| title | What's New in SQL Server Installation | Microsoft Docs | |||
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| ms.date | 05/24/2017 | |||
| ms.prod | sql-server-2014 | |||
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| ms.technology | install | |||
| ms.topic | conceptual | |||
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| ms.assetid | c8642a96-3a09-4ec7-a9c3-c539147e6330 | |||
| author | MashaMSFT | |||
| ms.author | mathoma | |||
| manager | craigg |
Windows Vista is not a supported operating system for [!INCLUDEssSQL14]. Service Pack 1 remains as the minimum requirement for [!INCLUDEwin7] and [!INCLUDEwinserver2008r2] operating systems. For more information on operating system requirements, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014.
Installation of [!INCLUDEssExpCurrent] will prompt you to specify the directory to save the extracted package. If no location is entered, [!INCLUDEssSQL14] will default to the computer's system drive. The extracted files will remain after [!INCLUDEssExpCurrent] installation is complete.
In [!INCLUDEssSQL14], SysPrep is supported for all installations of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. SysPrep now supports failover cluster installations. For more information, see Considerations for Installing SQL Server Using SysPrep and Install SQL Server 2014 Using SysPrep.
Upgrade from [!INCLUDEssVersion2005] is supported, but side-by-side is not supported. For more information about [!INCLUDEssVersion2005] support in [!INCLUDEssSQL14], see Supported Version and Edition Upgrades.
Beginning in [!INCLUDEssSQL14], the database engine in the Standard edition has a memory capacity of 128 GB. In [!INCLUDEssSQL11], the database engine in the Standard edition had a memory capacity of 64 GB.
What's New in SQL Server 2014
Product Specifications for SQL Server 2014
Planning a SQL Server Installation
Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014