For development and testing i usually install the standalone version of SharePoint 2010.
I start with installing win2008R2, then i install sql2008r2, then i install the SharePoint pre-requisites, and when i start installing SharePoint i always realize, i don’t have the option to use the installed sql server. Standalone ALWAYS installs sql express and uses this as the database server.
So i end up with 2 sql instllations.
an alternative is to install a farm, based on local accounts, but that’s not always what i want.
For those who want that, take a look at this article : http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/fromthefield/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=112
So, when i wanted to setup a development environment again i wanted to start with SQL installation. However, this time i remembered i don’t need it.
But what if i still want to use it instead of the express version.
that’s when an idea popped up. What would happen if i installed sql as an instance with the name …….. SHAREPOINT.
The same instance name that SharePoint uses for the express installation.
I installed sql2008R2 as an instance with the name SHAREPOINT and then installed SharePoint.
And guess what …. it used the SHAREPOINT instance i created as database for the SharePoint installation.
Voila. SharePoint standalone installation on the full SQL version.
regards,
Eric
Sometimes, after installing, you find out that the chosen port number is not the best or preferred number. In my case, an application was installed using the same portnumber as central administration.
This can ofcourse be initiated, by the fact that the final portnumber was not yet known at installation time, OR, you have sharepoint 2010 installed as a standalone installation (you are not allowed to choose the admin port in a standalone administration)
So you want to change the portnumber.
Here is how it is done.
Open the sharepoint 2010 management shell ( yep, powershell to the rescue)
type in: Set-SPCentralAdministration
You will be asked the new portnumber.
Or type in : Set-SPCentralAdministration -Port
It will take some time, but then the portnumber of central administration is changed. Done it several times now, sofar, no issues.
If you installed Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 For Internet Sites Enterprise, and then you tried to activate the product by using the enterprise key before May 25, 2010, you encounter the following symptoms:
- The following Enterprise features are not available, or the features have reduced functionality:
- Access Services
- InfoPath Forms Services
- Chart Web Parts
- Excel Services
- PerformancePoint Services
- Visio Services
To verify that you are encountering this issue, consider the following scenarios:
- One of the following GUIDs exists in the output of the (Get-SPFarm).Products cmdlet:
- 1F230F82-E3BA-4053-9B6D-E8F061A933FC
- F48AC5F3-0E33-44D8-A6A9-A629355F3F0C
- The following registry subkey contains one of the previous GUIDs:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\14.0\WSS\InstalledProducts\{90140000-110D-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}
For more info and a solution look here : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2143810
Yesterday we installed SharePoint 2010 on a new server.
Since it’s a pilot to check out new functionality and to see if we can accomplish what we want, we started out with a “moderate” server.
After installing, i went to the central administration and saw i got a critical issue.
Nice to be informed about this , but i didn’t expect it. I had already done the installation twice, to get acquainted with the new version. So , i was unpleasantly surprised.
You are offered a hyperlink to show the critical issue.
It was: Drives are at risk of running out of free space
How was this possible. So i decided to check out the free disk space. it was 29 Gb.
So that could never be the issue. But, after reading the complete error message i found out it was an issue.
The complete error message was (click on the issue to see the complete message):
Available drive space is less than five times the value of physical memory. This is dangerous because it does not provide enough room for a full memory dump with continued operation. It also could cause problems with the Virtual Memory swap file:
And that was correct because it had 6Gb memory installed.
5 * 6 Gb = 30 Gb > 29 GB.
So remember : the amount of memory installed is reflected on the amount of needed free disk space.
Regards,
Eric
How odd.
Today i wanted to isntall the SharePoint designer 2010. So i went to the several Micsosoft websites (Office en SharePoint) to look for the download.
Nowhere to find !
even when searching the Microsoft site , i only found references to the beta versions. But, when searching for SharePoint Designer specific in the downloads section: the finally popped up.
For all you out there also searching for it, here are the links
Before i forget, i worked with the new version some hours now, and it’s really nice to see that it’s much better then the 2007 version!
regards,
Eric