Complete SQL 2012 Demo Build Script

There is no need to download the 28GB BI Image X (which at the time of this writing hasn’t been updated to SQL 2012 RTM).  There are instructions on how to build an all-up SQL 2012 and SharePoint 2010 demo VM with instructions for configuring all of the latest SQL 2012 tools including DQS, MDM, PowerPivot for SharePoint and more.  The full instructions are here.  This is a great way to familiarize yourself with a full deployment of the latest BI software from Microsoft.

Here’s the summary from the link above:

This how-to article will guide you through the process of building a Hyper-V virtual machine with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, the latest Visual Studio 2010 development tools, SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), and an assortment of other software products to create a test environment ready for testing and product demos.

SQL Server Default Ports

It seems like it is always hard to track down the ports that SQL Server uses, so thought that I would post them here for when I need them.  These are the SQL Server default ports.

SQL Component	TCP Port
SQL Service	1433
SQL Browser Service	1434
SQL Monitoring	1444
SQL Server Analysis Services Redirector	2382
SQL Server Analysis Service	2383
SQL Server Reporting Services	80

Documenting a SQL Server 2005 Solution end to end

I had heard of this tool before, and it looks interesting if you ever need to document a full SQL Server 2005 solution.  It apparently documents SSIS, SQL and SSAS as well as SSRS.  The output shows data lineage, as well as the structure of your database.  Worth a look, pretty affordable too.  Too bad they couldn't make a version that worked as an add-on to Data Dude.  Here is the link to their homepage.