Sunday, August 12, 2012

SharePoint 2013 - Step-By-Step Installation Guide

SharePoint 2013 - Step-By-Step Installation Guide

I started to make my own test environment  and installed SharePoint 2013 and created step-by-step installation guide in multiple parts.
I have a Dell-Studio-XPS laptop with decent configuration includes i7 Processor; runs Windows 7 Ultimate OS, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD.  As on my laptop I have already SP2010 Installed and don’t want to uninstall it. So I decided to install SP2013 in VM environment using Windows Server 2012 RC2, SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013 Preview
For setting up virtualization environment I decided to go with Virtual Box which is downloaded from VirtualBox.
Before setting up environment, please download following software’s.
1.       Virtual Box (https://www.virtualbox.org
2.       Windows Server 2012 RC (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx)
4.       SharePoint 2013 Server Preview (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh973397)
The whole installation process I have split in different parts as mentioned below

Part 4 - Installation of SharePoint 2013 Server

Part 4 - Installation of SharePoint 2013 Server

I have downloaded the server preview image from the URL http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/aa905690. The image name file name is “SharePointServer_en-us.img”.  VirtualBox won’t allow mounting an image with .img extension. So I appened .iso in the end of file name and made it SharePointServer_en-us.img.iso.

Start your VM and the devices menu of VirtualBox choose CD/DVD Devices –> Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file. Select the SharePointServer_en-us.img.iso file and click Open.

You will get a notification on right hand top to “Tap” (which is click) then select “Open folder to view files”. 
Then browse the mounted image file and run the “Prerequistisinstaller.exe”

Prerequisites installer will start. Click on “Install software prerequisites “, then you will find what all components will be installed as prerequisites as mentioned below  then click on Next.
Accept the license agreement and click Next, This will install the required components and also configure them.

Once this is completed it will need a system restart. Click Finish.
VM will automatically restart and installer will continue.
Once it is completed, click Finish.
It is better recommended that restart VM server. Then browse the mounted image and this time run the “Setup.exe” using windows explorer of VM server.
Copy the product key as mentioned below in red color box using http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973397 
Enter the Product Key and click Continue
Accept license agreement and click Continue
Leave the default file path as it is and click Install Now
Installation will start
Installation will take time depending upon the machine. After sometime, installation will completed. After completion you will get the screen of “Run Configuration Wizard”. Leave the check on “Run the SharePoint Products configuration Wizard now”. Press close. Now the configuration wizard will start. Now click Next.
Click Yes.
Select “Create a new server farm” , click Next.
Enter Database Server details. I am using my same SP\Administrator account, which will be used for farm administrator. Click Next
Enter the security phrase. Click Next.
Enter port number for Central Administration site. I am using default generated port; you can enter your own. Click Next
Verify the summary of what we entered and click Next.
Configuration will execute.
After some time configuration will finish. Click Finish.
Central Administration site will open automatically. If asked for credentials provide credentials of Administrator account, as we used this account during configuration.


Bingo, Now our SharePoint 2013 server is ready.


Part 3 – Installation of SQL Server 2012

Part 3 – Installation of SQL Server 2012
Start your VM and the devices menu of VirtualBox choose CD/DVD Devices –> Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file. (As mentioned below in red line box)
Select the SQL Server iso file and click Open.

You will get a notification on right hand top to “Tap” ( which is click ) then select RUN SETUP.EXE”. Installation will start then click Install (see below red circle box) from left hand menu.
Select “New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation” (As mentioned below in red circle box).
Setup Support Rules will run, then click OK.

As we have downloaded evaluation software, let go with the first option. Click Next.
Accept license agreement and click Next.
 Installation will continue.
Review at the warnings. They let us know what rules have been executed and where can be a problem. Yellow signs are warnings. There are three warnings over here
·         Computer Domain Controller : Because we have single server for everything
·         Microsoft .NET Application Security
·         Windows Firewall : This is a server, so by default ports are blocked

Click Next
 Click Next

Now select the features. I have selected as per my understanding what should be required for SharePoint 2013. Click Next

Depending on selection Installation Rules will be executed. Click Next

Do not change the default instance ID, leave as it is (MSSQLServer). Click Next

Now you will get the disk information. Click Next,
You will have enter account name account name and password for each SQL Services. As this a standalone VM, so I am using Administrator account for all the services.

You will get the screen of Database Engine Configuration. Select Mixed Mode and provide password. Also click “Add Current User” to specify current user(SP\Administrator) as SQL Server Administrator. Click Next.

If you are planning for Remote BLOB Storage, then click on FILESTREAM tab. I have decided to go for this. Click Next.

Now you will get the screen of “Analysis Services Configuration”. Again click “Add Current User” to specify current user as administrator of Analysis Services. Click Next.
Click Next

Click Next.

Installation Configuration Rules will be executed. Click Next

Click Install.

It will take 30-45 minutes to finish installation depending on your configuration.

Installation is done and now click close.
By clicking on your start menu or press windows button on your keyboard in Windows Server 2012, you will see new entries as marked in white line box in below screen shot.

Now click on SQL Server Configuration manager to review the SQL Server Services section as displays in above screen, you will get following screen.

Now your SQL Server 2012 is ready.