Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022 (Datacenter, Standard, or Essentials).

SQL Server 2022 is the database engine, but you will need a tool to interact with it. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the primary graphical tool for managing your SQL Server instances and writing queries.

You now have a completely portable offline installation source.

Query data from external sources like Azure Storage, Apache Spark, and other RDBMS systems without physically moving the data. PolyBase allows you to treat remote data sources as local tables.

This is a separate download. You can find the latest version of SSMS here .

SQL Server 2022 represents the latest iteration of Microsoft’s flagship relational database engine. The Developer Edition, free for non-production use, is the standard choice for development and testing environments.

Developer Edition (Free for dev/test, NOT for production). File Size: ~1.1 GB.

Minimum 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor (x64 architecture only). AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, or Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support are required. Optimized performance requires a multi-core processor.

Before downloading the media, verify that your target offline machine meets the necessary hardware and software prerequisites to run SQL Server 2022. Hardware Requirements

Post-Installation: Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Check the box to accept the License Terms and let the installer run its global rule checks to ensure your system has no blocking issues.

Even with the offline installer, you might encounter errors. Here are fixes for the most common problems: