Install RML Utilities
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FineBuild can install and configure the Replay Markup Language (RML) Utilities as part of the SQL Server install process. If you do not want to include RML Utilities in your FineBuild install, then do not download it.
RML Utilities is written by Microsoft. It was chosen to be included in FineBuild because it is an important SQL Support Team tool for providing analysis of SQL Server dump information.
RML Utilities is supported up to SQL Server 2014. However, for SQL Server 2012 and above you should Setup Distributed Replay.
If you install the RML Utilities, you must also Install Report Viewer component.
| Item | Location |
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| RML Utilities home page | https://support.microsoft.com/kb/944837 |
| RML Utilities download x86 | The x86 download for RML utilities is no longer available |
| RML Utilities download x64 | https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=4511 |
| RML Utilities introduction | https://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/replaying-workloads-with-the-rml-utilities |
Automated silent installation of RML Utilities is performed by Process Id 4TF and is controlled by the parameters below:
| SQL Version | Parameter | FULL Build | WORKSTATION Build | CLIENT Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQL2019 | /SetupRMLTools: | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2017 | /SetupRMLTools: | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2016 | /SetupRMLTools: | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2014 | /SetupRMLTools: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2012 | /SetupRMLTools: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2008R2 | /SetupRMLTools: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2008 | /SetupRMLTools: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2005 | /SetupRMLTools: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes |
In order to maintain compatibility with older versions of SQL FineBuild, the parameters /InstRMLTools: and /InstSQLTools: can also be used.
FineBuild also uses the following parameters to help install RML Utilities:
| Parameter | Platform | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| /RMLToolsX86msi: | 32-bit | RMLSetup_X86.msi | Name of RML Utilities install file |
| /RMLToolsX64msi: | 64-bit | RMLSetup_AMD64.msi | Name of RML Utilities install file |
RML Utilities will be installed with CLIENT and WORKSTATION builds, but not with a FULL build. If you want to install it with a FULL build, the following parameter should be added at run time:
/SetupSQLTools:Yes
The FineBuild install for RML Utilities includes the following:
The following steps show what you would have to do to install RML Utilities manually. FineBuild does all of this work for you automatically.
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Navigate to the Additional Components folder
Double-click on the relevant install file
OS Type File 32-bit RMLSetup_X86.msi 64-bit RMLSetup_AMD64.msi 
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The Welcome window is displayed
Click Next to continue
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Accept the License Agreement
Click Next to continue
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Accept the installation Folder location
Click Next to continue
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Setup is now ready to install
Click Next to continue
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The installation has completed successfully
Click Close to end
Move the menu for RML Utilities for SQL Server to the Microsoft SQL Server menu structure, so that all tools for SQL Server are found in one place.
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Navigate to Start -> All programs
Right-click on RML Utilities for SQL Server and select Explore
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Drag the RML Utilities for SQL Server folder to the Microsoft SQL Server\Configuration Tools folder
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