New SQL Installations Check List   - Post Installation
1	Verify that SQL Server and dependency services configured are up and running
2	Verify that SQL Server Client tools are present on all nodes
3	Verify the Services are running under valid Service Account
4	Verify the Edition, version and appropriate Service packs installed.
5	Ensure windows fire wall is enabled and appropriate ports are enabled on the windows firewall
6	Confirm that all the protocols are enabled and Server is listening on all protocols
7	Verify that you are able to connect to SQL Server and through all protocols remotely/locally.
8	Provide access to the appropriate security groups/accounts
9	Lite Speed Installation
10	Tempdb Configuration (No Of Data files = No. Of CPUs)
11	AWE Enabled (32bit)
12	PAE Switch
13	Max Server Memory
14	Min Server Memory
15	Max Degree of Parellelism
16	Lock Pages in Memory
17	Enable Remote Connections and Check for the connectivity
18	Enable Fire wall and add the Port no in exception list
19	Create Admin database
20	Backup jobs (User & System)
21	WWSQLDB Growth job
22	Update Stats & Index maintenance jobs
23	Register the Server Name as part of tbl_server_List in EDSQLSvr
24	Raise a Request with the DPM team to have a tape backups