How to install software on a remote server from local disk

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I have a brand new Amazon EC2 instance. This instance is a Windows Server.

I have SQL Server on DVD that I want to install on the remote server.

The problem is the message I get when attempting to install stating that Windows Install does not allow installation from and RDP session.

Please advise

Roy Hinkley

Posted 2013-07-01T15:37:00.230

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Answers

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You could always make an ISO of your DVD, upload it to your server and then create a Virtual CD drive to mount the ISO. This would probably be the easiest way.

kobaltz

Posted 2013-07-01T15:37:00.230

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Would a simple copy/paste work. Is an ISO conversion necessary? – Roy Hinkley – 2013-07-01T15:51:03.523

@AndroidAddict Converting to an ISO will allow you to verify the file is complete. – Ramhound – 2013-07-01T15:54:48.247

This would be the preferred method. You could also simply copy the contents of the DVD into a desktop folder on the target machine and run setup from within that. I prefer this method on machines I don't feel like mucking up with CD emulation software. – Lee Harrison – 2013-07-01T16:26:19.270

A copy and paste could work. However, I like to always do a MD5 Checksum to make sure that my files are not corrupted once they make it over to the target computer. – kobaltz – 2013-07-01T16:33:25.330

I did the simple copy/paste and it worked fine. – Roy Hinkley – 2013-07-01T22:27:25.183

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