How to install Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 in a Web Farm

 

Information:

The following procedure is for installing WSS 3.0 with a Front End Server installation and a SQL Backend.

 

Create two Domain accounts for the WSS services to run under

• One User is a general Service Account the other is the Admin Service Account
• Make these accounts Local Administrators on the WSS server
• Add these accounts to the IIS_WPG group
• Add these accounts to the Act as part of the operating system user right
• Add these accounts to the logon as a service user right
• Add these accounts to the Replace process level token user right

SQL Server Permissions Required for the two service accounts

• DBCreator
• SecurityAdmin
• Assign both accounts as DBO to any Databases created after installation

1)  Install Windows 2003 with SP1

a.  Install IIS

  i.  Set ASP .Net v2 to “Allow” in the list of IIS extensions

  ii.  Set Server Side Includes to “Allow” in the list of IIS extensions

  iii.  Set Active Server Pages to “Allow” in the list of IIS extensions

  iv.  Set WebDAV to “Allow” in the list of IIS extensions

b.  Install .Net Framework 3.0 with Windows Workflow Foundation (version 3.04203.2)

c.  Install .Net Framework 3.0 SP1

2)  Start Sharepoint (WSS) with SP 1 installation

a.  Accept License Agreement

  i.  Click Continue

b.  Click Advance to install in a web farm

  i.  Server Type:

1.  Select Web Front End

  ii.  Data Location

1.  Configure Drive and path with free space. 

2.  Preferably not the C: drive

  iii.  Feedback

1.  Select “No, thank you.

  iv.  Click “Install Now”

3)  Wait as the installation is performed.

4)  Run the Sharepoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard

a.  Welcome screen

  i.  Next

b.  Click Yes to restart the specified services

  i.  IIS

  ii.  Sharepoint Admin

  iii.  Sharepoint Timer

5)  Connect to server farm

a.  Select “No, I want to create a new server farm”

b.  Click Next

6)  Specify Configuration Database settings

a.  DB Server: servername

b.  DB Name: Change the default of Sharepoint_Config.  Replace the prefix Sharepoint with one of your own.

c.  Username:  Specify the service account the will run all the services for sharepoint.

d.  Password: type the password

e.  Click Next

7)  Confgure Sharepoint Central Admin Web Application

a.  Check Specify port number: 8080

b.  Select NTLM

c.  Click Next

8)  Complete the Installation

a.  Click Next

9)  Wait as the WSS configuration takes place

10)  Click Finish

 

Add the two Domain accounts for the WSS services to the following Local Groups

• WSS_ADMIN_WPG
• WSS_Restricted_WPG
• WSS_WPG

In IIS Manager change the Sharepoint Central Admin AppPool Identity

• Use the Admin Service account created earlier
• Restart IIS

Change the “Windows Sharepoint Services Administration” service Logon Account

• Use the Admin Service account created earlier
• Restart Service

Configure the General Services Listed below with the following configuration

General Services

1)  Windows Sharepoint Services Search

2)  Windows Sharepoint Services Timer

3)  Windows Sharepoint Services Tracing

4)  Windows Sharepoint Services VSS Writer

 

Configuration

• Set to Automatic
• Logon as: General Service account created earlier
• Restart Services

Configure the Service Accounts with the following permissions for the Specified Sharepoint databases

Permissions:

• DBO’s
• WSS_Content_Application_Pools

Database Names

• SharePoint_AdminContenet_[guid]
• Default Database Name specified during installation.
• Content databases created
  • These may be added at a later time

Configure WSS via the Central Admin web site

Configure Search Service

1)  Select the Operations Tab

a.  Select Services On Server

b.  Click “Start” for “Windows Sharepoint Services Search Service”

c.  Configure “Windows Sharepoint Services Search Service”

  i.  Service Account and Content Access Account

1.  Username: General Service Account

2.  Password: type password

  ii.  Database Server: enter DB server name

  iii.  Database name: SiteName_Search

  iv.  Click Start

d.  Select “Outgoing E-Mail Settings”

  i.  Outbound SMTP Server: specify server name

  ii.  From Address: Specify from email address

  iii.  Reply-to address: specify reply-to email address

  iv.  Click OK

e.  Select “Update farm administrators group”

  i.  Click Add User to add Farm Administrators

1.  Gives permission to the Central Administrators Site only

f.  Select “Diagnostic Logging”

  i.  Customer Experience: No, I don’t wish to participate

  ii.  Error Reports: Ignore errors and don’t collect information

  iii.  Event Throttling:

1.  Category: All

2.  Least critical Event Log

a.  Warning

3.  Least ciritical Trace Log

a.  Monitorable

  iv.  Trace Log: Change path to another drive other than C:

1.  Keep pathing the same

  v.  Click OK

g.  Usage Analysis Processing

  i.  Log Settings:

1.  Enable Logging

2.  File Location: Change to another drive other than C:

a.  Keep pathing

3.  Process Settings:

a.  Enable usage analysis processing

  i.  Start: 1am

  ii.  End: 2am

4.  Click Ok

2)  Click Application Management tab

a.  Create or extend Web application

  i.  Create a new Web Application

  ii.  IIS Web Site

1.  Create a new IIS Web site

a.  SiteName – Internal

b.  Port: 80

c.  Hostheader: sitename

d.  Path: Change to any drive other than the C: drive

  i.  Keep pathing

2.  Application Pool

a.  Create new application pool

  i.  Pool name: SiteName

  ii.  Select “Configurable”

1.  User name: general service account

2.  password: type password

3.  Database name

a.  DB Server: Database server name

b.  DB Name: Sitename_Content

4.  Search Server:

a.  Select the appropriate search server from the farm

5.  Click OK

 

Configure the Service Accounts with the following permissions for the Specified Sharepoint databases

Permissions:

• DBO’s
• WSS_Content_Application_Pools

Database Names

• Sitename_Content databases created

 

Restart IIS

 

Create Site Collection

1)  Central Administration…Application Management…Create Site Collection

2)  Web Applicattion

a.  Select the appropriate SiteName

3)  Title and Description

a.  Title: Type the name that will appear at the top of the site

b.  Description: type an appropriate description

4)  Web Site Address

a.  Accept the root or specify a sub-folder

5)  Template Selection

a.  Select the appropriate template:

6)  Primary Site Collection Administrator

a.  Type the appropriate user id

7)  Secondary Site Collection Administrator

a.  Type the appropriate user id

8)  Click OK

Article ID: 519, Created On: 12/12/2011, Modified: 12/12/2011