Gurmeet Singh's SharePoint 2010 Blog : Installation

SharePoint 2010 Readiness Resources

gurmeets — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Overview and what’s new for SharePoint 2010 (check out the videos)http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/products/Pages/try-it.aspx?fbid=_RNEDd5-SXH

Other SharePoint 2010 videos
http://sharepoint2010.microsoft.com/Pages/videos.aspx

SharePoint 2010 documentation links
http://blogs.technet.com/vedant/archive/2009/10/20/update-sharepoint-2010-documentation.aspx

What’s new for end users in SharePoint Search 2010
http://www.sharepointchick.com/archive/2009/10/19/whatrsquos-new-for-end-users-in-sharepoint-search-2010.aspx

Get Started Developing on SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/nl-nl/sharepoint/ee513147(en-us).aspx

Web Content Management in SharePoint Server 2010
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/web-content-management-sharepoint-server-2010/

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 - Q&A with Steve Ballmer
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/sharepoint/Default.aspx

Introduction SharePoint 2010
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/10/19/sharepoint-2010.aspx

SharePoint 2010: Developer and IT Professional Learning Plan
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ac9a3851-c298-4f4f-b7f0-63d756d2bde9&displaylang=en

Getting Started with SharePoint 2010 (Developer)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee514561.aspx

Getting Started with SharePoint 2010 (IT Pro)
http://www.mssharepointitpro.com

SharePoint 2010 forum
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/threads

SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks - Developing Solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack01/Default.html

SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks - Experiencing the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 User Interface http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack02/Default.html

SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks - Managing and Troubleshooting with Microsoft SharePoint 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack03/Default.html

Infrastucture

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Upgrade Approaches
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e8b66eb3-27c7-4a39-a2e1-3e7d18b12ee1

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 — Test Your Upgrade Process
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d7389d9f-f70f-4226-89aa-a96a05a497f0

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 — Services Upgrade
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8a6ce527-1ac3-4642-bd04-5e93efc364f6

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Upgrade Planning
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=eef6f604-9faa-4ea8-b000-569c656b7420

Cross-farm Services in SharePoint 2010 Products
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5141c91c-0922-44fc-aaf4-64c5156209ef

Hosting Environments for SharePoint 2010 Products
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=326845d1-95db-4e55-b65a-218509debe24

Topologies for SharePoint Server 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fd686cbb-8401-4f25-b65e-3ce7aa7dbeab

Search Technologies for SharePoint 2010 Products
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d7c0091e-5766-496d-a5fe-94bea52c4b15

Search Architectures for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=22ffc029-2c08-457d-8311-ca457c6d160e

Design Search Architectures for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5a3ca177-fb9a-4901-9797-0c384277db7c

Search Environment Planning for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5655eaca-22df-4089-bcd3-38a1f5318140

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Evaluation Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=110318ec-0238-4811-8fc7-ec4399d3c100

Development

Services in SharePoint 2010 Products
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b9ca7745-ffa4-43ca-a638-e1ad868187ce

Getting started with business intelligence in SharePoint Server 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fc97d587-ffa4-4b43-b77d-958f3f8a87b9

SharePoint 2010: Professional Developer Evaluation Guide and Walkthroughs
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=cffb14e8-88a9-43bd-87aa-4792ab60d320

SharePoint 2010: Developer and IT Professional Learning Plan
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ac9a3851-c298-4f4f-b7f0-63d756d2bde9

SharePoint 2010: Getting Started with Development on SharePoint 2010 Hands-on Labs in C# and Visual Basic
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5

SharePoint 2010: SharePoint Developer Platform Wall Poster
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=04ba41fd-f088-4d7c-a86e-3855c16e23a2

SharePoint 2010: Developer Platform White Paper
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5184cb27-98d9-4cc0-bb0b-4b24d5b62db6

WSS 3.0 / SharePoint 2007 Version Table

gurmeets — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:00 GMT

A lot of time my customers have asked me how to find the current version of their running instances of WSS 3.0 / SharePoint 2007 linked to the service packs / patches which are applied. So let me put the same for everyone, this table as below shows the version and build numbers for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007.

The version of the current installation can easily be looked up in the Central Administration: Operations > Topology and Services > Servers in farm.

Name	Version
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 2009 Cumulative update (KB973409 & KB973410)	12.0.0.6514
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 June 2009 Cumulative update (KB972569 & KB971538)	12.0.0.6510
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative update (KB968857 & KB968850)	12.0.0.6504
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP2 (KB953334 & KB953338)	12.0.0.6421
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Feb 2009 Cumulative update (KB963654 & KB961755)	12.0.0.6341
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Dec 2008 Cumulative update (KB960011, KB960010)	12.0.0.6335
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Aug 2008 Cumulative update (KB956057, KB957109 , KB956056)	12.0.0.6327
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (KB951695 & KB951297)	12.0.0.6318
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix (KB948945)	12.0.0.6303
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix (KB941274)	12.0.0.6301
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix (KB941422)	12.0.0.6300
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 SP1	12.0.0.6219
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 October public update	12.0.0.6039
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 August 24, 2007 hotfix package	12.0.0.6036
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 RTM	12.0.0.4518
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR	12.0.0.4407
MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 Beta 2	12.0.0.4017
Office 12 (PDC image - pre-beta)	12.0.0.3111 (This version of Office does not have a support link in the Add/Remove programs dialog box).

Hardware & Software Requirements for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta 2

gurmeets — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:10:00 GMT

Overview

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides for a number of installation scenarios. Currently, these installations include single server with built-in database installations and single server or multiple server farm installations.

Hardware requirements

The requirements in the following table apply to single server with built-in database installations and server farm installations that include a single server or multiple servers in the farm.

Component	Minimum requirement
Processor	64-bit, dual processor, 3 GHz
RAM	4 GB for stand-alone or evaluation installation 8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use
Hard disk	80 GB
Other	DVD drive

Software requirements

The requirements in the following table apply to single server with built-in database installations and server farm installations that include a single server or multiple servers in the farm.

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool — which you access from the SharePoint Server 2010 Start page — can assist you in the installation of the software prerequisites for SharePoint Server 2010. Ensure that you have an Internet connection, because some of these prerequisites are installed from the Internet.

Environment	Minimum requirement
Database server in a farm	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 3 (SP3), or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Stand-alone server	· The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard with SP2 · Web Server (IIS) role · Application Server role · Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 · SQL Server 2008 Express with SP1 · 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
Front-end Web servers and application servers in a farm	· The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard with SP2 · Web Server (IIS) role · Application Server role · Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 · 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
Client computer	· Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 · A supported browser

Note:

If you install SQL Server 2005 SP3, you must use Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165748).

If you install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1, you must install Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165962).

When you install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1, you might receive a compatibility warning. You can disregard this warning and continue with your installation.

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool does not check your Microsoft SQL Server install version before Setup. The SharePoint Product and Technologies Configuration Wizard checks that you have the correct version of SQL Server after you have completed Setup.

Note:

You must download an update for Windows Server 2008 before you run Setup, or Setup will not run.

· 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 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=160770).

· 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 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=166231).

The Beta version of the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool does not install these updates.

Note:

If you are running Windows Server 2008 with SP1, the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool installs Windows Server 2008 SP2 for you.

Note:

If you plan to use Windows Server 2008 and Windows PowerShell 1.0 is already installed, you must uninstall Windows PowerShell 1.0 before you can successfully install Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3.

Note:

You must download the Microsoft Server Speech Platform and the corresponding speech recognition language to make the phonetic name matching work correctly for SharePoint Search 2010. Ensure that you apply these to all servers in the farm.

· Microsoft Server Speech Platform (http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/F/8DFE3CE7-6424-4801-90C3-85879DE2B3DE/Platform/x64/SpeechPlatformRuntime.msi)

Select one of the following speech recognition languages:

· Speech recognition language for English (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/3/E033A120-73D0-4629-8AED-A1D728CB6E34/SR/MSSpeech_SR_en-US_TELE.msi)

· Speech recognition language for Spanish (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/3/E033A120-73D0-4629-8AED-A1D728CB6E34/SR/MSSpeech_SR_es-ES_TELE.msi)

· Speech recognition language for German (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/3/E033A120-73D0-4629-8AED-A1D728CB6E34/SR/MSSpeech_SR_de-DE_TELE.msi)

· Speech recognition language for French (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/3/E033A120-73D0-4629-8AED-A1D728CB6E34/SR/MSSpeech_SR_fr-FR_TELE.msi)

· Speech recognition language for Japanese (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/3/E033A120-73D0-4629-8AED-A1D728CB6E34/SR/MSSpeech_SR_ja-JP_TELE.msi)

· Speech recognition language for Chinese (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/3/E033A120-73D0-4629-8AED-A1D728CB6E34/SR/MSSpeech_SR_zh-CN_TELE.msi)

Additionally, you must update the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Speech Server\v10.0\Recognizers\Tokens\SR_MS_<LocalCode>_TELE_10.0\Attributes] registry key for every language that you install. Click Start, and then run regedit. Find the registry key, and then update the Vendor value to Microsoft Corporation.

This registry key change may cause errors for administrators who use Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 or any other products that depend on the speech technology, but it is required for the phonetic matching to work correctly.

The Beta version of the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool does not install these updates.

Note:

If you plan to use Access Services for SharePoint Server 2010, you must install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies (SSRS). For more information, see Using Access Services with SQL Reporting Services: Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-In (SharePoint Server 2010).

Installing software prerequisites

To install Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft SQL Server, you can go to the Web sites listed in this section. You can install all other software prerequisites through the SharePoint Server 2010 Start page. Most of the software prerequisites are also available from Web sites listed in this section. The Web Server (IIS) role and the Application Server role can be activated manually in Server Manager.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166490)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166496)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166500)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=131037)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166503)
Microsoft "Geneva" Framework (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165752)
Microsoft Sync Framework v1.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141237&clcid=0x409)
Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166504)
Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141512)
Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165758)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166505)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130651)
Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166506)
ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158354) for Windows Server 2008 SP2
ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159780) for Windows Server 2008 R2

[This article is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases.]