Install SQL Server Management Studio on a Host Without Internet Access
Install SQL Server Management Studio on a Host Without Internet Access Install SQL Server Management Studio on a Host Without Internet Access This guide shows how to install, upgrade, and uninstall SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) on a host with no internet access. It is for SSMS 21 and the versions after it. SSMS 21 and the versions after it use a Visual Studio-style bootstrapper, vs_SSMS.exe . SSMS 20 and the versions before it use an MSI installer. The bootstrapper downloads its packages when you start it. An offline host cannot download these packages. The solution has two parts. In Stage 1, you make an offline layout on a machine with internet access. You make a zip file of the layout and put it in a repository. In Stage 2, the offline host downloads the zip file and installs SSMS from it. This guide uses the repository name ZipVault as an example. Use a repository that you have, for example JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus, or a file share. Change each e...