Steps to create the SharePoint 2010 Lab Environment
Through this blog post I am going to share with you some steps on setting up the SharePoint 2010 environment from the scratch.
Abstract
This article contains the steps involved in setting up a SharePoint2010 lab environment. The prerequisites required for the lab environment has been listed below followed by the stepwise procedure to set up the lab environment. The article primarily contains instructions on how to setup a Virtual Machine, making the Virtual Machine a domain controller and to add an existing VM to a domain. I have shared links for SQL Server and SharePoint 2010 installations.
Prerequisites for the creation of a new VM
· Server machine with ‘Hyper-V Manager’
· The ISO file of the OS is obtained and saved at a location
· NIC card connection
1. Steps to create a new virtual network
· Open ‘Hyper-V Manager’
· On the right panel open the ‘Virtual Network Manager’ option
· Click on the ‘New virtual network’ option
· Click on the ‘Add’ button
· Name the network appropriately to make it easier to choose them while making a new VM
· We need two networks: External and Internal
· Choose the ‘External’ option for internet access
· Browse for the live NIC card connected to the internet in the base machine
· Select the ‘Allow management operating system to share this network adapter’
· Click on the ‘Apply’ button
· Click on the ‘New virtual network’ option
· Click on the ‘Add’ button
· Name the network appropriately to make it easier to choose them while making a new VM
· Choose the ‘Internal’ option for intranet access
· Browse for the live NIC card connected in the base machine
· Select the ‘Allow management operating system to share this network adapter’.
· Click on the ‘Apply’ button.
2. Steps to create a new VM
· Open ‘Hyper-V Manager’
· On the right side panel select the ‘New Virtual Machine’ option
· Give the machine an appropriate name and click ‘Next’
· Assign memory to the machine
· Choose the required the network option, ‘Internal’ or ‘External’
· Choose the ‘Create a virtual hard disk’ option
· Name the VHD and give the location to store it
· Click on the ‘Next’ button
· Choose the ‘Install an operating system from a boot CD/DVD-ROM’
· Choose the ‘Image file’ option
· Browse the ‘Image file’ from the location it was stored at
· Click on ‘Next’
· Click on ‘Finish’
3. Steps to make VM a Domain Controller
· Right click on the ‘Network Options’ and click on ‘Properties’
· Open the ‘Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)’
· Enter the ‘IP address’ as 10.0.0.1
· Enter the ‘Subnet Mask’ as 255.0.0.0
· Close the ‘Network Connection’ window
· Open Command Prompt
· Type ‘dcpromo’
· Click ‘Next’ on the installation wizard
· Choose the deployment configuration as ‘Create a new domain in a forest’ and click ‘Next’
· Provide a name for the forest and click ‘Next’
· Provide the forest functional level as ‘Windows Server 2008 R2’ and click ‘Next’
· Select the ‘default options’ and click ‘Next’
· Choose the ‘No, I will assign static IP address to all physical network adapters’ option
· Click ‘Next’ in the installation window
· Provide the Password as you wish
· A Review Selection window will be opened and it should be verified
· Click ‘Next’
· Click ‘Finish’
4. Install SQL Server
Reference:
Installing SQL Server Integration Services
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143731(SQL.90).aspx
5. Create a new VM
6. Add it to the existing domain
7. Steps to add a VM to an existing domain.
· Open the Network Connection
· Right click on the ‘Network Connection’
· Choose the ‘Properties’ option
· Enter the IP ‘10.0.0.2’ (same subnet)
· Enter the Subnet Mask as ‘255.0.0.0’
· Give the Preferred DNS Server address as ‘10.0.0.1’
· Click ‘OK’
· Go to ‘My Computers’
· Right click on ‘Properties’ tab
· Click on ‘Change Settings’
· In the ‘Computer Name’ tab click on the ‘Change’ Tab
· In the ‘Domain Name’ field add the respective Domain Name you wish to join.
· Enter the ‘Administrative credentials’
· Username and Password given to the DC machine should be entered
· Press ‘OK’
8. Install SharePoint 2010
Reference:
Deployment for SharePoint Server 2010
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262957.aspx
Further References:
1. Install and Configure Virtual Machines on Hyper-V
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff432697.aspx
2. Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869.aspx
3. Resources for Setting up a SharePoint 2010 Development Environment
4. Setting Up Your SharePoint 2010 Development Environment
https://p2p.wrox.com/content/articles/setting-your-sharepoint-2010-development-environment
5. Setting up new virtual machine using Hyper-V