Table of Contents for Upgrade Assistant:

1.0 Introduction
   1.1 Upgrade Assistant Process 
   1.2 Upgrade Assistant Results
   1.3 Required Knowledge and Skills
2.0 System Requirements
3.0 Create a Test Environment 
   3.1 Single Computer Test Environment 
   3.2 Multiple Computer Test Environment 
   3.3 Install SQL Server Upgrade Assistant (this article)
4.0 Capture a Test Workload
5.0 SQL Server 2005/2008 Baseline System
6.0 Run Upgrade Advisor
7.0 Replay Baseline Trace on SQL Server 2005/2008
8.0 Set Up Playback Test System
9.0 Replay Trace on SQL Server 2012
10.0 Compare Trace Files
11.0 Advanced Topics
12.0 Fixing Differences
13.0 Troubleshooting 
14.0 Support  


3.3 Installing SQL Server Upgrade Assistant

Use the procedure below to install SQL Server Upgrade Assistant:

Ensure that your computer meets the system requirements.

  1. Double-click UAFSSetup.exe to launch the installation wizard.
  2. Review the License Agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement to select it, and then click Next.
  3. On the Destination Folder page of the installation wizard, you can click Change to specify the folder to install the Upgrade Assistant. If you wish to install in the default folder, simply click Next to continue.
  4. Click Install to begin the installation process.
Click Finish to close the wizard. You can launch Upgrade Assistant from the Scalability Experts programs group in the Start-Programs menu.

Once Upgrade Assistant is installed, the next step is to capture a typical workload for testing:  
Capture a Test Workload