SQL 2019 Media Preparation

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Before FineBuild can be used, the install media must be prepared. This section explains what needs to be done.

Overview

The install media preparation includes downloading the items below. Ensure you comply with your site standards regarding downloading, virus checking and licensing of this software.

SQL Server 2019 can be installed on Windows 10 or Windows 2016 and above.

Item	Description
Mandatory Items	SQL Server Install Media
	Pre-Requisite media
Optional Items	Upgrades to SQL Install Media
	SQL Service Packs and Cumulative Updates
	Microsoft and Community Components
	Site-Specific Routines

The install media for SQL Server 2019 supplied by Microsoft is normally downloaded from the internet or supplied on a single ISO file. When the preparation is complete, the install media will contain SQL Media Folder Names shown below, but you can also use SQL Media Alternative Folder Names:

Folder	Description
SQL Install	Top-level folder containing all SQL Server install media
Site SQL Files Folder	Repository for files needed for a large-scale rollout of SQL FineBuild
Additional Components	Additional Microsoft and community components used in this build
SQL2019	Folder to contain all SQL Server 2019 install media
FineBuild	Install scripts. These are described in FineBuild Components Inventory
Service Packs	Service Pack and Hotfix install media
SQL2019_Eval	SQL Server install media from Microsoft

Install Media Preparation Example

The procedure for preparing the install media for Evaluation Edition is described below. A similar process is used to prepare the install media for all other SQL Server Editions except for Express Edition. Please see SQL Media Folder Names for the folder names to use for other SQL Server editions.

The download locations given below were correct as of 10 June 2021, but they may change if new versions of these components are released or non-English versions are downloaded. The file names given in the SQL2019Config.xml configuration file for these components should be updated if the file name of a component has changed. Products that have national language support for at least one non-English language are shown by a NLS value of Y.

Mandatory Items

The following items must be completed before FineBuild can be used.

SQL Server Install Media

This section prepares the SQL install media for use by FineBuild.

1. Create a folder on a Network Drive

   This can be called SQL Install or any other name you prefer

2. Create a sub-folder of SQL Install to hold files needed for a large-scale rollout of SQL Server

   This can have any name you prefer. See Site SQL Files Folder for details

3. Create a sub-folder of SQL Install called SQL2019

4. Copy the SQL 2019 FineBuild folder into the SQL2019 folder

5. Create a sub-folder of SQL2019 called SQL2019_Eval

6. Copy into SQL2019_Eval the contents of install media DVD for SQL Server 2019 Enterprise Evauation Edition

   If your install media is in an ISO file, this can be browsed using Pismo File Mount

Pre-Requisite media

The following items are required in order to allow the SQL Server install to run

1. Create a sub-folder of SQL Install called Additional Components

   • This folder is used to hold all additional install media. For some components, you will be told to put the media into a sub-folder of Additional Components
   • The same Additional Components folder can be used for all versions of SQL FineBuild

2. It is recommended that the version of NTRIGHTS.EXE and REG.EXE supplied with FineBuild are replaced by versions from a trusted source

   See Setup Utilities for details

3. Download the following mandatory routines into the Additional Components folder

   Component	Download Location	NLS
   .Net 3.5	See Install .Net 3.5	Y
   .Net 4.x	See Install .Net 4.x	Y
   Python	See Setup Machine Learning Install Media	Y
   R Services	See Setup Machine Learning Install Media	Y

Optional Items

The following items are optional. If you do not want a given component then do not download it.

Upgrades to SQL Install Media

FineBuild can optionally upgrade various components supplied in the SQL install media to more recent versions. If you want to take advantage of this, then download the components listed below.

1. There are no optional upgrades to the SQL Install Media for SQL 2019 currently available

SQL Service Packs and Cumulative Updates

FineBuild can optionally include SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates in the SQL install process.

1. Create a sub-folder of SQL2019 called Service Packs

2. Create a sub-folder of Service Packs called RTM

   There are no Service Packs issued for SQL Server 2019. All updates are in the form of Cumulative Updates (CUs)

3. Download the required Cumulative Updates

   The Cumulative Update must be placed in the same folder as the Service Pack (eg \Service Packs\RTM). All Cumulative Updates for the RTM release are cumulative, so if you install Cumulative Update 5 you do not need to also install the previous Cumulative Updates.

   SQL FineBuild uses the standard Microsoft CU discovery during an install to find the latest available CU. Even though the SQL2019Config.xml file only holds details of Cumulative Updates up to CU11, additional CU files do not need to be added unless you also intend to use the FineFix process to apply future CUs, in which case the SQL2019Config.xml file should be updated to hold details of the new CUs.

   KB4518398 provides a list of all Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2019. For more details see Install SQL Cumulative Update.

Microsoft and Community Components

FineBuild can optionally include various Microsoft and Community components in the SQL install process.

1. The following Microsoft and Community components can be downloaded into the Additional Components folder

   If you do not want a given component then do not download it. It is suggested that where any of the Community components are used, a donation is made to the author of the component

   Component	Download Location	NLS
   Java DBC Driver	See Install Java DBC Driver	Y
   MDX Studio	See Install MDX Studio	N
   OLE Provider for DB2	See Install OLE Provider for DB2	N
   Plan Explorer	See Install Plan Explorer	N
   RS Linked Report Generator	See Install Linked Report Generator	N
   RS Scripter	See Install Reporting Services Scripter	N
   SQL Nexus	See Install SQL Nexus	N
   SQL Performance Dashboard	See Install SQL Performance Dashboard	N
   SSMS	See Install SSMS	N
   Sumatra PDF viewer	See Install PDF Reader	Y
   Windows Process Explorer	See Install Process Explorer	N
   Windows Process Monitor	See Install Process Monitor	N
   XML Notepad 2007	See Install XML Notepad	N
   Zoomit	See Install Zoomit	N

Site-Specific Routines

1. SQL FineBuild will use AutoConfig Processing to install site-specific components and process site-specific scripts

   The following components are recommended to be included in AutoConfig Processing \SQLTools sub-folder:

   Item	Description
   	Business Intelligence Tools
   BI Developer Extensions	Toolkit for assisting BI Developers Wiki: https://bideveloperextensions.github.io/ Download from Visual Studio Marketplace
   PowerBI Desktop	Design tool for non-paginated PowerBI reporta Download must match version of PowerBI Server
   PowerBI Report Builder	Design tool for paginated PowerBI reports Download: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58158
   Tabular Editor	The best design tool for SSAS Tabular Models Wiki: https://docs.tabulareditor.com/ Download: https://github.com/otykier/TabularEditor/releases/latest
   	Miscellaneous Tools
   Notepad++	Very good plain text editor Wiki: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Download: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/

2. The SQL 2019 Evaluation Edition install media is now ready for use

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