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The following rules are used by SQL Server Setup to validate your computer configuration before the Setup operation completes.
| Check item | Description | User action |
|---|---|---|
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Engine_OnlySupportedFeaturesUsedCheckSystem |
Checks the system databases for features that are not supported in the SQL Server edition to which you are upgrading. |
Turn off any features used in system databases that are not available in the SQL Server edition to which you are upgrading. |
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Engine_OnlySupportedFeaturesUsedCheckUser |
Checks all user databases for features that are not supported by the SQL Server edition. |
Turn off any features used in system databases that are not available in the SQL Server edition to which you are upgrading. |
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Engine_SqlEngineRestartCheck |
Checks whether the SQL Server service can be restarted. |
Identify and correct the issue that is preventing the SQL Server service from coming online. |
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Engine_SqlServerServiceDisabled_Id |
Checks that SQL Server service is not set to Disabled. |
Set the startup type for the SQL Server service to Manual or Automatic. |
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FacetDomainControllerCheck |
Checks whether the computer is a domain controller. Installing SQL Server 2008 on a domain controller is not recommended. |
Ensure that this computer is not a domain controller. See Security Considerations for a SQL Server Installation. |
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FacetPowerShellCheck |
Checks whether Windows PowerShell is installed. Windows PowerShell is a pre-requisite for some SQL Server 2008 editions. |
For installations of SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services, ensure that Windows PowerShell is installed. |
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PerfMonCounterNotCorruptedCheck |
Checks if the existing performance counter registry hive is consistent. |
Ensure that the performance counter registry hive is consistent. |
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EditionUpgradeMatrixCheck |
Checks whether the selected instance of SQL Server meets upgrade matrix requirements. |
Some edition upgrade scenarios are not supported. See Version and Edition Upgrades. |
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AS_ValidateEditionUpgrade |
Checks whether Analysis Services is being upgraded to a valid edition. |
Some edition upgrade scenarios are not supported. See Version and Edition Upgrades. |
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Cluster_EditionDownGradeCheck |
Checks whether the edition of the selected instance of SQL Server is supported in this scenario. |
Some edition upgrade scenarios are not supported. See Version and Edition Upgrades. |
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BlockMixedArchitectureUpgrade |
Checks whether the CPU architecture of features you are trying to upgrade is different than the CPU architecture of this installation program. |
Some cross-platform upgrade scenarios are not supported. See Version and Edition Upgrades. |
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EditionDownGradeCheck |
Checks whether the edition of the selected instance of SQL Server is supported in this scenario. |
Some edition upgrade scenarios are not supported. See Version and Edition Upgrades. |