How to create new instance in sql server 2005

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How to create new instance in sql server 2005

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July 23, 2008 at 12:15 am

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Can any body please suggest me How to create new instance in sql server 2005? i have installed enterprise edition .

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

A full new instance with a different instance name, separate services, etc?

You install SQL again and when it asks for default or named instance, you give it the name of the instance you want to create.

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jimlafantasie Valued Member Points: 69 More actions · Answer 2

So if it was installed as Default, do you have to uninstall and reinstall? or can you install over top? What if you want to create several instances, do you just run the install several times?

Thanks.

nary SSCrazy Points: 2869 More actions · Answer 3

If you already have Default instance then install new instance as named instance .

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 234013 More actions · Answer 4

jimlafantasie (7/29/2008)
do you just run the install several times?
Thanks.

that is exactly what you do, specifying a new instance name each time

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OP_HELP SSCrazy Points: 2618 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (7/23/2008)
A full new instance with a different instance name, separate services, etc?
You install SQL again and when it asks for default or named instance, you give it the name of the instance you want to create.

Hi Gail,

Would your suggestion be applicable to SQL 2005 Standard Edition ( Version 9.2.3042.00) ?

I'm using SSMS (SQL Server Mang. Studio) (see screenshot below)

As you can see under "Registered Servers" I only have the Server where SQL2005 is hosted on.

How do I add an "instance"? Do I have to have to create a place on the server to install 2005 as a separate "Registered Server"?

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 234013 More actions · Answer 6

once the instance is installed you register it by using

servername\instancename

so if you created an instance call "Instance1" on SQL server "London" then register using

London1\Instance1

To register a default instance you specify only the server name

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manoj2001 SSCrazy Points: 2225 More actions · Answer 7

But if i am not wrong we could add instances in SQL Server 2000, by right clicking

enterprise manager and create and register new instance by giving name of the instance.

i mean in 2005 and 2008 it will definetly requires new installation.

please correct me if i am wrong.

Manoj

manoj2001 SSCrazy Points: 2225 More actions · Answer 8

But if i am not wrong we could add instances in SQL Server 2000, by right clicking

enterprise manager and create and register new instance by giving name of the instance.

i mean in 2005 and 2008 it will definetly requires new installation.

please correct me if i am wrong.

Manoj

AppemanKotze Valued Member Points: 57 More actions · Answer 9

I have a different problem. When i run the installer again i never get an option for creating a new instance. (i'm installing entaprise edition)

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 234013 More actions · Answer 10

AppemanKotze (4/30/2010)
I have a different problem. When i run the installer again i never get an option for creating a new instance. (i'm installing entaprise edition)

what do you see when re launching the installer?

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173063 More actions · Answer 11

manoj2001 (7/9/2009)
But if i am not wrong we could add instances in SQL Server 2000, by right clicking
enterprise manager and create and register new instance by giving name of the instance.
i mean in 2005 and 2008 it will definetly requires new installation.
please correct me if i am wrong.

You're confusing registering an instance with installing an instance.

1st, SQL 2k5 and 2k8 do NOT require you to register your servers. That toolbar is pretty much useless IMHO, unless you have a lot of servers/instances to keep track of (more than can fit in the memory of the CONNECT popup window). To register an instance, right click and enter the name of the existing server/instance.

To INSTALL a new instance, even on SQL 2k, you have to go through the entire install process from scratch. I believe up to 15 instances can be fit on SQL 2k standard, including the default. Or I could be remembering wrong.

But remember these are two different concepts you're talking about. Which do you want to do? Register or Install?

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Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 234013 More actions · Answer 12

Brandie Tarvin (4/30/2010)
manoj2001 (7/9/2009)
But if i am not wrong we could add instances in SQL Server 2000, by right clicking
enterprise manager and create and register new instance by giving name of the instance.
i mean in 2005 and 2008 it will definetly requires new installation.
please correct me if i am wrong.
You're confusing registering an instance with installing an instance.
1st, SQL 2k5 and 2k8 do NOT require you to register your servers. That toolbar is pretty much useless IMHO, unless you have a lot of servers/instances to keep track of (more than can fit in the memory of the CONNECT popup window). To register an instance, right click and enter the name of the existing server/instance.
To INSTALL a new instance, even on SQL 2k, you have to go through the entire install process from scratch. I believe up to 15 instances can be fit on SQL 2k standard, including the default. Or I could be remembering wrong.
But remember these are two different concepts you're talking about. Which do you want to do? Register or Install?

Dude, that post is nearly a year old 😉

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tcovarrubias98092 SSC-Addicted Points: 417 More actions · Answer 13

but how do you install the default instance for SQL Server 2005 ED? I've uninstalled SQL Server and am retrying to see if I am prompted (expect to see "default and named" instance options as with SS Express, etc.

- Tony C

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173063 More actions · Answer 14

tcovarrubias98092 (9/28/2010)
but how do you install the default instance for SQL Server 2005 ED? I've uninstalled SQL Server and am retrying to see if I am prompted (expect to see "default and named" instance options as with SS Express, etc.

If there is a Default instance already on the server, SQL Server will detect it and only give you the option of a named instance. It doesn't matter which edition of SQL it is (Express, Developer, Standard or Enterprise), you can't have more than one Default instance on your box. But if all SQL Server instances have been removed, you should get a choice as to which you want to install, a Default or Named instance.

It'll be a screen called "Instance Name." If there's no Default, it'll pop up with a radio button next to Default which you can change by clicking the radio button next to Named Instance. If there is a Default, the Default Instance will be grayed out and you'll only be able to enter a name for Named Instance. I believe this is the 2nd or 3rd screen you'll see.

(FYI for Perry: I added a post to regarding the Registering vs Installing because I knew someone would stumble across this thread after having googled...)

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