Installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003 Part 1

Introduction
In this article you will see the steps which you need to follow in order to install Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is build on top of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 which is a collaboration tool and it doesnt require any separate license other than the Operating System. The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) is offered in two editions namely Standard and Enterprise. The binary installation files for both the editions are same. However, there are some features which are disabled when you install Standard edition. The choice of Standard or Enterprise edition of MOSS 2007 is determined by the Product Key which is entered during the installation. SharePoint Administrators need to be aware that an installation of Standard Edition can be upgraded to Enterprise Edition using Central Administration without performing an additional installation. However, it is not possible to downgrade from an Enterprise Edition to Standard Edition. The only option in that scenario is to uninstall the existing Enterprise Edition and then install Standard Edition.

Hardware Prerequisites
In a small server farm, Microsoft recommends installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on one server and installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on a separate server. Application Server: Dual Processor with 2.5 GHz speed or higher along with minimum of 2 GB RAM. Database Server: Dual Processor with 2.5 GHz speed or higher along with minimum of 2 GB RAM.

Software Prerequisites
You need to install the following below mentioned products as a prerequisite prior to the installation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter or Web Edition) with Service Pack 1 (SP1) Internet Information Server 6.0 (IIS) on Windows Server 2003 SP1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 which includes Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation NTFS File System Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Service Pack 4

In Part 2, we'll take a look at how to Install and Configure Internet Information Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2003.

Installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003 Part 2: Installing Internet Information Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2003
This article is a part of a series describing the Installation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003.

Installing Internet Information Service 6.0 on Windows Server 2003

To install IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003, you need to first enable Application Server.

To enable ASP.NET on a server running Windows Server 2003 by using Add or Remove Programs
1. In the Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs. 2. In the Add or Remove Programs window, click Add/Remove Windows Components. 3. Within the Windows Components Wizard, select the Application Server checkbox and then click the Details button.

4. In the Application Server dialog box, select ASP.NET and Internet Information

Services (IIS)checkbox and then click the Details button for Internet Information Services (IIS) as shown in the below snippet.

5. In the Internet Information Services (IIS) dialog box, select World Wide Web Servicecheckbox and then click the Details button.

In the World Wide Web Service dialog box, select Active Server Pages, Server Side Includes andWorld Wide Web Service as shown in the below snippet and click OK twice to return to Windows Components Wizard screen.

6. Finally click Next button to Install Internet Information Services on Windows Server 2003.
In Part 3, we'll take a look at how to Install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 on Windows Server 2003.

nstalling Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003 Part 3: Installing Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
This article is a part of a series describing the Installation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003.

Installing Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0

In this article you will see how to install and configure Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0. You can download Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package from the below mentioned link. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package Double click the downloaded dotnetfx3setup.exe file to extract the files. Once you have extracted the files you will be able to see Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Setup welcome

dialog box as shown in the below snippet.

In Welcome to Setup screen, read the licensing agreement and select I have read and ACCEPT the terms if the License Agreement option and click the Install button. Once the .NET Framework 3.0 installation is completed click the Exit button.

Allow ASP.Net 2.0 Web Service Extension in Internet Information Services (IIS)
Next step will be to allow ASP.Net 2.0 Web Service Extension in IIS to be configured. This can be done by clicking Start | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services. This will open up Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In Internet Information Services Management console, expand server name in the left pane and then select Web Service Extensions. Next you need to select ASP.NET v2.0.50727 in the right side panel and click the Allow button. This completes the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 configuration.

Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Microsoft SQL Server is one of the core components for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It is recommended to use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP1) along with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. However, you can also use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Service Pack 4 (SP4) as a backend for MOSS 2007. To install Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you can follow the article titled Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 which is a step by step installation guide. Once SQL Server 2005 is installed successfully you need to Install SQL Server 2005 SP1.

In Part 4, we'll take a look at how to Install and Configure Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003.

Installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003 Part 4
Installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 will be very easy if you have installed all the prerequisites successfully. If you havent installed all the prerequisites then, I would request you to install the same as mentioned in the article titled Installation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003. 1. Login on to the server where you are planning to install Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with administrative privileges and then insert Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 installation media. From the root folder double click Setup.exe to being the installation. 2. In Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 installation screen enter the Product Key and click the Continue button.

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4. In Choose the installation you want screen, you will see two options namely Basic andAdvanced. If you choose Basic option then the product will be installed on a single server with no option to add another server or to build a farm at a later stage. Therefore, you should choose Basic option only if you are very sure that your deployment will not grow very large and will not need to scale out by adding additional servers. When you select the Advanced option the product will be installed on a single server or on a server farm.

5. Once you select the Advanced option you will see the following screen. In this screen there are three tabs namely Server Type,File Location and Feedback.

In Server Type tab there are three different installation options available. The Stand-alone option is same as Basic option which you have seen in the previous screen expect that you now have the options on the other two tabs which you can use to configure. The second option is Web Front End (WFE) which installs only the services required for web services and features. The third option isComplete which will install all the SharePoint binaries on the server. Both Web Front End & Complete will require you to choose the SQL Server which will act the backend for SharePoint Server.

6. In the File Location tab you can specify the location where you want to install Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

7. In the Feedback tab you can choose whether to participate in the Microsoft Feedback Program or not

8. Once you have provided all the details click Install Now button to continue with the installation. It will approximately take 15 20 minutes to complete the installation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. 9. Once the installation is complete you will see the below screen. Click Close to complete the MOSS 2007 installation

In Part 5, we'll take a look at SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard which is available in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003 Part 5 Using SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard
This article is a part of a series describing the Installation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003.

Using SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
1. Once the MOSS 2007 installation has successfully completed, then you are left with the configuration of Database Server and Databases where server farm configuration data will be stored. In Welcome to SharePoint Products and Technologies click Next, to continue with the configuration of database server and databases.

2. Once you click Next, a dialog box will be displayed explaining you that some of the services will be restarted during the configuration. This will not be a concern if you are working with a dedicated web server. However, if you are using a web server which is currently hosting some websites then restarting services will result in downtime. In such a scenario you need to perform this activity during off hours. Click Yes, to continue with the configuration wizard.

3. In the Connect to a Server Farm screen, select No, I want to create a new server farm option and click Next, to continue with the configuration wizard.

4. On the Specify Configuration Database Settings screen, provide the Database Server and Database Name. You also need to Specify Database Access Account Username and Password information with which you can connect to the database server. Click Next to continue with the configuration wizard.

5. In the Configure SharePoint Central Administrator Web Application you need to specify a port number between 1 and 65535 or accept the default port which is provided by the configuration wizard. Under Configure Security Settings choose an authentication provider for this web application as NTLM. Click Next to continue with the configuration wizard.

6. In the Completing the SharePoint Product and Technologies Configuration Wizard screen, you can review the settings which you selected so far and finally click Next, to continue with the configuration wizard.

7. Once the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration Wizard is successfully you will see the below screen. Click Finish to close the wizard and launch the SharePoint Central Administration homepage.

This completes the installation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003. Thanks to

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