{"id":156,"date":"2009-10-06T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turtlellc.com\/index.php\/installing-moss-in-virtualbox-environment-notes\/"},"modified":"2009-10-06T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T20:34:00","slug":"installing-moss-in-virtualbox-environment-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtle.works\/knowledge\/installing-moss-in-virtualbox-environment-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing MOSS in VirtualBox Environment – Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Machine Environment:<\/span> <\/p>\n

Windows Server 2008 64bits<\/span> Install the .NET Framework 3.0 Features<\/span> Configure service accounts, see <\/span>this<\/a> for details.<\/span> Have SQL Server prepared, preferabbly on another VM and using a named instance. In my case I had to put SQL on the same VM because networking between VMs was unstable.<\/span> <\/p>\n

MOSS Setup:<\/span>
<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Server Type: Select Advanced -> Complete install<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. File Location: Install MOSS to non OS drive<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Before running the SharePoint Products and Technologies Wizard, neither any databases, application pools or web sites are created. However D:Program FilesMicrosoft Office Servers12.0 is created. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


    SharePoint Products and Technologies Wizard:<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Create a new farm<\/span>
    Config DB Settings: <\/p>\n

      \n
    1. MOSS_Farm_Config<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. spSql account for the database<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Config Central Admin Web Application<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Port 9991<\/li>\n
      2. Use NTLM authentication<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Performing configuration tasks 1 thru 9<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Create Config DB<\/li>\n
        2. Install Help collections<\/li>\n
        3. Securing SharePoint resources<\/li>\n
        4. Registering SharePoint services<\/li>\n
        5. Registering SharePoint features<\/li>\n
        6. Provisioning Central Admin Web App<\/li>\n
        7. Installing the application content files<\/li>\n
        8. Finalizing the Products and Technologies configuration<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          At this point the following items have been created:<\/span><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. MOSS_Farm_Config DB<\/li>\n
          2. SharePoint_AdminContent_GUID DB<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. OfficeServerApplicationPool (NetworkService identity)<\/li>\n
          4. SharePoint Central Administration Application Pool (spsqluser identity)<\/li>\n
          5. Office Server Web Services Web Site – uses OfficeServer App Pool<\/li>\n
          6. SharePoint Central Administration v3 Web Site<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            and the Central Admin Site displays in the browser.<\/span> At this point address the Administrator Tasks displayed.<\/span> <\/p>\n

            Administrator Tasks<\/span> <\/p>\n

            <\/span>READ FIRST<\/span><\/p>\n

            Displays the Quick Start Guide<\/p>\n

            Deploy Servers???<\/span><\/p>\n

            Nothing required for a small farm<\/p>\n

            Assign services to servers<\/span><\/p>\n

            Excel Calculation Services – just start it, no configuration required.<\/p>\n

            Configure Office SharePoint Server Search Service Settings
            <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Farm Search Service Account – spSearch<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. Configuring this search doesn’t create a database, app pool or web site<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Configure Windows SharePoint Services Search Service Settings – This provides search capabilities within the Help content<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Service Account – spSearch<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. Content Access Account – spContentAccess
                <\/span><\/li>\n
              3. Database MOSS_WSS_Search created<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Configure server farm’s shared services (New Shared Services Provider)<\/span><\/p>\n

                SSP Name – TurtleSSP<\/span><\/p>\n

                Create a new Web Application<\/p>\n

                NOTE: The SSP needs its own Web application. This will be the second web application for the system (Central Admin was the first).<\/p>\n

                IIS Web Site
                <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Description: MOSS TurtleSSP<\/li>\n
                2. Port: 9992<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Application Pool
                  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. MOSS TurtleSSP – 9992<\/li>\n
                  2. Service Account: spAppPool<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Database Name and Authentication<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. DB Name: MOSS_TurtleSSP_Admin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      MOSS_TurtleSSP_Admin DB created<\/span>
                      MOSS_TurtleSSP – 9992 App Pool created<\/span>
                      MOSS TurtleSSP – 9992 Web Site created<\/span><\/p>\n

                      My Site Location<\/span><\/p>\n

                      Create a new Web Application<\/p>\n

                      NOTE: The SSP needs its own Web application. This will be the second web application for the system (Central Admin was the first).<\/p>\n

                      IIS Web Site
                      <\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Description: MOSS MySite<\/li>\n
                      2. Port: 9993<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Application Pool
                        <\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. MOSS MySite – 9993<\/li>\n
                        2. Service Account: spAppPool<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Database Name and Authentication<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. DB Name: MOSS_TurtleSSP_MySite_Content)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            MOSS_TurtleSSP_MySite_Content DB created<\/span>
                            MOSS_MySite – 9993 App Pool created
                            MOSS MySite – 9993 Web Site created<\/p>\n

                            SSP Service Credentials <\/span><\/p>\n

                            Service Account: spSsp <\/span>(This account is for SSP Web services to use for inter-server comm and running SSP timer jobs)<\/p>\n

                            SSP Database<\/p>\n

                            Used for Service specific data<\/span>
                            <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. DB Name: MOSS_TurtleSSP_Content<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              Search Database<\/span><\/p>\n

                                \n
                              1. DB Name: MOSS_TurtleSSP_Search<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                MOSS_TurtleSSP_Content DB created<\/span>
                                MOSS_TurtleSSP_Search DB created<\/span>
                                TurtleSSP App Pool created<\/span> (Don’t recall the opp to name this MOSS_TurtleSSP, it appears to grab the name of the SSP)<\/p>\n


                                <\/span><\/p>\n

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                                Machine Environment: Windows Server 2008 64bits Install the .NET Framework 3.0 Features Configure service accounts, see this for details. Have SQL Server prepared, preferabbly on another VM and using a named instance. In my case I had to put SQL on the same VM because networking between VMs was unstable. MOSS Setup: Server Type: Select … <\/p>\n

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