<commit_before>## New Relic Microsoft SQL Server Plugin - .NET

Find the New Relic Microsoft SQL Server plugin in the [New Relic storefront](http://newrelic.com/plugins/new-relic-inc/55)

Find the New Relic Microsoft SQL Server plugin in [Plugin Central](https://rpm.newrelic.com/extensions/com.newrelic.platform.microsoft.sqlserver)

## System Requirements

- A New Relic account. Sign up for a free account [here](http://newrelic.com)
- .NET 3.5 or later
- Windows 7/Server 2008 or later
- SQL Server 2005 or later
- Network access to New Relic

## Installation

This plugin can be installed one of the following ways:

* [Option 1 - New Relic Platform Installer](#option-1--install-with-the-new-relic-platform-installer)
* [Option 2 - Manual Install](#option-2--install-manually)

### Option 1 - Install with the New Relic Platform Installer

The New Relic Platform Installer (NPI) is a simple, lightweight command line tool that helps you easily download, configure and manage New Relic Platform Plugins.  If you're interested in learning more simply go to [our forum category](https://discuss.newrelic.com/category/platform-plugins/platform-installer) and checkout the ['Getting Started' section](https://discuss.newrelic.com/t/getting-started-for-the-platform-installer/842).  If you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out through the forums as we greatly appreciate your feedback!

Once you've installed the NPI tool, run the following command:

```
	npi install com.newrelic.platform.microsoft.sqlserver
```	

This command will take care of the creation of `newrelic.json` and `plugin.json` configuration files.  See the [configuration information](#configuration-information) section for more information.

### Option 2 - Install Manually (Non-standard)

#### Step 1 - Downloading and Extracting the Plugin

The latest version of the plugin can be downloaded [here](https://github.com/newrelic-platform/newrelic_microsoft_sqlserver_plugin/releases).  Once the plugin is on your box, extract it to a location of your choosing.

#### Step 2 - Configuring the Plugin
<commit_msg>updated .NET dependency<commit_after>## New Relic Microsoft SQL Server Plugin - .NET

Find the New Relic Microsoft SQL Server plugin in the [New Relic storefront](http://newrelic.com/plugins/new-relic-inc/55)

Find the New Relic Microsoft SQL Server plugin in [Plugin Central](https://rpm.newrelic.com/extensions/com.newrelic.platform.microsoft.sqlserver)

## System Requirements

- A New Relic account. Sign up for a free account [here](http://newrelic.com)
- .NET 3.5
- Windows 7/Server 2008 or later
- SQL Server 2005 or later
- Network access to New Relic

## Installation

This plugin can be installed one of the following ways:

* [Option 1 - New Relic Platform Installer](#option-1--install-with-the-new-relic-platform-installer)
* [Option 2 - Manual Install](#option-2--install-manually)

### Option 1 - Install with the New Relic Platform Installer

The New Relic Platform Installer (NPI) is a simple, lightweight command line tool that helps you easily download, configure and manage New Relic Platform Plugins.  If you're interested in learning more simply go to [our forum category](https://discuss.newrelic.com/category/platform-plugins/platform-installer) and checkout the ['Getting Started' section](https://discuss.newrelic.com/t/getting-started-for-the-platform-installer/842).  If you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out through the forums as we greatly appreciate your feedback!

Once you've installed the NPI tool, run the following command:

```
	npi install com.newrelic.platform.microsoft.sqlserver
```	

This command will take care of the creation of `newrelic.json` and `plugin.json` configuration files.  See the [configuration information](#configuration-information) section for more information.

### Option 2 - Install Manually (Non-standard)

#### Step 1 - Downloading and Extracting the Plugin

The latest version of the plugin can be downloaded [here](https://github.com/newrelic-platform/newrelic_microsoft_sqlserver_plugin/releases).  Once the plugin is on your box, extract it to a location of your choosing.

#### Step 2 - Configuring the Plugin

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