Add SSIS to existing SQL Server instance

Question

I am trying to add Integration Services an existing SQL Server 2008 instance.

I went to the SQL Server Installation Center and clicked the option to "New installation or add features to an existing installation." At this point, a file system window pops up. I am asked to browse for SQL Server 2008 R2 Installation Media.

I tried C:Program Files\MicrosoftSQLServer but got the error message that it was not accepted as a "valid installation folder." I went deeper into the MicrosoftSQLServer folder and found \SetupBootstrap but this was not accepted either. It appears that the only way to proceed is to find the Installation Media Folder but I'm not exactly sure what it's asking for.

How can I find the Installation Media folder? Alternatively, other methods for adding SSIS to an existing instance of SQL Server 2008 are welcome.

Thanks.

Answer 1

To add features to an existing instance go to:

1. Control Panel -> Add remove programs

2. Click the SQL Server instance you want to add features to and click Change. Click the Add button in the dialog

3. Browse to the SQL Server installation file (.exe file), and select the Add features to an existing instance of SQL Server option.

4. From the features list select the Integration Services and finish the installation.

Find more detailed information you can find here: How to: Add Integration Services to an Existing Instance of SQL Server 2005 it applies to SQL Server 2008 also

Hope this helps

Answer 2

If you've downloaded SQL from the Microsoft site, rename the file to a zip file and then you can extract the files inside to a folder, then choose that one when you "Browse for SQL server Installation Media"

SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe > SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.zip

7zip will open it (standard Windows zip doesn't work though)

Extract to something like C:\SQLInstallMedia

You will get folders like 1033_enu_lp, resources, x64 and a bunch of files.

Idea from this article: SQL Server Installation - What is the Installation Media Folder?

Answer 3

How did you originally install SQL Server 2008 (DVD or download)? That's what the program is asking for. If DVD, pop the DVD in the player, then browse to there. If downloaded, you'll need to extract the files into a folder, then browse to that folder.

Answer 4

It appears like it looks for a file. But It can take folder. Just go to the folder where SQL Server is stored. Click on the folder name itself, And click OK. It will take it. And you are done!

Answer 5

You can do it simply like this:

1.) Download the SQL Server installation package (e.g. SQLEXPADV_etc.exe)

2.) Run the installation (only up until it's done extracting the files and shows you the Planning/Install/Maintenance/etc menu). Now leave the installer alone

3.) Open explorer, browser to C:\, look for the the latest created folder (will be something like this C:\fae78db1ec127d051abf56)

4.) All your SQL install files are in there, you can point the Add/Remove Components dialog at this folder.