Today, I am going to show you how to configure SharePoint 2010 Server Farm on your Windows 7 64-bit Operating System. As you know, there are two method available for you to install SharePoint 2010.
1. Standalon
2. ServerFarm
In any development environment, you should use a computer with an x64-capable CPU, and at least 2 gigabytes (GB) of RAM to install and run SharePoint Foundation; 4 GB of RAM is preferable. You should use a computer with 4 GB of RAM to install and run SharePoint Server; 6 GB to 8 GB of RAM is preferable.
- Using a text editor such as Notepad, open the installation configuration file, config.xml, Add this line inside the <configuration> tag
<Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>
If you are using Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, or Windows 7, install the following additional prerequisites:
start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-WebServerRole;IIS-WebServer;IIS-CommonHttpFeatures;^
IIS-StaticContent;IIS-DefaultDocument;IIS-DirectoryBrowsing;IIS-HttpErrors;^
IIS-ApplicationDevelopment;IIS-ASPNET;IIS-NetFxExtensibility;^
IIS-ISAPIExtensions;IIS-ISAPIFilter;IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics;^
IIS-HttpLogging;IIS-LoggingLibraries;IIS-RequestMonitor;IIS-HttpTracing;IIS-CustomLogging;IIS-ManagementScriptingTools;^
IIS-Security;IIS-BasicAuthentication;IIS-WindowsAuthentication;IIS-DigestAuthentication;^
IIS-RequestFiltering;IIS-Performance;IIS-HttpCompressionStatic;IIS-HttpCompressionDynamic;^
IIS-WebServerManagementTools;IIS-ManagementConsole;IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility;^
IIS-Metabase;IIS-WMICompatibility;WAS-WindowsActivationService;WAS-ProcessModel;^
WAS-NetFxEnvironment;WAS-ConfigurationAPI;WCF-HTTP-Activation;^
WCF-NonHTTP-Activation
-Verify that the required Windows Features are enabled. The command in the previous step enables all of the required features in the Internet Information Services section of the Windows Features dialog box (which you can access through the Programs section in Control Panel). Use Figure 2 and Figure 3 to check that you have enabled all of the required Windows Features. If any features are missing in your operating system, return to the Internet Information Services section of the Windows Features dialog box and enable them as shown in following screen shots
Restart your computer to complete the changes that you made to windows features.
Now Run SharePoint 2010 set up exe. Accept the Microsoft License Terms. And you will encounter following depicted Screenshot.
New-SPConfigurationDatabase
Then, you are prompted to aske your Database Name , Database server, credintial and PassPhase. Give the detaile accordingly.
Wait till Management Shell Configure its data base. If you come across with any error messages check your permission level or Prerequisite Software that you have installed. You should have full permission to your account, or you will end up with errors. So, make sure to set up your permission level properly.
- Now go to the SharePoint 2010 product configuration wizard and Configure the Web Application. :-{D