2 minute setup guide

Whilst we strongly recommend reading our help files prior to planning your installation of SQLBenchmarkPro, we also understand that many users want to install our product with minimal fuss & as quickly as possible. This guide walks you through the minimum steps required to get SQLBenchmarkPro up & running on a single computer in the shortest amount of time.
 
Pre-installation preparation
* Ensure an installation of Microsoft SQL Server (tm) 2000 or 2005 is currently installed on the installation computer (required for the SQLBenchmarkPro Repository database)
* Ensure that Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 or 2.0  is installed on the installation computer (required for the SQLBenchmarkPro Browser GUI & Trace Controller Service
 
Installation demonstration
* Follow these steps to complete a simple installation of SQLBenchmarkPro
 
  Launch the SQLBenchmarkPro installer
  1. Launch the SQLBenchmarkPro installer & click "Next"
 
  Accept the License Agreement
  2. Read the license agreement, select "I accept the license agreement.." if you wish to continue & click "Next"
 
  Personalise your registration details
  3. Personalise your registration details & click "Next"
 
  Choose Simple Setup
  4. Choose Simple Setup & click "Next"
 
  Select installation directory
  5. Select installation directory & click "Next"
 
  Configure start menu group
  6. Configure start menu group & click "Next"
 
  Enter Database Repository connection details
  7. Enter Database Repository connection details & click "Next"
 
  Ready to start installation
  8. Ready to start installation & click "Next"
 
  Installation in progress
  9. Installation in progress. This section can take a few minutes, as the Repository Database is being created with scripts, the Trace Controller Service is installed and the SQLBenchmarkPro Browser is also being installed. Please wait for this section to complete and it will automatically navigate to the next screen.
 
  Installation completed
  10. Installation completed. Leave the "Open Start Menu" option checked & click "Finish"
 
  
  11. The Start Menu folder opens, displaying the SQLBenchmarkPro Browser & Help
 
  Register Repository Database in Browser
  12. Register Repository Database in Browser. Whilst the SQLBenchmarkPro system is fully installed at this point, it is still necessary to register the installed Repository Database with the Browser user interface (many repositories can be registered in a single Browser). Right click on the "My Repository Browser" node & select the "Connect to New Repository" menu.
 
  Register Repository Database in Browser - enter connection details
  13. After clicking on the "Connect to New Repository" menu, you will be prompted to connect to a Repository Database. Enter the same details you provided earlier in step 7 of this guide and click "OK".
 
  Ready to use SQLBenchmarkPro
  14. SQLBenchmarkPro is now successfully installed and needs only to be activated before it is ready to use ! Note that the Simple Setup routine registers the SQL Server instance chosen to host the Repository Database as a target server (yellow node) for tracing with our standard "InefficientQueries" trace template configured, ready for execution. After activation, right click the "InefficientQueries" trace template & select the "Start" menu to begin tracing!
 
 
 

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