I will also build a SharePoint development environment using my mac book at home. Once it is done I will add the installation/solution logs to my weblog here.
My Server Specifications
Create Setup User on Server
Server Name: [ServerName]
Username: [ServerName]\SP2010_TestUsr_setup
Password: *********
Pre-setup Checking Result
I have run the SharePoint setup on a fresh server and got the following message:
So above items are all SherePoint require to be installed on a machine.
Install SQL Server 2008 R2
One of the prerequisites of SQL Server 2008 R2 is .Net Framework 3.5 which I have downloaded from Microsoft site on link below:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7&displaylang=en
As part of the Sql Server installation, the setup applies some checkings. As the result I got following message:
By Clicking on Warning following message comes up
I have done a search through the Internet and found out the warning can be ignored. So I decided to ignore the warning and just continue installation to see what happens. So the next step will be just clicking on Next Button.
As part of SQL Server installation in the Setup Role section between existing options I selected the one below:
The Account names have been set as below:
In the Reporting Services Configuration I selected following option:
Once the installation completes, a report file is created in the following path on the server:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20101222_122434\Summary_ASAUSPDEV3_20101222_122434.tx
In the end of SQL Server installation I re-run the SharePoint Setup file to see what prerequisite software still required by SharePoint to be installed to double check if the SQL Server has been removed from the list. After running the below image is the result:
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As above result, the SQL Server has been removed from the required software list.
As the next step I will run the SharePoint rre-requisite installer.
Run SharePoint Prerequisite Installer
There is an installer file in the SharePoint installation pack named “PrerequisiteInstaller”. Prior to install SharePoint, this patch should be run on the server to populate and install all prerequisites of SharePoint installation.
I have run this patch and got the following as my first page of installation process. I clicked on Next button and let it install as default.
As the prerequisite installation got finished I got the completion message as below:
Now this is the right time to install SharePoint on the server.
Install SharePoint 2010
As the first message I got while installing SharePoint 2010, following window came up asking for Product Key.
I will enter Trial key using the ones provided by Microsoft on the link below:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=43162af5-5b7b-40e0-b879-a77dac8f58bc&displaylang=en
From this page I have chosen Enterprise Client Access License features which is:
VK7BD-VBKWR-6FHD9-Q3HM9-6PKMX
Note: This license will be expired in 180 days.
Problem 1 (Lesson Learnt):
I just found out that the user which I have used for installing the SharePoint was local and not appropriate for this practice. Actually the best practice for installing SharePoint is having a Domain Account and add it as an admin user of the local machine. Then login to the machine using this account and try to install SharePoint.
I just found out that the user which I have used for installing the SharePoint was local and not appropriate for this practice. Actually the best practice for installing SharePoint is having a Domain Account and add it as an admin user of the local machine. Then login to the machine using this account and try to install SharePoint.
So I uninstalled the SharePoint to retry installation using the new Domain Account.
Domain Username: [domain name]\SharePoint_Setup_User
Password: **********
Configuration After SharePoint Installation
Passphrase: *******
Port for Adminstration Central: [Any port you wish]
Security Settings: Kerberos (This is the best one if you wish to use active directory)
After setting required configuration the following summary appears on the screen. I am just putting here for record.
By Clicking on Next the configuration will be applied and at this stage my SharePoint installation is finished.
Post Installation Notes:
- Once the configuration is completed, the Central Administration site will load up. By default it will go to the address which is http://[Name of the Server]:[Port of Central Admin] e.g. http://[Server Name]:77
Issue: The issue here is the actual name of the server can not be identified and to access the site on the server machine we need to enter IP of the machine or localhost as part of the address to get into Central Admin Site.
I will investigate the reason and complete this note later.
