Downloading software
We will use VMWare Player, a free virtual machine application, and the trial versions for Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, Windows Management Framework, and optionally Visual Studio 2010.
Download and install VMWare Player from the following URL:
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
You can find the VMWare Player documentation at http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/player_pubs.html.
Download Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 trial version ISO file (or if you have a licensed copy, use that) from the following URL:
Download SQL Server 2012 trial version ISO file (or if you have a licensed copy, use that) from:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29066
Download the Windows Management Framework. As we will be running Windows Server 2008 R2, you will need to download the 64-bit version of the
WINDOWS6.1-KB2506143-x64.MSUfile from the following URL:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595
(Optional) If you are planning to create some SQLCLR assemblies, you will need at least Visual Studio 2010 Professional. SQL Server Data Tools (previously known as BIDS, or Business Intelligence Development Studio) is not sufficient for creating the assemblies.
Download the Visual Studio 2010 trial version ISO (or if you have a licensed copy, use that) from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12187
