∙Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Windows Server Update Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981390)

∙Update for Rights Management Services Client for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979099)

∙Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Active Directory Rights Management Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981391)

∙Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981332)

∙Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB976422)

∙Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980408)

∙Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982632)

∙Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB975467)

Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on the VM

1.Insert the installation DVD for SQL Server 2008 R2 into the physical DVD drive.

2.In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine, and choose Connect.

3.On the media menu, choose DVD Drive Capture D:

4.On the Action menu, choose Start.

5.Log into the VM.

6.If AutoPlay does not begin the installation, navigate to the SQL Server 2008 R2 DVD, and double-click.

7.If prompted with a .NET installation prompt, click Yes to enable the .NET Framework Core role.

8.At the SQL Server Installation Center screen, click Installation.

9.Click New installation or Add features to an existing installation.

10.At the Setup Support Rules screen, click OK.

11.At the Product Key screen, specify the free Enterprise edition evaluation, and click Next.

12.At the License Terms screen, accept the license terms, and click Next.

13.At the Setup Support Files screen, click Install.

14.At the Setup Support Rules screen, click Next.

15.At the Setup Role screen, choose SQL Server Feature Installation, and click Next.

16.At the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Selection screen select the following features: Database Engine Services, Full-Text Search, Client Tools Connectivity, Client Tools Backwards Compatibility, Management Tools – Basic, Management Tools – Complete, and click Next.

17.At the Installation Rules screen, click Next.

18.At the Instance Configuration screen, leave the defaults, and click Next.

19.At the Disk Space Requirements screen, click Next.

20.At the Server Configuration screen, choose the service account, enter a password if necessary, and click Next.

21.At the Database Engine Configuration screen, select Mixed Mode, enter a password for the system administrator (sa) account, click Add Current User, and click Next.

22.At the Error Reporting screen, click Next.

23.At the Installation Configuration Rules screen, click Next.

24.At the Installation screen, click Install.

25.At the Complete screen, click Close.

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