This is a great list to keep handy. One correction, most examples I've seen for mirroring use TCP 5022, and this is the port the wizard will auto fill...

Strictly speaking, you do not need to install either for these with a SQL server installation. The contractor may plan on using SSIS packages to do the migration, in...

as was mentioned earlier, by design, the SQL 2005 cluster installation, only installs the management tools on the primary node of the clustered install, all other nodes that need the...