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Deploying SSIS Packages

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In this article we shall take a look at the steps in building an SSIS Package and deploy it.

You may have designed the package in your Development System and tested the Package from BIDS. Now it’s time to move it to the SQL Server. Up to this point, you have developed a Package in BIDS but have not deployed it onto the Integration Services. Let’s look into the steps involved in moving it to SQL Server Integration Services.

Deploying SSIS Packages would be helpful when you have multiple packages in a single solution, so that you can deploy all of them at once.

Building the Solution / Packages

Once the packages are all developed, right click on the Solution in Solution Explorer and choose properties in the Menu. Upon selecting properties, a Dialog box appears as shown in the picture below.

The output path is by default bin, it is the directory where the files that are built are going to be placed by SQL Server.  For deploying the SSIS Packages we need to have deployment files which will not be created by default when you build a project, to enable this under the configuration properties in the left Pane, select Deployment utility as shown in the picture below and change the property value to True corresponding to CreateDeploymentUtility, additionally you can also set the Directory path where the deployment utility has to be placed upon building the solution. Choose your settings and click Apply to ensure the changes in the properties are saved.

The Next step is to Right Click on the Solution in the Solution Explorer and choose Build. (as shown in the picture below)

The status of the build process is showed at the bottom left corner of the BIDS as shown below.

When the build /rebuild is successful, navigate to the directory is referred in the DeploymentOutputPath couple of screens back. You should be seeing the packages in the solution and along with them an additional file usually of 1 KB which is the Manifest File what helps in deploying the packages in the solution.(Picture below)

Deploying the Packages

Double click the Manifest File to start the deployment. The Package Installation wizard begins and Deploy SSIS Packages step is the first screen that is presented.

This screen lets you select where shall the packages be deployed, as mentioned in the Dialog Box, deploying in SQL Server is more secure, since SQL Server stores the packages internally compared to File System where additional security measures needs to taken to secure the physical files. My personal choice would be to deploying inside SQL Server.

Additionally, choose the option to validate the packages after Installation.

If the deployment is on the same Server you can mention “.” in the Server Name or choose the Server Name from the drop down list if is a remote Server where you would like to deploy the packages. Choose the Authentication mode that you would like to connect to that Target Server you want to deploy. Click Next to continue.  

The dialog box above displays, the location where the Package dependencies are going to be stored and can be modified if needed. Click Next after deciding the location for dependencies.

Click Next in the above screen to deploy the packages. The Installation is done and the tasks in the packages are validated.  

Click on Next in Dialog Box and you should be able to see a View Installation details Dialog. Click Finish to complete the Deployment of the SSIS Package.

One of the next steps would be to schedule the Package using SQL Server Agent.

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Installing SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3

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In this Blog we shall take a look at the steps to be carried out for Installing Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2005.

Before Installing SP3

Keep in mind to read the Microsoft Technet Articles related to Installing Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2005. Once installed, the SP3 cannot be uninstalled, you need to completely install SQL Server 2005 Instance from the ground up. Keeping this in mind, always take a Backup of all the System and User Databases on that instance for rollback purpose.

A copy of the Service Pack 3 can be downloaded from the link. SQL SERVER 2003 SP3

Look at the list of bugs that are fixed in SQL Server 2005 SP3 Here

After downloading the executable, go to the directory where it has been downloaded / copied. Double click the executable or right click the Exe File and choose Open in the menu as shown below.

The program finds the Instances installed on the Server.

After the step, the following Dialog box is displayed which is a welcome screen. Click Next to continue…

The Next screen is the License terms for SQL Server 2005 SP3. Choose the option I accept the agreement upon which, the Next Button will be active. (The image below was a screen shot of the default screen of the dialog box)

The next dialog (which is displayed above) provides a list of the Installed components which are available on the current Server. You can make a selection of only those required components to which you need to install the Service Pack. Here, I selected INSTANCE1 which is the Database Engine and other individual components such as Integration Services, Client Utilities etc.

This is one of the advantages in installing a Service Pack in SQL Server. It enables to you apply the Service Pack on a test Instance and test it thoroughly without affecting the other Instance on the same Physical machine.

After making selection of the components to be applied, click Next.

Choose the Authentication Mode to apply the Service Pack, you can choose either Windows Authentication or Mixed Mode, either way the Login needs to have administrative rights on the Server. Click Next

The Error and Usage Reporting Settings are the similar settings you find when Installing a initial Installation of SQL Instance.. Choose what ever applies.

The above dialog displays all the Services that related to SQL Server and running currently, It is suggested that the services are stopped in order not to have a reboot of the SQL Server. I remember, I choose not to stop the Services, and resulted in a reboot., so keep in mind the selection of the choice..

The above dialog box is a summary information box indicating it is ready to start the installation of the service pack. By clicking on the Install Button, you are going to start the Installation, it would not be possible to stop the installation after you click on the Install Button.

The Installation would continue to update the Service Pack for the Individual components as shown in the pictures, above and below.

That concludes the Installation process of Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2005. Restart the Server to complete the SP3 installation to take effect.

Note: The steps described in this blog are generic, it may be different depending on your environment.

Word of caution: Always perform the installation in test environment and check the SQL Server functionalities and applications that are depending on the SQL Server.

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