If you do a clean install of VS15 without any prior manual installations of SSDT, you’ll see that you actually have SSDT installed natively in VS15. I have the same difficulties as you trying to update the native SSDT that comes with VS15. Jon: I’m sorry to learn about SSMS being blurry. But learning is a cycle of frustration and elation as you figure out how to do stuff. Poke around, you’ll figure it out.Īnother advantage of working with SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 is that you will be ahead of curve in learning both together. You can attach ISO files to VirtualBox virtual machines. Like SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition, you have to sign in and provide some information. You can get the latest Windows Server 2016 TP here. įor SQL Server 2016, I built a new virtual machine and installed Windows Server 2015 Technical Preview 5 as the OS. You can download VirtualBox (it’s free) here. This will not work for everyone, but it works well for me. When I change laptops every few years, I reinstall VirtualBox and copy the virtual machine files onto the new machine. My laptop has very few applications installed, instead I install application on virtual machines. In short, I use VirtualBox for almost everything. I’ve written about my laptop setup in the past… perhaps it’s time for a fresh post on this topic. I felt the post was long enough and there are many ways to unpack ISO files. I just wanted to demonstrate one way to get up and running with the new (FREE!) version.Īlex: I’m sorry I didn’t explain that part. Jen: you’re welcome! I’m glad this helped. IESSIS2: Immersion Event on Advanced SQL Server Integration ServicesĮnterprise Data & Analytics – We are here to help. That was it! Now I’m ready to learn more about SQL Server 2016! So I returned to the web page and downloaded the SSDT ISO image file: But I did not see a listing for SSDT 2015. I read through this page and tried to walk through the steps described in step 2 above. Once SSMS is installed, click the “Install SQL Server Data Tools” link:Ĭlicking the link opens a page named “Download SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)”:Ĭlick the link named “Download SQL Server Data Tools for Visual Studio 2015”: The SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) installation starts: Once the download is complete, click the Run button to install SSMS 2016: It contains a link to install SSMS for the GA release: The link takes me to a page titled Download SQL Server Management Studio. Once the installation completed, I clicked the “Install SQL Server Management Tools” link on the SQL Server Installation Center’s Installation page: The Ready to Install page displayed I clicked the install button to begin the installation. I deleted the ReportServer and ReportServerTemp database and log files and clicked the Re-run button: The SSRS database files remained even after I uninstalled RC3. I am re-purposing a virtual machine on which I’d installed SQL Server 2016 RC3. On the Feature Configuration Rules page, you may encounter an error like I did above. On the Reporting Services Configuration page, accept the default (Install and configure), then click the Next button: On the Database Engine Configuration page, I opted to use Mixed Mode, supplied a strong password, and added the current user to the SQL Server Administrators group. On the Server Configuration page, I accepted the defaults for services and startup types: On the Instance Configuration page I opted to install a default instance and clicked the Next button: I installed the Database Engine Services, Reporting Services – Native, Integration Services, and Client Connectivity. On the Feature Selection page, select the features you want to install and a location for the instance root files. If the Install Rules page tests pass, click the Next button to proceed: On the License Terms page check the “I accept the license terms” checkbox and click the Next button: SQL Server Installation Center starts:Ĭlick the link labeled “New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation”:Īccept the defaults on the Product Key page – Developer Edition and no product key, then click the Next button: Once you have SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition, start the installation by executing setup.exe. I blogged about one way to obtain SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition in the post SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition is Free. I will, however, share how I set up SQL Server 2016 to begin learning about the relational engine, SSIS, and SSRS.įirst, you need SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition. There are lots of options when installing SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition.
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