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8/2/2010

Create SharePoint 2010 Site Template

1. In SharePoint Designer 2010, click the SharePoint Designer Lab Site link in the navigation pane to open the Summary View for the site.

2. In the Ribbon, click Save as Template. A new browser window will open and you will be redirected to the Save as Template page. If you are prompted for credentials, log in with your Id and Password.

3. Supply the following values for the template:-

Use the following values for the template:
a. File Name: <<File Name>>
b. Template Name: <<Name>>
c. Template Description: <<Description>>
d. Included Content: Checked

4. Click OK to continue.

5. When the Operations Completed Successfully page appears, click OK. It may take a minute for the operation to complete.

6. Click Site Actions > New Site

ONLY FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STEPS IF YOUR SITE IS NOT SHOWN IN THE TEMPLATES GALLERY, IF ITS SHOWN YOU ARE DONE AND NOT REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE IT!!!!

7. Look at the available templates and notice how your new site template is not an available to option. This is because the template has not been activated in this site collection.

8. Cancel the creation by clicking Cancel

9. Click Site Actions and select Site Settings

10. Click Solutions under the Galleries header.

11. Your new template is shown an option in the Solutions list. Site templates are stored as solution packages to the site collection sandboxed solutions list. You can manage which solutions are available and activated for the end users here.

12. Hover over the solution, click the dropdown arrow that appears, then select Activate.

13. In the Solution Gallery – Activate Solution window, click the Activate button in the Ribbon.
a. Notice that the Solution Title and Description are the same as you entered during the template creation
b. Notice that after the activation is complete, the status of the solution has been changed to “Activated.”

14. Now, click Site Actions and select New Site

15. Click on the Custom tab and notice that your new Site Template is now available as a site.

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7/29/2010

SharePoint 2010 - Step by Step Install

DOMAIN CONTROLLER – CONTOSO-DC

Start Hyper-V Manager on a 64bit server
Click “Action->New->Virtual Machine”
For Name, type “503xx-Contoso”
Click “Next”
For memory, type “512”
Click “Next”
Select a local connection, click “Next”
Select a location, ensure that the size is set to at least 127GB
Click “Next”
Click “Next”
Click “Finish”
Right click the virtual machine in Hyper-V, select “Settings”
Set the number of processors to “2”
For the IDE Controller 1, specify the “Windows Server 2008 R2” iso
1. Click “Browse”
2. Select the iso
3. Click “Open”
Click “Ok”
Start the Virtual Machine
Install Windows Server 2008 R2
1. Click “Next”
2. Click “Install Now”
3. Select “Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation)”
4. Click “Next”
5. Click “I accept the license terms”
6. Click “Next”
7. Click “Custom (advanced”)
8. Click “Next”, windows will install
9. Click “Ok”
10. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
11. Type “Enter”
12. Click “Ok”
Set the IP settings
1. IP 10.0.0.11
2. Subnet 255.0.0.0
3. Gateway 10.0.0.1
4. DNS 10.0.0.11
Click “Start”
Right click “Computer”, select “Properties”
Under computer name, click “Change settings”
For description, type “contoso-dc”
Click “Change”
Set the computer name to “Contoso-dc”
Click “Ok”
Click “Yes” to restart
Logon as administrator with password Pa$$w0rd
Open a command prompt, run dcpromo, setup a domain called “contoso.com”
1. Click “Next”
2. Click “Next”
3. Select “Create a new domain…”
4. Click “Next”
5. Enter contoso.com, click “Next”
6. Select “Windows Server 2008”, click “Next”
7. Click “Next”
8. Click “Yes, the computer will use…”
9. Click “Yes”
10. Click “Next”
11. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
12. Click “Next”
13. Click “Next”, active directory will set itself up
14. Click “Finish”, click “Restart Now”
Login as Contoso\administrator with password “Pa$$w0rd”
Create the following domain users, set their password to “Pa$$w0rd” and that the password doesn’t expire. NOTE: you can download the setup script from http://instructor.architectingconnectedsystems.com
1. Click “Start->Administrative Tools->Active Directory Users and Computers”
2. Expand contoso.com
3. Select “Users”, right click and select “New->User”
4. For name and user logon, type sp_admin
5. Click “Next”
6. For Password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
7. Uncheck “User must change…”
8. Check “Password never expires”
9. Click “Next”
10. Click “Finish”
11. Repeat for

i. sp_farm

ii. sp_service

iii. student

iv. Sp_user

v. Sp_viewer

vi. Sp_design

vii. Sp_custom

viii. Sp_member

ix. Sp_visitor

x. Sp_owner

xi. Sp_colleague

SP2010-WFE1

Start Hyper-V Manager on a 64bit server
Click “Action->New->Virtual Machine”
For Name, type “50351-SharePoint (Dev)”
Click “Next”
For memory, type “6144”
Click “Next”
Select a local connection, click “Next”
Select a location, ensure that the size is set to at least 127GB
Click “Next”
Click “Next”
Click “Finish”
Right click the virtual machine in Hyper-V, select “Settings”
Set the number of processors to “2”
For the IDE Controller 1, specify the “Windows Server 2008 R2” iso
1. Click “Browse”
2. Select the iso
3. Click “Open”
Click “Ok”
Start the Virtual Machine
Install Windows Server 2008 R2
1. Click “Next”
2. Click “Install Now”
3. Select “Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation)”
4. Click “Next”
5. Click “I accept the license terms”
6. Click “Next”
7. Click “Custom (advanced”)
8. Click “Next”, windows will install
9. Click “Ok”
10. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
11. Type “Enter”
12. Click “Ok”
In the “Server Manager” window that opens:
1. Click “Configure Remote Desktop”
2. Click “Allow connections from computers running any version…”
3. Click “OK”
4. Click “OK”
5. Click “Configure IE ESC”
6. Click “Off” for both administrators and users
7. Click “OK”
8. Click “Go to Windows Firewall”
9. Click “Windows Firewall properties”
10. For domain, private, public, set the firewall status to “Off”
11. Click “OK”
12. Click “Features”
13. Click “Add Features”, select the following, if prompted click “Add Required Features”:

i. Desktop experience

ii. Remote Server Administration Tools->Role Administration Tools

1. AD DS and AD LDS Tools

2. DNS Server Tools

3. File Services Tools

iii. SMTP server

Click “Next”
Click “Next”
Click “Next”
Click “Install”
Click “Close”
Click “Yes”, the computer will restart

Login as administration with password Pa$$w0rd
Click “Close” in the configuration wizard
Check the “Do not show me this console at logon” checkbox, close the server manager
On Network settings, set the network settings as follows:
1. IP to 10.0.0.21
2. Subnet 255.255.255.0
3. Gateway 10.0.0.1
4. DNS 10.0.0.11
Click “Start”
Right click “Computer”, select “Properties”
Under computer name, click “Change settings”
For description, type “sp2010-wfe1”
Click “Change”
Set the computer name to “sp2010-wfe1”
Click “Domain”, set the domain to “Contoso.com”
Click “Ok”, use Contoso\administrator with password Pa$$w0rd, click “OK”
Restart the virtual machine
Login as CONTOSO\Administrator
Add SP_Farm and SP_Admin to the local administrators group
1. Open Server Manager
2. Expand Configuration->Local Users and groups->Groups
3. Double click “Administrators”
4. Add the accounts
Install SQL Server 2008 R2
1. Insert the Server 2008 R2 iso
2. Run the setup.exe file

i. If prompted, click “OK” to install .NET

Click “Installation”
Click “New installation or add features to an existing installation”
On “Setup Support Roles”, click “Ok”
On “Setup Support Files”, click “Install”
Click “Next”
On product key, enter your key and then click “Next”
Click “I accept the license terms”
Click “Next”
On the Setup Support Files, click “Install”
Click “Next”
On “Setup Role”, click “Next”
Check the following:

i. Database Engine

ii. Analysis Services

iii. Reporting Services

iv. Business Intelligence Development Studio

v. Client Tools Connectivity

vi. Integration Services

vii. Client Tools Backward Compatibility

viii. Management Tools – Basic

ix. Management Tools - Complete

x. Microsoft Sync Framework

Click “Next”
Click “Next”
On “Instance Configuration”, click “Next”
On “Disk Space Requirements”, click “Next”
Click “Use the account for all SQL Server Services” button

i. Type “contoso\administrator” and “Pa$$w0rd” for password

Click “Next”
Click “Mixed Mode” authentication radio button
For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
Click “Add Current User”
Click “Next”
Click “Add Current User”
Click “Next”
On report Services, click “Install the SharePoint integrated mode default configuration” radio button
Click “Next”
On “Error Reporting”, click “Next”
On “Installation Configuration Rules”, click “Next”
Click “Install”
Click “Next”
Click “Close”

Open the SQL configuration manager
1. Click “Start->All programs->Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2->Configuration Tools->Sql Server Configuration manager
2. Expand “SQL Server Network Configuration->Protocols for MSSQLSERVER”
3. Enable:

i. Named Pipes

ii. TCP/IP

Restart the sql service

Open SQL Server Management Studio
1. Connect to sp2010-wfe
2. Expand Security
3. Right click Logins, select “New Login”
4. Add Contoso\sp_admin and Contoso\sp_farm to the dbcreator and securityadmin roles of SQL Server

i. Click Server Roles node

ii. Check dbcreatore and securityadmin

iii. Click OK

Attach the demo databases (Northwind, adventureworks, adventureworks2000, adventureworksDW).
1. Download and restore the .bak files of each
2. Right click Databases, select Restore Database
3. Click “From device”, browse to the .bak file
4. Select the checkbox for the backup
5. Click “OK”
Install “SharePoint 2010” Prereqs
1. Insert the DVD/start the install
2. Click “Install Prerequisites”

Click “Next”
Click “I accept the terms…”
Click “Next”

i. All pre-reqs will be downloaded and installed (this could take 45 minutes)

ii. Install will continue by installing application server role and the other prereqs

Your system may need a restart after this step

Login as CONTOSO\SP_Admin
Install “SharePoint 2010” product
1. Click “Install SharePoint Server”
2. Enter your product key
3. Click “Continue”
4. Click “I accept…”
5. Click “Server Farm”
6. Select “Complete…”
7. Click “Install Now”
8. Click “Close” (uncheck the run configuration wizard)
Install “Office 2010”
1. Enter your product key, click “Continue”
2. Click “I accept the terms…” check box
3. Click “Continue”
4. Click “Install Now”
5. Click “Close”
6. Open “Word 2010”
7. Click “Use recommended settings”
8. Click “Ok”
Install “Visio 2010”
1. Enter your product key
2. Click “Continue”
3. Click “I accept the terms…” check box
4. Click “Continue”
5. Click “Install Now”
6. Click “Close”
Install “Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010”
1. Click “I accept the terms…” check box
2. Click “Continue”
3. Click “Install Now”
4. Click “Close”
Install “FireFox” browser
1. Download from http://www.firefox.com
Install “Google Chrome” browser
1. Download from http://www.google.com/chrome
Install “Apple Safari” browser
1. Download from http://www.apple.com/safari/
Install “Enterprise Library 4.1”
1. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1643758B-2986-47F7-B529-3E41584B6CE5&displaylang=en
2. Click “I accept the terms…”
3. Click “Next”
4. Click “Next”
5. Click “Next”
6. Click “Install”
7. Click “Launch” to install the source and working copy files
8. Click “Finish”
Download and install Microsoft SilverLight
Download and install PowerPivot for Excel (32 or 64 bit depending on the office version you installed)
1. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=48A5B47B-8C9C-450F-AB6E-178600A733CA&displaylang=en
2. Run “PowerPivot_for_Excel.msi”
3. Click “Next”
4. Click “I accept…”
5. Click “Next”
6. Click “Next”
7. Click “Install”
8. Click “Finish”
9. Open Excel 2010
10. Click “Install”
11. Ensure that there is a “PowerPivot” item in the Ribbon
12. Close Excel
Download and install the Data Service 1.5 (KB976127)
1. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a71060eb-454e-4475-81a6-e9552b1034fc&displaylang=en#filelist
Download and install Fiddler
1. www.fiddler2.com
Activate Office 2010 and Visio 2010
Run SharePoint Configuration Wizard
1. Click “Start->All Programs->Microsoft SharePoint 2010 products->SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard”
2. In the UAC prompt, click “Yes”
3. Click “Next”
4. In the popup, click “Yes”
5. Select “Create a new server farm”
6. Click “Next”
7. For database server, type “sp2010-wfe1”
8. For username, type “contoso\SP_Farm”
9. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
10. Click “Next”
11. For passphrase, type “Pa$$w0rd”
12. Click “Next”
13. For the Port, type 9999
14. Click “Next”,
15. Click “Next”, SharePoint 2010 will Configure itself
16. Central Administration will open

i. Click the radio button to participate in the feedback program, we gotta make SharePoint better right?!?

Click “Start the Wizard”
For username, type “CONTOSO\SP_Service”
For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
Click “Next”
Click “Skip”
Click “Finish”

Add a farm administrator
1. Start->Programs->Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products->SharePoint 2010 Central Administration
2. Click “Security”
3. Click “Manage the farm administrators group”
4. Click “New->Add Users”
5. Type contoso\administrator
6. Click “Ok”
Open the SharePoint Central Administration site and setup Outgoing Email
1. Click “System Settings”
2. Click “Configure out-going email Settings”
3. For outbound smtp, type “sp2010-wfe1”
4. For from address, type “sharepoint@contoso.com”
5. For reply address, type sharepoint@contoso.com
6. Click “Ok”
Configure Reporting Services
1. Click “Start->Programs->Microsoft SQL Server 2008->Configuration Tools->Reporting Service Configuration Manager”
2. Click “Connect”
3. Click “Web Service URL”
4. Click the URL that is displayed for the web service url (ensure that the web service responds it may take a few seconds or a minute or two)

i. If promoted, type “Contoso\administrator” with password “Pa$$w0rd”

Click “Execution Account”
Click “specify an execution account” checkbox
For account type “CONTOSO\Administrator”
For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
Click “Apply”
Close the Configuration Manager

Configure Reporting Services Add-in
1. Open Central administration
2. Click “General Application Settings”
3. Click “Reporting Services Integration”
4. For report server url, type http://sp2010-wfe1/ReportServer
5. For the auth mode, select “Windows Authentication”
6. For username, type “contoso\administrator”
7. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
8. Click “OK”
9. Click “Close”
10. Click “Set server defaults”, just ensure that the page loads without error
Start services on a server
1. Open “Central Administration”
2. Click “System Settings”
3. Click “Manage services on server”
4. Start all services, except for “Lotus Notes Connector”

i. NOTE: Install “Document Conversions Load balancer” before you start the launcher service, select “sp2010-wfe1” when setting up the launcher service.

ii. For Foundation Search, use the following settings:

1. For Username type, “contoso\administrator”

2. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd

3. For content access account type “contoso\adminsitrator”

4. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”

5. Click “Start”

Start UPS Services
1. Click “Start” for “User Profile Synchronization Service”
2. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
3. Click “OK”
4. NOTE: The starting of this service can take 20 minutes
5. Run IISRESET
Configure the User Profile service
1. Click “Application Management”
2. Click “Manage service applications”
3. Click “User Profile Service Application”
4. Click “Configure Synchronization Connections”
5. Click “Create new connection”
6. For connection name, type “Contoso.com”
7. For forest name, type “contoso.com”
8. For account name, type “contoso\administrator”
9. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”
10. Click “Populate Containers”
11. Expand “Contoso”
12. Click the 3^rd “Contoso”, click the “Service Accounts”, click the “Users”
13. Click “Ok”
Start profile synchronization
1. Click “Application Management”
2. Click “Manage service applications”
3. Click “User Profile Service Application”
4. Click “Start Profile Synchronization”
5. Click the “Start Full Synchronization” radio button
6. Click “OK”
Make the quicklaunch bar horizontal and add the following items to quicklaunch (you can do this by navigating to the respective program icon in the start menu, right click, Add To Quick Launch)
1. FireFox
2. Opera
3. Safari
4. Internet Explorer
5. SharePoint Designer 2010
6. Visio 2010
7. SQL Server Management Studio
8. Command Prompt
9. A Shortcut to the SharePoint Root (14 hive)
10. Enterprise library console (c:\program files(x86)\Microsoft Enterprise Library 3.1 – May 2007\Bin\EntLibConfig.exe)
11. Services Applet

i. Available under Start->Administrative Tools->Services

IIS Manager

i. Available under Start->Administrative Tools->Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager

SharePoint Central Administration Console

i. Available under Start->Programs->Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products->SharePoint 2010 Central Administration

SharePoint 2010 management Shell

i. Available under Start->Programs->Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products->SharePoint 2010 Management Shell

Your quick launch should now look like this:

64. Open Windows explorer

a. Click “Organize->Folder and search options”

b. Click the View tab

c. Select the “Show hidden files,folders or drives

d. Uncheck Hide empty drives in the computer folder

e. Uncheck hide extensions for known files types

f. Click “OK”

65. Download MailEnable Standard (http://www.mailenable.com/download.asp)

a. Run “mailenablestandard”

b. Click “Run”

c. Click “OK”

d. On “Welcome”, click “Next”

e. On “Get Installation Settings”, click “Next”

f. On “Terms and Conditions”, click “Next”

g. On “Mail Enalble messaging services for Microsoft Windows”, click “Next”

h. On “Choose Program Files Location”, click “Next”

i. On “Select Program manager Group”, click “Next”

j. On “Mailenable Repository”, click “Next”

k. For the Post office Name, type “Constoso”

l. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”

m. Click “Next”

n. Ensure the domain is “Contoso.com”

o. Ensure the DNS is set to “10.0.0.11”

p. Ensure the SMTP port is 25

q. Click “Next”

r. Click “Next”, mailenable will install

s. Uncheck the “configure web mail as…” check box

t. Click “Next”

u. Click “OK”

v. Click “Finish”

66. Configure MailEnable

a. Click “Start->All Programs->Mail Enable->MailEnable Administrator”

b. Expand “MailEnable Management->Messaging Manager->Post Offices->Contoso”

c. Select “MailBoxes”

d. Right click, select “New->Mailbox”

e. For mailbox name, type “administrator”

f. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”

g. Click “Ok”

h. Expand “MailEnable Management->Servers->localhost->services”

i. Right click “POP”, select “Start”

j. In “Servers->localhost->System->Services”, disable:

i. MailEnable Mail Transfer Agent

67. Configure SMTP service

a. Add the SMTP feature to the image (if you haven’t already)

b. Open the IIS Manager for 6.0

c. Right click the “SMTP Virtual Server”, select “Start”

d. Click “Domains”

e. Right click, select “New-Domain”

f. Click “Next”

g. For name, type “contoso.com”

h. Click “Finish”

i. Right click the domain, select “Properties”

j. Click the “Allow incoming…” checkbox

k. Click “OK”

68. Open Outlook 2010

a. Click “Next”

b. Click “No”

c. Click “Next”

d. Click “Continue with no email support” checkbox

e. Click “Finsih”

f. Click “File->Account Settings”

g. On Email tab, click “New”

h. Click “Manually configure server settings…”

i. Click “Next”

j. Click “Next”

k. For name, type “Administrator”

l. For email address, type administrator@contoso.com

m. For incoming mail server, type “10.0.0.21”

n. For outgoing mail server, type “10.0.0.21”

i. NOTE: make sure the server IP address is 10.0.0.21

ii. For username, type “administrator@contoso”

iii. For password, type “Pa$$w0rd”

o. Click “Next”

p. Click “Finish”

q. Click “Close”

r. Close Outlook

69. Shutdown the VM

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5/21/2010

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent

I know this is not a PHP help forum but here is a cool answer to a problem i ran into a few weeks ago.

while building a php site i got this error Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent

the solution was to add the <?php session_start();?> tot he top of the page.

best of luck

david

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5/13/2010

Web accessibility

Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users can have equal access to information and functionality. For example, when a site is coded with semantically meaningful HTML, with textual equivalents provided for images and with links named meaningfully, this helps blind users using text-to-speech software and/or text-to-Braille hardware. When text and images are large and/or enlargable, it is easier for users with poor sight to read and understand the content. When links are underlined (or otherwise differentiated) as well as coloured, this ensures that color blind users will be able to notice them. When clickable links and areas are large, this helps users who cannot control a mouse with precision. When pages are coded so that users can navigate by means of the keyboard alone, or a single switch access device alone, this helps users who cannot use a mouse or even a standard keyboard. When videos are closed captioned or a sign language version is available, deaf and hard of hearing users can understand the video. When flashing effects are avoided or made optional, users prone to seizures caused by these effects are not put at risk. And when content is written in plain language and illustrated with instructional diagrams and animations, users with dyslexia and learning difficulties are better able to understand the content. When sites are correctly built and maintained, all of these users can be accommodated while not impacting on the usability of the site for non-disabled users.

The needs that Web accessibility aims to address include:

Visual: Visual impairments including blindness, various common types of low vision and poor eyesight, various types of color blindness;
Motor/Mobility: e.g. difficulty or inability to use the hands, including tremors, muscle slowness, loss of fine muscle control, etc., due to conditions such as Parkinson's Disease, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, stroke;
Auditory: Deafness or hearing impairments, including individuals who are hard of hearing;
Seizures: Photoepileptic seizures caused by visual strobe or flashing effects.
Cognitive/Intellectual: Developmental disabilities, learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, etc.), and cognitive disabilities of various origins, affecting memory, attention, developmental "maturity," problem-solving and logic skills, etc.;

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5/11/2010

How to change service accounts and service account passwords in SharePoint Server 2007 and in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

To change the passwords for service accounts in SharePoint Server 2007 and in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, follow these steps.

Note If the SQL Server service uses a domain account, and the password for that domain account is either expired or invalid, make sure that you update the password for the domain account before you perform this procedure.

Update the password for the account that is used by the Central Administration application pool. To do this, follow these steps:
1. On all servers in the server farm, open a command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
  cd %commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\Bin
2. On the server that hosts the Central Administration Web site, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
  stsadm -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin DomainName\UserName -password NewPassword
3. On all other servers in the server farm, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
  stsadm -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin DomainName\UserName -password NewPassword -local
4. Restart Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. To do this, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
  iisreset /noforce
Verify that the Administration Application Pool Credential Deployment job definition is no longer displayed on the Timer Job Definitions page of SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Open SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration, click Operations, and then click Timer job definitions under Global Configuration.
2. Verify that the Administration Application Pool Credential Deployment job definition is no longer displayed in the list.
  
  Note If the Administration Application Pool Credential Deployment job definition is displayed in the list, wait until it disappears from the list.
Update the password for the application pool account that is used by Web applications on the server farm. To do this, type the following line at a command prompt on every server on the server farm, and then press ENTER:
stsadm -o updateaccountpassword -userlogin DomainName\UserName -password NewPassword -noadmin
Update the password for the account that is used to run the Windows SharePoint Services Help Search service. To do this, type the following line at a command prompt on every server on the server farm, and then press ENTER:
stsadm.exe -o spsearch -farmserviceaccount DomainName\UserName -farmservicepassword NewPassword
Update the password for the default content access account that is used by the Windows SharePoint Services Help Search service. To do this, type the following line at a command prompt on every server on the server farm, and then press ENTER:
stsadm.exe -o spsearch -farmcontentaccessaccount DomainName\UserName -farmcontentaccesspassword NewPassword
If you are running SharePoint Server 2007, you must also follow these steps:
1. Update the password for the account that is used by every Shared Services Provider (SSP) on the server farm. To do this, type the following line at a command prompt on every server on the server farm, and then press ENTER:
  stsadm.exe -o editssp -title SharedServicesProviderName -ssplogin DomainName\UserName -ssppassword NewPassword
2. Update the password for the account that is used to run the Office SharePoint Server Search service. To do this, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
  stsadm.exe -o osearch -farmserviceaccount DomainName\UserName -farmservicepassword NewPassword
3. If the server farm is configured to use single sign-on, update the password for the account that is used by the Microsoft Single Sign-On Service. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Operations in SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration, and then click Service accounts under Security Configuration.
  2. Under Windows service, click Single Sign-On Service.
  3. Under Configurable, specify the password, and then click OK.
4. Update the password for the default content access account that is used by the Office SharePoint Server Search service. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Open SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration, and then click the link to the SSP Web application under Shared Services Administration.
  2. Under Search, click Search settings, and then click Default content access account.
  3. Specify the password to use for the content access account, and then click OK

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5/5/2010

Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 3: Windows Server 2008 R2 configuration

This article describes the configuration of Windows Server 2008 R2 required for deploying SharePoint Server 2010 and is a part of a series describing the complete installation of SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2. Please have a look at

Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 1: Overview

There you can find an overview of the complete series and of course the farm topology and the deployment scenario.

Windows Server 2008 R2 configuration

Web Server (IIS) role and Application Server role including .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Check the “Application Server” role and add required features.

Check the “Web Server (IIS)” role.
Proceed to the feature selection.

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is selected by default. Check all the role services as shown in the picture and add all required features.

Check all the role services as shown in the picture and add role services if required.

Proceed checking all the role services as shown in the picture. These role services will be installed by the SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool later if you don’t do it now.

Keep the settings and start the installation.

After finishing the installation you usually don’t have to restart and you can see the installation results.
If some of the role services are not installed repeat the steps described above.

SharePoint 2010 software prerequisites

The remaining software requirements can be installed by using the SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool.

Microsoft "Geneva" Framework
Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64)
Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0
Microsoft Chart Controls for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3
SQL Server 2008 Native Client
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET
ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2

Pop3, SMTP, Outlook

Since Windows Server 2008 the Pop3 server feature is deprecated. If you need mail you have to install Exchange Server or something similar.

IE Enhanced Security Configuration

Don’t do this in production environment! If you are deploying SharePoint 2010 in a development environment you can disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security configuration if you want to open Central Administration and other SharePoint 2010 sites directly on the server.

Use the server manager to disable enhanced security for users and administrators.

Next steps

Please take a look at Part 4: Active Directory installation and configuration.

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Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 2: Windows Server 2008 R2 software requirements

This article describes the software requirements regarding Windows Server 2008 required for deploying SharePoint Server 2010 and is a part of a series describing the complete installation of SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2. Please have a look at

Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 1: Overview

There you can find an overview of the complete series and of course the farm topology and the deployment scenario.

Software requirements for application and front-end Web server

The software requirements [1] apply to

a single server with built-in database and
server farm installations including a single server or multiple servers.

Windows Server 2008

Your operation system needs to meet the following requirements:

Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit,
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit,
In general you should apply updates and according to TechNet [1] you need to apply the following update:
For Windows Server 2008 with SP2, see FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
For Windows Server 2008 R2, see FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Remarks:

The second update isn’t available while writing the article.
The Beta version of the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool does not install the mentioned updates.
If you use Windows Server 2008 with SP1 then the SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool will install SP2.

Windows Server 2008 – Roles and features

Furthermore you need to enable the following features and roles in your operating system which is described later in detail:

Web Server (IIS) role
Application Server role including .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Remaining software requirements

The remaining software requirements can be installed by using the SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool.

Microsoft "Geneva" Framework
Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64)
Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0
Microsoft Chart Controls for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3
SQL Server 2008 Native Client
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET
ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2

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Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 8: SharePoint Server 2010 installation

This article describes the installation of SharePoint Server 2010 and is a part of a series describing the complete installation of SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2. Please have a look at

Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 1: Overview

There you can find an overview of the complete series and of course the farm topology and the deployment scenario.

SharePoint 2010 Products Preparation Tool

Execute setup and install SharePoint 2010 software requirements.

If you configured Application Server and Web Server (IIS) role as described the process takes only some minutes or less.

SharePoint Server 2010 installation

Enter the product key and choose the advanced installation mode.

Always use complete install so you are able to change server roles as you want to.

Start the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard.

Click yes and choose to create a new server farm.

Enter the application server name and add the farm account spFarmAcc. Permissions are assigned automatically by the setup administrator.
Enter a passphrase to secure farm configuration data. It is also needed if you join a new server to the farm.

Select a port and a authentication provider. How about 2010 as a port number ;)

Configure SharePoint Server 2010.

Et voilà SharePoint Server 2010 was successfully installed. The next article descries the configuration using Central Administration.

Next steps

Please take a look at Part 9: SharePoint Server 2010 configuration.

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Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 7: SQL Server 2008 R2 installation and configuration

This article describes the installation and configuration of SQL Server 2008 required for deploying SharePoint Server 2010 and is a part of a series describing the complete installation of SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2. Please have a look at

Installing SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 - Part 1: Overview

There you can find an overview of the complete series and of course the farm topology and the deployment scenario.

SQL Server 2008 installation

The installation of SQL Server 2008 compared to SQL Server 2008 R2 is almost the same and described below. If you get a compatibility warning while trying to install SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 R2 you can proceed with install. Before running SQL Server you need to apply Service Pack 1.

SQL Server 2008 R2 installation

If you haven’t done yet install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
On the left side click “Installation” and on the right side click "New installation or add features to an existing installation".

Install the setup support files.

Select “SQL Server Feature Installation”.

Select the “Database Engine Services” feature and the “Management Tools – Basic” feature. Check additional features if needed.
Click next at the installation rules.

Keep the default instance and default folders.

Use the same account for the services and select the sqlSvcAcc you created in Active Directory.
Keep the collation settings you can see in the screenshot.

Add the SharePoint 2010 setup administrator user as a “SQL Server Administrator”.

Click next at the “Installation Configuration” Rules screen.

Start the installation of SQL Server 2008 R2.

SQL Server 2008 R2 configuration

There are 2 configuration steps you need to do: assign permission to the SharePoint 2010 setup administrator and configure networking.

Assign permission

The SharePoint 2010 setup administrator needs to have the securityadmin and dbcreator role. The sysadmin role is assigned if you decide during SQL Server 2008 installation that your SharePoint 2010 setup administrator should be the SQL admin. I decided to do so in my Hyper-V development environment.

Configure networking

At the end you need to configure networking if you are planning to deploy a farm with multiple SharePoint Server 2010 servers.

According to TechNet [1] you need to “ensure that SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 is updated to the required level and configured as follows”:

SQL Server 2005: Local and remote connections are enabled and are configured to use the TCP/IP protocol.
SQL Server 2008: The TCP/IP protocol is enabled for the network configuration.

Difference to SharePoint 2007

In SharePoint 2007 you needed to configure named pipes which isn’t necessary in SharePoint 2010.

Resources

Here are the resources used in this article:

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5/4/2010

Points to consider before you implement SharePoint

So you are thinking of using SharePoint. When implementing SharePoint, what do you need to consider for a successful implementation? For the best performance and scalability, you need to consider the following:

Which Microsoft SharePoint version well best meet your needs.
The size of your portal
Whether you want to use 32-bit or 64-bit platform
Whether you want to use vitalization
Whether you need a high-availability solution
How you want to configure your Microsoft Sharepoint farm
How you want to back up your Microsoft SharePoint platform
How you want to restore your Microsoft SharePoint platform if a disaster strikes

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Remaining software requirements

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SharePoint Server 2010 installation

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