Before beginning installation, review this section to ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements.
Requirements | Details |
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Operating |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows Server Core 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows Server Core 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows Server Core 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows Server Core 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows Server 2022 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) |
Database |
SQL Server 2005 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) SQL Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) SQL Server 2008 R2 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) SQL Server 2012 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) SQL Server 2014 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) SQL Server 2016 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) SQL Server 2017 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) when hosted on a Windows operating system. SQL Server 2019 64-bit (x64) (All Service Packs) when hosted on a Windows operating system. SQL Server 2022 64-bit (x64) (tolerant support) when hosted on a Windows operating system. NOTE: Compressed backups for TDE databases supported starting following versions: SQL Server 2016 SP2 CU8, SQL Server 2017 CU16, SQL Server 2019 |
Additional Software |
.Net Framework 4.5.2 installed before you install the LiteSpeed UI Console and LiteSpeed Core Cloud Components. .Net Framework 3.5 required with SQL Server 2005, 2008 and 2008R2. If using IBM Spectrum Protect™ (Tivoli Storage Manager - TSM), the TSM API and Backup/Archive Client version 5.3 or later should be installed. Microsoft Edge or equivalent internet browser program. (The latest versions of internet browsers are recommended to use) Adobe Reader or any equivalent program that can open/view PDF guides. |
LiteSpeed has been tested and is certified to work with Dell DR4100 and DR4000 Storage Appliances.
LiteSpeed has been tested and is certified to work under VMware and Hyper-V environments.
Requirements | Details |
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Processor | Follow the recommendations for the SQL Server version used. |
Disk Space |
500 MB of disk space for installation NOTE: The disk space required may vary based on options selected during installation. |
Memory |
Follow the recommendations for the SQL Server version used. NOTE: The memory required may vary based on the following:
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Monitor | Monitor with a minimum resolution of 1600 x 1024 |
LiteSpeed requires the following privileges and grants:
Account | Requirement |
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User account that performs the LiteSpeed installation |
Windows administrator rights and DBA privileges required to
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User account that runs the LiteSpeed UI Console |
Power User privileges (or some equivalent). NOTE: When executing a Double Click Restore, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and higher require that the Windows user account is an administrator. |
SQL Server service account |
Sysadmin server role privileges required to
TIP: The SQL service account needs at least read\write access to the following directory and all its contents: NOTE: SQL Server Configuration Manager should always be used when changing SQL Server service accounts. |
SQL Agent service account (or a proxy account) | |
Windows or SQL Server accounts specified during instance configuration (Start | All Programs | Quest Software | LiteSpeed for SQL Server | Instance Configuration) |
If you select SQL Server authentication, the SQL Server account must have sysadmin server role privileges, while the Activity Manager service account must have the Log on as a service permission. If you select the Windows authentication method for both the local and central repository, then the Activity Manager service account specified on the Service Account page must have the sysadmin privileges and the Log on as a service permission. NOTE: If the central repository is located on another server, the LiteSpeed Activity Manager service account must have domain rights for two-way communication between the local and central repositories. |
Windows or SQL Server account (Application Button | Repository Registration...) For more information, see About Collecting Statistics in Repositories. |
Db_owner of the central repository (required to retrieve data from the central repository) |
Windows or SQL Server account (Application Button | SQL Server Registration...) |
Sysadmin server role privileges required to
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TSM with LiteSpeed |
If using TSM, its recommended that the following line be added to the dsm.opt file used by LiteSpeed.
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For information about configuring LiteSpeed for the first use, please refer to the User Guide.
Make sure you have a license key for the new version of LiteSpeed for SQL Server.
For more information, see License Registration. about licensing LiteSpeed.
Disable LiteSpeed jobs.
Before installing a new version of LiteSpeed, disable any LiteSpeed jobs that are scheduled to run at the time of upgrade on all servers where you plan to upgrade LiteSpeed.
To disable jobs on a server instance
NOTE: Instead of disabling LiteSpeed jobs, you can open SQL Server Configuration Manager, right-click SQL Server Agent and select Stop. Be aware that no other SQL Server Agent jobs will be able to run. SQL Server Agent jobs control backups, database maintenance, and other third-party application jobs. Review the full list of jobs and their upcoming schedules to make sure no other products will be affected during the upgrade.
Upgrade LiteSpeed UI Console.
To upgrade the LiteSpeed UI Console, run the LiteSpeed installation. Install LiteSpeed Locally
Upgrade LiteSpeed on SQL Server instances.
To upgrade LiteSpeed... | Complete the following steps... |
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Locally |
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Remotely |
NOTE: You must have the Complete installation on the machine from which you wish to run the remote deploy. |
On a cluster |
Run local or remote cluster installation. For more information, see Cluster Installation. |
Enable LiteSpeed jobs.
After you upgraded LiteSpeed on all instances, enable jobs that were disabled before the upgrade.
To enable jobs on a server instance
NOTE: If you stopped SQL Server Agent instead of disabling the jobs, right-click SQL Server Agent and select Start.
To uninstall, reinstall or change LiteSpeed, right-click LiteSpeed for SQL Server from the Add or Remove Programs option in the Control Panel and select an option.
To begin a local server installation of LiteSpeed, copy the appropriate LiteSpeed .msi file to the server on which you will install.
To install LiteSpeed on... | Use this installer... |
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32-bit Windows | LiteSpeed.msi |
64-bit Windows | LiteSpeed-x64.msi |
You may run the installer from a network device, but for performance and stability reasons Quest Software recommends that the installer be run locally.
To install LiteSpeed using the Installation wizard
Screen | Description |
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User Information | Enter your user information. You will need to decide whether this application should be added to the Windows Start menu for all users or only for the installation owner. Quest Software recommends the default installation, for all users. |
Destination Folder |
Select the install location. You may select any directory that meets the following criteria:
The default install location is: C:\Program Files\Quest Software\LiteSpeed\SQL Server. |
Installation Type |
Select Complete to install all features or Custom to install only selected features. If you select Custom, the components you may install are:
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License Information |
Select one of the following options:
The QuestKey is deprecated starting from LiteSpeed 8.9.7 version. Visit https://support.quest.com/contact-us/licensing to acquire a new license key. |
After the LiteSpeed program files are installed, the LiteSpeed Instance Configuration wizard will help you complete the installation of LiteSpeed components into your SQL Server environment.
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