Exercise 6: Install and Configure SharePoint Server 2010 Beta 2

1. Install Windows Server 2008 R2 Hot fix for WCF (64-bit version)
   1. Go to the following URL to see the download page for the hot fix installation file.
      Note:

      https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=23806&wa=wsignin1.0
   2. Download the file named Windows6.1-KB976462-x64.msu to the file system of the VM.
   3. Right click on file and choose Install.
2. Install ADO.NET Data Services version 1.5 CTP2
   1. Go to the following URL to see the download page.
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      https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a71060eb-454e-4475-81a6-e9552b1034fc
   2. Run the install ADONETDataServices_v15_CTP2.exe.

   3. During the install of ADO.NET Services you will encounter an error which brings up the set warning dialog shown below. This error will not cause any problems so you can click OK.

   Note:

   In the next step you will create a new user account named SP_WorkerProcess that will serve as the identity for the worker pool processes used by SharePoint Server. You will create this account as a domain account in the WINGTIP directory as to simulate a production environment. Note, however, that this setup document reduces complexity by using a single user account to configure all SharePoint Server worker processes while a true production environment will likely employ multiple user accounts so that various Web Applications like Central Administration could have a unique identity.
3. Create new user account in Active Directory for SharePoint Worker Process identity
   1. Launch the Active Directory Users and Computers from the Windows Start menuStart > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.

   2. Navigate to the Users node. Right click on this node and execute the New > User menu command as shown in the screenshot below.

   3. Create new account named SP_WorkerProcess by filling out the dialog as shown.

   4. Give the new user account a password of Pass@word1.

   5. When you are done you should be able to verify you can see the new SP_WorkerProcess account inside the Users node.

4. Download the SharePoint Server 2010 Beta 2 installation files and obtain your product key.
   1. Inside the browser, go to the following link:
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      https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee388573.aspx
   2. Register to download SharePoint Server 2010 Beta (Enterprise Cal Features).
   3. Click the Get Started Now button
   4. Next, you will be prompted to login with your Microsoft Live ID. If you do not have a Microsoft Live ID, you must register to get one so that you can complete this step.
   5. You will also be required to fill out some profile information about yourself and your company. Fill in the required information.
   6. Make sure you obtain a product key for SharePoint Server 2010.
   7. Download the file named OfficeServer.exe to hard drive of host computer.
   8. Extract the setup files into a location where they are accessible to your VM. For example, if you downloaded OfficeServer.exe to the c:\Install directory on the local hard drive of your host computer, you can extract the SharePoint Server 2010 setup files into a child directory named c:\Install\SharePoint2010 by running the following command from the command line.
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      c:\Install\OfficeServer.exe /extract:c:\Install\SharePoint2010
   9. Configure the directory with the extracted SharePoint Server 2010 setup files as a network share so that you can access the files from within the VM.
5. Run the SharePoint 2010 Prerequisite Installer
   1. Inside the top-level directory of the SharePoint Server 2010 install files, locate and run PrerequisiteInstaller.exe.

   2. Click Next at the welcome screen to install the SharePoint Server prerequisites.

   3. After running PrerequisiteInstaller.exe, reboot the VMs.
6. Install SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise.
   1. Inside the top-level directory of the SharePoint Server install files, locate and run setup.exe.

   2. When prompted, enter you product key for SharePoint Server 2010.

   3. Accept terms of Agreement

   4. When asked to Choose the installation you want, select to install Server Farm.

   5. For Server Type, select Complete & then click the Install Now button.

   6. When installation is finished, you are prompted to Run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard now. Click Close to begin this wizard.

7. Create the Configuration Database and Central Administration Web application using the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard

   1. On the Welcome to SharePoint Products page, click Next to continue.

   2. A dialog will ask you whether it is OK to stop IIS and a few other services. Click Yes on this dialog to continue with the configuration process.

   3. On the Connect to a server farm page, Select Create a new server farm and click Next to continue.

   4. The next page is the Specify Configuration Database Settings page. Fill in these settings with these value.Database server: WingtipServerDatabase name: Wingtip_ConfigDBUsername: Wingtip\SP_WorkerProcessPassword: Pass@word1

   5. One you filled in the configuration database settings, click Next to continue.

   6. The next page is the Farm Security Settings page which asks you to add and confirm a passphrase. Add and confirm a passphrase value of Pass@word1 and click Next to continue.

   7. On the Configure SharePoint Central Administration Web Application page, select the option to Specify port number and add a port number value of 9999. Leave the Configure Security Settings authentication provide settings at the default value of NTLM. Click Next to continue.

   8. Review your configuration settings in the Completing the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard page. Click Next to begin the configuration.

   9. SharePoint will now begin configuring itself which should take 5-10 minutes depending on the performance of your hardware. When you are done, you will a page with the title of Configuration Successful.

   10. Click the Finish button and you will be directed to a page in Central Administration at the URL of https://wingtipserver:9999/_admin/adminconfigintro.aspx. This page starts the Farm Configuration Wizard.
8. Configure the farm’s service applications using the Farm Configuration Wizard.

   1. The first dialog of the Farm Configuration Wizard asks you whether you want to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program. Select the option No, I don’t wish to participate and click OK to continue.

   2. The next page of the wizard asks How do you want to configure your SharePoint farm? Select the option Walk me through the settings using the wizard. I will select the services to use in this farm and the type of site to create. Click Next to continue.

   3. Next page of the Farm Configuration Wizard asks you to select a service account for running the farm’s service applications. Select the option to Use existing managed account and make sure the domain account WINGTIP\SP_WorkerProcess is selected. You do not need to change anything in the Services section because you can accept the default selections. Click Next to continue.

   4. In addition to provisioning the farm’s service application, the Farm Configuration Wizard also creates a new Web Application using the URL of the machine name (https://WingtipServer) and asks you if you want to create a new site collection at the root. Select the site template named Team Site and click OK to continue.

   5. Now you are finished with the Farm Configuration Wizard. Click Finish.

   6. When the Farm Configuration Wizard completes, it will redirect you to the home page of the Central Administration application.