Installing the SQL Server client
Installation procedure
1. Run the SQL Server 2008 installation program.
2. On the Feature Selection page, select the features Management Tools - Basic and SQL
Client Connectivity SDK
, as shown in Figure 28 .
For information about displaying the Feature Selection
page, see " Installing SQL Server
2008 ."
Figure 28 Feature Selection page
3. Click Next .
The Disk Space Requirements
page opens, as shown in Figure 29 .
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Figure 29 Disk Space Requirements page
4. Click Next .
The Error and Usage Reporting
page opens, as shown in Figure 30 .
Figure 30 Error and Usage Reporting page
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5. Use the default settings and click Next .
The Installation Rules
page, as shown in Figure 31 .
Figure 31 Installation Rules page
6. Click Next .
The Ready to Install
page opens, as shown in Figure 32 .
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Figure 32 Ready to Install page
7. Click Install .
The Installation Progress
page opens, as shown in Figure 33 .
Figure 33 Installation Progress page
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When the installation is complete, the page displays the following message: Setup process complete
, as shown in Figure 34 .
Figure 34 Setup process complete
8. Click Next .
The Complete
page opens, as shown in Figure 35 .
Figure 35 Complete page
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9. Click Close .
Testing connectivity
To test the connectivity between the SQL Server client and the SQL Server database:
1. Select Run from the Start menu, and then enter cmd in the Run dialog box.
2. In the CMD window, enter one of the following commands:
For the default instance: osql –h172.8.9.63 –Usa –PiMC123
For a named instance: osql –h172.8.9.63\instancename –Usa –PiMC123
In these commands, 172.8.9.63
is the IP address of the SQL Server database, sa and iMC123 are the username and password of the default superuser, and instancename represents the named instance.
If the SQL command prompt is displayed, you have connected to the SQL Server database, as
shown in Figure 36 .
Figure 36 Testing connectivity
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