Description : In this article we will learn how to successfully install SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2016. Our Windows server is primary domain controller that means already promoted as a domain controller. The very common problem we face is in step 6 and in that step we had a solution also. So below are the few steps along with screen shots………………….

Follow the below given Steps with screen shots for successful installations of SQL Server 2012 on Domain Controller

Step 1. Get SQL Server 2012 set up and double click setup.exe

SQL Server 2012 set up
SQL Server 2012 set up

Step 2. Click installation & Click New SQL Server 2012 Stand Alone Installation

SQL Server 2012 Stand Alone Installation
SQL Server 2012 Stand Alone Installation 1
SQL Server 2012 Stand Alone Installation
SQL Server 2012 Stand Alone Installation 2

Step 3 Click next as shown below

Enter Product Key1
Enter Product Key

Step  4 Tick in I accept the license terms Tick Box and click next and further also next

accept the license terms
Accept the license terms
Product Update Selection
Product Update Selection
Setup Rules
Setup Rules
Installing
Installing

Step 5 In feature installations select the features for installations and further click next

 features for installations
Features for installations
Installing rules
Installing rules
Configuration Selection
Configuration Selection
Disk Space requirements
Disk Space requirements

Step 6 In Domain controller SQL Server Analysis Service Account Name & Password cannot be blank, otherwise it will give error message as below

SQL Server Analysis Service
SQL Server Analysis Service

Give your domain name and administrator account & password and then click next as below

domain name and administrator account
Domain name and administrator account
Database Engine Configuration
Database Engine Configuration

Step 7 If mixed mode is selected then enter password and add current user and click next

SQL Mixed Mode login
SQL Mixed Mode login

Step 8 Select install only & click next

Reporting service configuration
Reporting service configuration

Step 9 Installation progress will finish itself and you will get message box named Complete shown in next image below and then click close

Installing progress
Installing progress
Completing Installation
Completing Installation

Step 10 After successful installations click management studio & click connect

Open SQL Management Studio
Open SQL Management Studio
Connecting to SQL Server
Connecting to SQL Server

Your SQL Server management Studio is now ready

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