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This Release Notes document describes known issues that you should read about before you install or troubleshoot SQL Server 2008. This document also provides search tips to help you find more known issues in Knowledge Base (KB) articles on the
The Release Notes document is available only online, not on the installation media, and is updated periodically. The current version of this file is available on the
For information about how to get started with installing SQL Server 2008, see the SQL Server 2008 Readme. The Readme is available on the installation media and from the
Before You Install
Before you install SQL Server 2008, read the following required actions and KB articles.
Required Actions
If you have installed Visual Studio 2008 or have installed prerelease versions of SQL Server 2008, you might have to perform prerequisite actions before you install SQL Server 2008. To determine which actions that you might have to perform, use the following table.
Visual Studio 2008 installation status | SQL Server 2008 installation status | Required action before you install SQL Server 2008 |
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Is not installed. |
Prerelease version was never installed. |
No action is required. |
Is not installed. |
Prerelease version is currently or was previously installed. |
Follow these steps:
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Is installed, and the release version of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is not installed. |
Prerelease version was never installed. |
Perform one of the following options:
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Is installed, and the release version of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is not installed. |
Prerelease version is currently or was previously installed. |
Follow these steps:
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Visual Studio 2008 SP1 release version is installed. |
Prerelease version was never installed. |
No action is required. |
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 release version is installed. |
Prerelease version is currently installed. |
Uninstall the prerelease version of SQL Server 2008. |
If you install Visual Studio 2008 after you have installed SQL Server 2008, you must install
For more information about how to install SQL Server 2008 with Visual Studio 2008, see the blog entry
Known Issues to Read First
The following KB articles highlight known issues that are important to read before you install SQL Server 2008. To find more KB articles about installation, use this
KB ID | Summary |
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Visual Studio 2008 SP1 may be required for SQL Server 2008 installations |
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FIX: A MERGE statement may not enforce a foreign key constraint when the statement updates a unique key column that is not part of a clustering key that has a single row as the update source in SQL Server 2008 |
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You cannot add a cluster node when you install SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services and you do not install the Database Engine |
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The status indicator for a SQL Server 2008 mirror database differs from SQL Server 2005 |
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Cluster upgrade to SQL Server 2008 fails when SQL Server 2005 cluster nodes have different installed features |
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How to troubleshoot SQL Server 2008 Setup issues |
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You cannot upgrade a non-English instance of SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services to SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services |
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If upgrade to SQL Server 2008 fails, uninstall the upgrade before retrying the upgrade |
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You might receive this error message when you try to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 on a computer that is running Windows Server: "Access to the path '<Path>\perf-MSSQL$SQL2008sqlctr.dll' is denied" |
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How SQL Server 2008 updates what feature usage data to collect |
How to Find More Known Issues
We recommend that you view more known issues by searching for "SQL Server 2008" on the
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Before You Install, Upgrade, and Configure SQL Server 2008
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Analysis Services
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Connectivity
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Database Engine
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Failover Cluster
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Full-text Search
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Integration Services
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Logo Certification
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Replication
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Reporting Services
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Tools
You can also join the SQL Server Community to share your experiences and learn from other people who are using SQL Server 2008. For more information, see the
Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2008. You can view
Additional Issues
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Error and Usage Reporting Help Button Does Not Respond. If you click the Help button in the SQL Server Error and Usage Reporting dialog box, it does not respond. To view the content, see
Error and Usage on MSDN.