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Part 1 - Installing SQL Server 2008 Express Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2. This guide assumes you are installing SQL server to be used with MDT 2012/2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 server in a domain environment. It is intended for use in home lab or test environment.
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Part 1 - Installing SQL Server 2008 Express Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 This guide assumes you are installing SQL server to be used with MDT 2012/2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 server in a domain environment. It is intended for use in home lab or test environment. This guide covers how to Install the SQL Server Configure the SQL Server Configure Windows Firewall to allow SQL Server through the firewall Build a database for use with MDT 2012/2010
Click Next Accept the licence terms
Select Database Engine Services Click Next
Select Named Instance Make a note of the Named instance (SQLExpress) Click Next
Enter the username and password for an Administrator account in your domain. Click OK Reminder: this guide is intended for use in a home lab or test environment. Hence it is sufficient to use the Administrator account in your domain for this.
Select Windows authentication mode Add user accounts you want to give administrator access to the SQL Server. You can also add AD Security Groups to this list Click Next
Configure The SQL Server Open the SQL Server Configuration Manager
Expand SQL Server Network Configuration Select Protocols for SQLEXPRESS Right click on enable Named Pipes
Select SQL Server Services Right click on SQL Server Browser and select Properties
Configure Windows Firewall Open Windows Firewall Click on Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall
Click Browse… Browser to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared Open sqlbrowser
Once again add another program to allow through the firewall Browse to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn Open sqlsevr
Build A MDT Database Open the Deployment Workbench and expand your Deployment Share Expand Advanced Configuration Right click on Database and select New Database
Enter the hostname of your server on which you installed SQL Server 2008 Express Enter SQLEXPRESS Choose Named Pipes
A database has been created and linked with your deployment share. Click Finish
End of Part 1 Part 2 of this series will demonstrate how to populate and use the database in a couple of deployment scenarios. Instructions are available on my blog.emeneye.wordpress.com