SQL Server Install Guide Part 2
In part 1 of this series, I discussed pre-installation steps. There are many guides available online for the actual installation process so I’m not going to give a step by step installation guide here. Rather, I’m going to focus on what to think about after the install is complete.
Recent versions of SQL Server will now go out and download additional content for you before the install actually happens so you’re not left on the base, RTM release of the product. However, one thing to consider post installation is still, are you on the latest patch? How do you know? Where can you go to compare the version number of the SQL Server you installed to what is currently available? Well, you can look back at this post to answer that question.