********************************************************* * Customized Installation of SQL Server 2008 R2 for SAP * ********************************************************* The SAP manual SQL4SAP_docu.

pdf describes how to use SQL4SAP.VBS. Check SAP note 1144459 for known problems and latest news about SQL4SAP.VBS. _SqlAuth.vbs ============ SQL4SAP.VBS always installs SQL Server in "Windows Authentication" mode. However , the script _SqlAuth.vbs installs SQL Server in "SQL Server and Windows Authent ication" mode. Installation Drive ================== SQL4SAP.VBS installs to the Windows Program Files directory. This directory is n ormally located in "C:\Program Files", but it depends on your Windows installati on. This is not a restriction, since you can create the SAP database afterwards in any directory you want. You can also move the tempdb database afterwards. For more information, see SAP Note 363018. Space Usage =========== SQL4SAP.VBS checks the free space on the Windows partition. You get a warning if the free space is less than 3500 MB. You can ignore the warning but it is very likely that the SQL Server installation fails. Most of the space is used for the .NET Frameworks 2.0 SP1, 3.0 SP1, 3.5 SP1, and temporary installation files. Th e space used on the Windows partition is not significantly lower if you install SQL Server 2008 R2 manually on another partition. Features ======== - Installs SQL Server 2008 R2 and the newest Service Pack - Installs SQL Server collation SQL_Latin1_General_CP850_BIN2 - Installs Client Components - Enables TCP/IP, Named Pipes and Shared Memory - Installs in Windows Authentication mode - Disables the login sa and sets a random password during the SQL Server install ation (not when applying a service pack) - Changes the following configuration options: exec sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1 exec sp_configure 'max degree of parallelism', 1 exec sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1 exec sp_configure 'SMO and DMO XPs', 1 - Installs all services under "Local System Account" - Configures auto-start of SQL Server and SQL Server Agent