There are plenty of supported operating systems, ranging from Windows 8 to Windows Server 2016. I will also add to the mix SQL Server Management Studio.Īs a first step, you need to prepare a virtual machine where you will install SQL Server. I will now document how to do a basic install of Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition, to be used in a home lab environment. That’s a nice move Microsoft, I hope you will extend the program to Windows Server as well 🙂 Developer Edition used to be a paid (and cheaper) version, but since March 2016 Microsoft decided to offer it for free. Express has few limitations, may be enough for a lab environment, but I decided to go with Developer Edition (full-featured free edition). If you run a test and development environment, you can choose between Express and Developer editions, both free.
If you run production workload, you can choose between Enterprise, Standard and Express editions (each which different price and set of features). When thinking at SQL Server, there are few editions to choose from. SQL Server is another prerequisite for vRA, so here I am documenting how to install Microsoft SQL Server 2017. A Windows domain is mandatory, so I wrote How to Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2. I am working on a vRealize Automation install in my home lab, and this is how this post was born. If you follow my blog, you may know I’m a big fan of vRealize Automation. I am in no way an expert in SQL Server, but I know my way around it. “This is a cloud/virtualization blog, why would you publish an article on how to install Microsoft SQL Server?” That’s a valid question.
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