Sharepoint 2010 Pilot Project: Part 2/3 Installing SharePoint Server 2010 and Basic Configuration

Installing SharePoint Server 2010

Logged in as spSetupAdmin

1: Insert the SharePoint Server 2010 Media

2: Click 'Install software prerequisites' and follow the prompts to complete

3: Click 'Install SharePoint Server' and enter product key (Standard license is fine for pilot)

i: Select 'Server Farm'

ii: Select 'Complete'

Install Now

4: Wait until the installation has finished and run the 'SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard'

SharePoint Products Configuation Wizard

1: Connect to a server farm:

Choose 'Create a new server farm'

Next >

2: Specify Configuration Database Settings:

Enter Database server name

Enter – DOMAIN\spFarmAcc – for Database Access Account and enter password

Next >

3: Specify Farm Security Settings:

Enter Passphrase and confirm

Next >

4: Configure SharePoint Central Administration Web Application:

Accept the defaults (Port: 38773 and NTLM security)

Next > Next > Finish

SharePoint Central Administration configuration

1: Help Make SharePoint Better:

Select Yes or No -> OK

2: How do you want to configure your SharePoint farm?

Select 'Start the Wizard'

3: Configure your SharePoint farm

Service Account -> Use existing managed account (spFarmAcc)

Services -> Accept the defaults

Next

4: Provide a Title for the SharePoint site -> OK

5: "This Complete the Farm Configuration Wizard" -> Finish