I currently have SQL Server 2008 R2 Express installed.
I like to upgrade to SQL Server 2012 Express.
I am using a 64 bit system (Windows 7 Home Premium).
Is there a wizard that can do the upgrade? I checked a few places on the web but was not sure which option to choose.
Thank you in advance.
As documented, upgrade is supported from SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Express to SQL Server 2012 Express. Install the 2008 R2 SP1, and run installation of 2012 Express normally. It should pick up and offer an upgrade. Your operating system is also supported.
The SQL Server Installation Center (when you download the Express 2012 64) it give you an option to upgrade the SQL server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2 too) , it helps to fix issues when you backup and restore between servers, I also used "Windows Update" to update the existing MS-SQL-Express
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I have SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP3) - 10.50.6220.0 Express Edition (64bit).
I have upgrade my Express edition to SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition.
At first I used "SQL Server Installation Center" and run "Upgrade from SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2012".
All procedures for upgrade is fine.
Later I run Maintenance-Edition Upgrade in order to upgrade my edition wit Express to Standard Edition.
All procedures for upgrade are fine, SSMS view - SQL Server 2012 (SP3) (KB3072779) Standard Edition (64 bit), but SQL Server Services in SQL Server Configuration Manager is old (example - SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)). Why is the SQL Server service not updated? What have I done wrong?
I currently have SQL server 2008 R2 Express installed for my QA/Dev environment on Amazon EC2 instance.
Now my database is growing beyond the 10GB limitation of Express edition, so am planning to buy SQL server 2014 Developer edition.
So can i upgrade my SQL Express 2008 R2 to SQL server 2014 Developer Edition, if yes what is the procedure?
Yes you can upgrade. Check this Upgrades from Earlier Versions to SQL Server 2014
Yes you can Upgrade Sql-Server 2008r2 to 2014 developer edition.
First of all restoring backup will not upgrade your database. So,
1) Microsoft SQL Server 2014 installation setup provide options to upgrade your database either from 2008 R2 or from 2012. This will preform all the process and provide information if your database is upgradeable or you required to make some changes to your old database. After that you can proceed to upgrade database from 2008 R2 to 2014.
My recommendation would be to install SQL Server 2014 instance and then backup and migrate database from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2014
2) There are other third party tools that will preform all the necessary processes and messaging before upgrade.
You can get complete installation details here :
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/3245/quick-guide-to-upgrading-to-sql-server-2014/
Yes, you can upgrade it. You are not written your service pack of sqlserver. Here is the link to what and how to upgrade to Sqlserver2014.
Before doing this type of task always ready for rever, so take backup and restore any other pc.
This will give the whole up-gradation details
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb677622.aspx
http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/tip/SQL-Server-upgrade-paths-What-to-do-before-during-after-upgrading
SQL Server 2012 SP1
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
SQL Server 2008 SP3
SQL Server 2005
http://sqlmag.com/sql-server-2014/migrating-sql-server-2014
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707783.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143393.aspx
I have installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. It is set to automatic start in services. But when I start computer, it doesn't start automatically. I have installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express SP1 as well.
I had a client that had this problem with Avast Antivirus. At this point their PC guy has not fixed it you. The problem with SQL Server 2008 R2 Express started right after they installed it in April 2013. We can start it manually after start up.
I want to upgrade the SQL Server 2000 on Windows Server 2003 (sp1) to newer version (2005 or something better)
Can it be done?, also what should i know more on that?
Resources for Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor
SQL Server 2000 to 2008 Upgrade Whitepaper - Microsoft
I already had the SQL Server 2008 Express engine installed (just the bit that comes with VS 2008 Express). I then installed SQL Server 2005 Express followed by SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express, all of which seemed to install OK without any errors. However, when I run SQL Server 2005 Management Studio and enter the Server name as machine name\SQLEXPRESS and click Connect I get the message:
"This version of SQL Management Studio Express can only be used to connect to SQL Server 2000 and 2005 servers".
Presumably the instance name SQLEXPRESS refers to the 2008 version, is the 2005 instance a different name, or is it a different problem? Any ideas please, thanks
You are right that the SQL 2008 Express took the 'SQLEXPRESS' instance name. The 2005 toolset cannot connect to 2008. You need to find out the isntance name under which the 2005 VS installed it's Express. Easiest way is to start the Service Manager (run services.msc)and see the instance name there.
Run "services.msc" and check the service name that is running your SQLServer 2005 Express instance. You should use it, and not "SQLEXPRESS" if it is running your SQLServer 2008 instance.
Btw, SSMS 2008 works beautifully with 2005 instances.
Check this link to download SSMS Express 2008. I'm not sure code completion will work with SQLServer 2005 tho.