Creating your First SQL Server Database in SQL Server Management Studio

Welcome! to my article on Creating your first SQL Server Database in SQL Server Management Studio.

Prerequisites:

  • No previous experience with SQL Server is required! Yay!!
  • Installed version of SQL Server 2005,2008 or 2012 with Management Tools
  • Access to a test / dev environment for creating these databases
  • The passion to learn

Now let us begin

1. Launch SQL Server Management Studio by clicking on Start –>All Programs –> Microsoft SQL Server 2x(2005/2008/2012) –> SQL Server Management Studio

2. You will now be presented with the following dialog.

Fig1-Login

3. In the login dialog, under ServerName: Please enter your Server’s Name or IP Address

4. Now under Authentication: You may choose Windows Authentication or SQL Server Authentication

Attention: If Windows Authentication is enabled and not Mixed Authentication, you cannot login as a SQL Server user.

Now, once you have logged in you will be presented with the following Environment as shown below.

Fig2-Environment-Blank

Creating the Database – SQLPlanet

1. Right Click on the Databases Folder –> Choose New Database

2. You will be presented with the following screen
Under Database Name: Enter SQLPlanet) Leave the remaining as Defaults, we will cover these options in subsequent article series

Fig3-CreateDB

3. Click on the OK button to complete the Database creation process

4. You should now see the database created as shown below

Fig4-CreateDB

Success!! – Congratulations on creating your very first SQL Server Database using SQL Server Management Studio

Do let me know your feedback. You can e-mail me anil dot mahadev at gmail.com with
the Subject Line indicating: Creating your first SQL Server Database in SQL Server Management Studio.



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