Hardware Requirements for SharePoint Server 2010

Following are the hardware requirements for the installation of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

Note:  Requirements stated below are applicable for both i.e. Installation on a single Server with a built in Database and servers running SharePoint  2010 Server in a multiple Server Farm Installation.

Hardware Requirements:

PROCESSOR:

• 64-bit, four cores

RAM:

• 4 GB for developer or evaluation use
• 8 GB for production use in a single server or multiple server farm

HARD DISK:

• 80 GB for system drive

The mentioned requirements are being quoted from official Microsoft TechNet web.
Indeed these requirements are not the least hardware requirements for installation.
I have personally tested it on 64-bit,2 cores 2.4GHz machine with 2Gb of RAM and it works fine. But in that case you have to compromise the performance of the SharePoint server 2010.

Sharepoint Server 2010 Installtion Step By Step

1.       Install Windows 7 64-bit.

2.       Join the domain controller.

3.       Before installing the setup.exe (In case of share point Server2010)
Add the following <Configuration> tag

    <Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>

Ref:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869%28office.14%29.aspx

4.       Save the config.xml file. 
5.       Run setup.exe file.

Setup.exe File

 As you double click on setup.exe file, an installer will become start and will ask you for the license key.

After validating, you have to accept the License term (as all of the applications have),
Because there is no other option to continue ;-)

 Now its time to select your installation mode. i.e. Standalone vs. Server Farm

 The Major difference between these two installation types is 

• Standalone will install SQL Express on your machine and use it for your Sharepoint instance. No other SP machines can join, its standalone not a farm.
• Farm will install Sharepoint on existing SQL Server instance if you already have one on either your machine or somewhere else on the network. You can join other machines to this SP installation.ore

For the time being i m gona select the standalone installation using default settings.
This will lead us towards the installation process.

This will take almost 5-15 Mints to complete depending upon the specs of the system.

It was all about the installation, that was quite easy to do.
Next step is to Configure your Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Server, which can be easily configured by the configuration wizard.




 

Configuring the Sharepoint Standalone Server 2010

Configuration can also be started by checking the check box upon completing the Installation of Microsoft SharePoint Standalone Server 2010

 That's not the recommended practice. There are some installation packages that we need to install before the configuration to avoid the configuration errors.

1. Configure IIS

2. Install prerequisites

1.       If you are using Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, or Windows  install the following additional prerequisites:

Microsoft FilterPack 2.0. At a command prompt, type the following:

c:\[Share Point Setup Folder]\PrerequisiteInstallerFiles\FilterPack\FilterPack.msi

 Click Next Button

Check Accept term and Click next 

After Patch completion,  you would have a confirmation message

·        Download and install Microsoft Sync Framework

·        Download and install  SQL Server Native Client

·        Download and install  Windows Identity Foundation (Windows6.1-KB974405-x64.msu)

·        Download and install  Chart Controls (this is not required if you are going to install SharePoint Foundation 2010).

·        Download and install    SQL Server Analysis Services - ADOMD.Net (this is not required if you are going to install SharePoint Foundation 2010).

In case when one of more from the above patches failed to install, Run windows installer repair batch file.

 2. Configure your Sharepoint Server 2010

Open the Configuration wizard
Start menu  
    -- > All programs  
                --> Sharepoint 2010 product
                             -->  Sharepoint 2010 product configuration Wizard   

 Configuration widows will start which will lead you toward configurations

 As you click next it will give warning. No need to worry about this message in indicating that you are configuring for Developer work station only(Not for Production Environment). This warning will not interrupt your configuration. Click ok

Share point server 2010 require some services to be start, you don't need to worry about them, our configuration wizard will do it by itself

Click yes.
Upon click yes, configuration wizard will start which will peform about 10 configurations.
Now sit besides and take a cup of tea as you don't need to do anything more.

Hit Finish Button

Choose template and Click ok button

It will take upto 5 mint to load first time
Configure groups for your default site

Here's your default web upon completing your configuration