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Is it possible to install SQL Server on Windows 11 running on Parallels on Mac M2 chip?

I have a brand-new Mac laptop with an Apple M2 chip. I have installed Parallels and installed Windows 11 under parallels.

I have made a few attempts to install SQL Server 2019 Express on this Windows 11 OS, but every attempt have failed. Is it possible to have a copy of SQL Server (of any version) installed on a Windows 11 OS which is running on top of Apple M2 chip?

Solution

  • You can install SQL server on Mac M1 Pro or UTM-Windows 11 virtual machine on Mac M1 Pro by following steps

    1. Download zip file containing install2022Developer.bat and install2022Developer.ps1 files from this link in your system https://github.com/jimm98y/MSSQLEXPRESS-M1-Install

    2. Run the install2022Developer.bat using Terminal - CMD or Powershell

    how to run bat files refer this link https://www.wikihow.com/Run-a-Batch-File-from-the-Command-Line-on-Windows

    1. Download and install Microsoft SQL Server management studio (SSMS) and install manually, if it is not installed directly via step-2 using following link

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver16

    1. You can also install SSDT tools accordingly if required

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssdt/download-sql-server-data-tools-ssdt?view=sql-server-ver16