4.0.0 HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server Administration Guide (T5392-96056, March 2010)

Update considerations for SQL Server 2008
Extract zip files
Some hotfixes are provided in zip files. Be sure to extract the contacts of the file and review the
README before starting the installation.
Service pack and hotfix names
The installation procedure expects the names of SQL Server service packs and hotfixes to follow the
standardized naming schema defined in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822499
The installation will fail if the name of a service pack or hotfix has been changed and it no longer
matches the schema.
Use of a hidden administrative share
During its initialization phase, the SQL Server 2008 setup program uses a hidden administrative share
as the location for a tempfolder. If the setup program attempts to place the tempfolder on a PSFS
volume where the hidden administrative share is not yet created by LAN Manager, the setup will fail.
To work around this problem, use the following command to create an administrative share on the
PSFS volume. In the command, s:\ is the PSFS volume.
net share s$=s:\ /grant:builtin\administrators,full
Update considerations for SQL Server 2005
Instance-Aware components
When you perform an unattended installation of SQL Server 2005 SP1 or a SQL Server 2005 hotfix,
only instance-aware components (that is, components related to the instance) will be installed.
Non-instance-aware components such as SSIS (DTS), Notification Services, and SQL Tools are not
updated. This is by Microsoft design.
To update the non-instance-aware components, you will need to install SP1 or the hotfix manually and
select those components (they are selected by default). This needs to be done only once. You can
then perform unattended installations of the service pack or hotfix on your other SQL Server 2005
instances.
The non-instance-aware components are installed automatically with SQL Server 2005 SP2.
Extract zip files
Some hotfixes are provided in zip files. Be sure to extract the contacts of the file and review the
README before starting the installation.
SQL Server 2005 SP2 required for Full Text Search
SQL Server 2005 SP2 is required if you will be using FTE. SP2 provides the NTLM Security Support
Provider (NTLMSSP) service, which is used by FTE. Because Windows Server 2008 does not include
the NTLMSSP service, FTE will fail if SP2 is not installed.
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