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With
the release of SQL Server 2008 SP1, Microsoft provides the capability
to create Slipstream installations of SQL Server 2008. Slipstreaming is
a method of integrating a SQL Server 2008 update with the original
installation media so that the original media and update are installed
at the same time. This capability can be a huge timesaver over having
to manually run a service pack and possible cumulative update
installations after running a full SQL Server install, especially if
you have to repeat the installation in multiple environments.
Slipstreaming is supported in the following scenarios:
Installing the original media and a service pack Installing the original media, a service pack, and a cumulative update to the service pack
Note
Slipstreaming a cumulative
update for SQL Server 2008 with the original media but without a
service pack is not supported because slipstreaming wasn’t supported
until SQL Server 2008 SP1 was released. Also, a Slipstream installation
cannot be performed to update a SQL Server 2008 instance to SQL Server
2008 R2.
If you are doing a single
install of SQL Server 2008 and at the same time want to apply SP1 and
possibly a cumulative update as well, you can run the Slipstream
installation by performing the following steps:
1. | If
they are not installed already on the target machine, install the
required prerequisites for the SQL Server 2008 Installer (.NET
Framework 3.5 SP1 and Windows Installer 4.5). You can install them
manually from the SQL Server install disk (the installers are located
in the Drive_Letter:\platform\redist\Windows
Installer folder). Alternatively, after you extract the service pack
files, run the sqlsupport.msi
file from within the folder where the service pack files have been
extracted. For example, if you extracted the Service pack to the
C:\sql2k8xp1 folder on an X86 platform, this file would be found in the
C:\SQL2K8SP1\x86\setup\1033 folder.
Note
To confirm whether the setup
support files are installed, search for the Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Setup Support Files entry in the Programs and Features Control Panel
(or the Add or Remove Programs Control Panel in operating systems prior
to Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008).
Note
On the IA-64 platform, the
.NET Framework 3.5 is not supported. The .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 is
required instead. The .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 is located in the Drive_Letter:\ia64\redist\2.0\NetFx20SP2_ia64.exe folder on the source media.
| 2. | If
not done already, download the Service Pack (PCU) package that matches
your system architecture and, if desired, the cumulative update (CU)
package you want to install.
| 3. | For
each package you want to include in the Slipstream installation,
extract the contents to a folder on the local drive by running a
command similar to the following at the command prompt from within the
folder where you downloaded the package(s):
Name_of_the_PCU_or_CU_package.exe /x:Root_of_path_to_extract_to\<PCU | CU>
| 4. | Now
things get a bit tricky. Because Slipstream support is introduced with
SP1, the setup.exe program that shipped with the original SQL Server
2008 installation media doesn’t support the /PCUSource or /CUSource
options that allow you to specify the locations of the service pack and
cumulative updates to be slipstreamed. Instead, you need to run the SQL
Server 2008 Setup program for Service Pack 1 and specify the action as
INSTALL, and the file paths for the original media, as well as service
pack and cumulative update files. These are specified using the
/ACTION, /MEDIASource, /PCUSource, and /CUSourceD: drive with SP1
extracted to the C:\SQLServer2008SP1 folder:
parameters. The following example shows how to run a slipstream install of SQL Server 2008 from the install CD in the
C:\SQLServer2008SP1>setup.exe /PCUSource=C:\SQLServer2008SP1 /ACTION=INSTALL
/MEDIASOURCE=D:\
This command runs the SQL Server installation in the normal GUI mode,
requiring you to specify and confirm all settings. If you want, you can
also choose to run the install in a limited interface or automated
mode, as described previously in this chapter in the section describing
how to use a configuration file. However, the first time you run a
Slipstream installation, you should at least use an interface that
allows you to view the Ready to Install page before running the
installation so that you can verify whether the desired Slipstream
installation is being performed. If the setup utility is running a
Slipstream installation, it is indicated in the Action field, as shown
in Figure 1.
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