1: ServerConfig_CreateSQLVerFolder - DavidRueter/SQLVer GitHub Wiki

On the Windows server that runs MSSQL we need a folder C:\SQLVer with sub-folders.

This folder needs to be accessible to the user under which the SQL service runs.

We recommend that you create these folders by opening an Administrator Powershell window: use the Windows search (by the Start button) to search for PowerShell, then right-click "Windows PowerShell Desktop App" and then click "Run as Administrator"

Copy the following and paste into the PowerShell window:

md \SQLVer
cd \SQLVer
md Tools
md Temp
md SQLVerCLR
md AssemblyCache
md AssemblyLibrary

Just leave all of these folders empty for the time being.

You will use the PowerShell window again on future install steps, so leave it open.

Note: it is technically possible for SQLVer to do this part of the setup from inside SQL. But for visibility and reliability of the installation process we currently require the administrator created these folders by hand.