. Click to I Accept the

License term then Next.
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8. Setup will check if

problem might be occur,
click next.

9. Leave the default then

click Next

10. Setup will check, Leave

the firewall warring but
remember to open the
ports that you need then
click next.
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11. Select the feature

needed om my case I
select Database engine,
Full text index and
Reporting Service Native
then select the
installation path
according to you
standard then click next

12. Leave the default

instance ID then click
next.

13. Select Configure the

SQL Server Database
Engine and the SQL
Server Agent services to
use the
Domain\SQL_Accounts
service account and go
to the Collation tab.
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New for SQL Server 2016

 The ability to allow Perform Volume Maintenance tasks to be checked from the Server
Configuration Screen.

14. Select the SQL collation

needed you’re your SQL
in my case I select
SQL_Latin1_General_C
P1_CI_AS collation for
the Database Engine.

15. Select the SQL admin

user or Group that click
on data directories.
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16. Configure the directories

then click to temp DB.

17. Configure the Temp DB

number of files and log
path ….. etc. then click
to Filestream.

New for SQL Server 2016

 This is new in SQL 2016, and previously had to be configured after install. This screen
allows you to create files for temp db. Best practice stated there should be 1 file per
logical core up to a maximum of 8.
 You can also spread the files over more than one disk if needed. Once you’re happy
with your selections click next.
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18. Leave the default

selection as it is that
click next.

19. Select Install Only then

click Next.

20. Verify the installation

information then click
Install.
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21. Wait until the installation

done

22. Insure that the SQL

Server installed
successfully then click
close.
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3 Step by Step install SQL Server Management Studio

New for SQL Server 2016

SQL Server Management Tools can now be installed from the below screen.

The files and binaries will be downloaded when you click this link, as they are no longer
bundled with the installation media.

 Graphical Interface

1. In order to manage the

SQL you need to install
the SQL management
tools, Click to install SQL
server Management
tools.
2. You can Download SQL
Server Management
Studio (16.4.1) from
https://msdn.microsoft.co
m/en-
us/library/mt238290.asp
x

3. Locate the SSMS-Setup-

ENU.exe right click and
run as administrator.

4. Click install.
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5. Wait until the setup finish

the installation of the
SQL server
Management Studio.

6. Make sure that the setup

completed successfully
then click close.

7. Now click start expand

Microsoft SQL server
2016 the open Microsoft
SQL server
Management studio.
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8. Wait until the

Management studio
opened

9. During the first open of

the Management studio
will loading the user
setting

10. Enter the server name if

it’s not on the server
name box, enter the user
name that has the
access to the SQL if not
on the username box
then click connect.

11. Once the SQL server

management studio
open, you can manage
your SQL.