Installing Sharepoint server 2007 on windows server 2008 R2

Question

I need a good step by step material which can guide me in installing share point server 2007 on windows server 2008 R2 in multi-server mode. I am beginner in this technology. Please provide me with a good one. I just have windows server 2008 R2 installed on my VM. I need a guide from there. Help me out

Answer 1

well, to go ahead with this, you need to know the pre-requisites for installing MOSS 2007 on windows 2008.

The basic requirement is MOSS 2007 along with SP1 needs to be installed. You cannot install 1st MOSS 2007 and then apply SP1...

try this link

http://ppalakollu.blogspot.com/2008/02/moss-2007-on-windows-2008.html

hope this helps..

Answer 2

> The basic requirement is MOSS 2007 along with SP1 needs to be installed. 

Close but not close enough.

The correct answer is that MOSS 2007 along with *SP2* needs to be installed. 

As this isn't available as a download, it needs to be created by slipstreaming MOSS+SP1 with WSS 3.0 SP2 and MOSS SP2.

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FAQ sites: (SP 2010) http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com; (v3) http://wssv3faq.mindsharp.com and (WSS 2.0) http://wssv2faq.mindsharp.com
Complete Book Lists (incl. foreign language) on each site.

Answer 3

Hey Mike,

What is meant by splitstream? I am a starter in this share point. Don't mind if this question sounds dumb.

Answer 4

Slipstream.

It's not the easiest thing in the world to do so I won't try to describe in detail how to do it here but suggest you Google for a blog item (or MS article) describing how to do it (or just wait for someone to post a couple of links to this thread).

In essence you create yourself by mixing the original source code for three things

- MOSS incl SP1

- WSS 3.0 SP2

- MOSS SP2

together a set of files so that the installation routine installs in effect MOSS incl SP2 rather than installing first MOSS incl SP1 and then adding the two SP2s on top. 

Windows Server 2008 *R2* rejects in that case the initial MOSS incl SP1

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FAQ sites: (SP 2010) http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com; (v3) http://wssv3faq.mindsharp.com and (WSS 2.0) http://wssv2faq.mindsharp.com
Complete Book Lists (incl. foreign language) on each site.

Answer 5

Here is link for steps for slipstreaming

http://blogs.technet.com/seanearp/archive/2009/05/20/slipstreaming-sp2-into-sharepoint-server-2007.aspx

Answer 6

Is there any pre installations steps like, creating domain accounts, users etc. Can any one provide link for those?

Answer 7

Hi,

I will try to make it easy for you
1- Prepare the slipstream http://www.keirgordon.com/post/Installing-SharePoint-on-Windows-Server-2008-R2.aspx
2- prepare the windows roles and features http://www.keirgordon.com/post/Prepare-Windows-Server-2008-for-SharePoint.aspx
3- Prepare the database server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263187.aspx

4- Start by creating the following users in an OU in AD and complete your installation http://www.sharepointforum.com/en-US/Wiki/Installation%20MOSS%202007.aspx

 

 

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Best Regards, Ammar MCT

Answer 8

Hi,

When I extracting the files to build the split stream as per http://www.keirgordon.com/post/Installing-SharePoint-on-Windows-Server-2008-R2.aspx , I see nothing in the Updates folder. I am giving the link for screen shot after I run the following command in command prompt. http://www.sendspace.com/file/851qwn

wssv3sp2-kb953338-x64-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract:C:\Sharepoint 2007\Updates /quiet

There's nothing in Updates folder. What to do now?

Answer 9

I am not sure of your steps
but check mokhas link http://blogs.technet.com/seanearp/archive/2009/05/20/slipstreaming-sp2-into-sharepoint-server-2007.aspx

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Best Regards, Ammar MCT

Answer 10

I am following the same steps and using the same command as shown in http://blogs.technet.com/seanearp/archive/2009/05/20/slipstreaming-sp2-into-sharepoint-server-2007.aspx. But after I run the command, my updates folder must be filled with .msp file, but it is empty.

Answer 11

hope this be more clear http://blogs.technet.com/wbaer/archive/2007/11/01/slipstream-not-a-phenomenon-in-physics.aspx

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Best Regards, Ammar MCT

Answer 12

Hi Ammar,

It worked. I am trying to extract the files on the network drive instead of local drive. Thats the reason it not showing any files in the Updates folder. Now I tried to extract them to my local drive and then copied to my network drive. I'll start the installation now and get back to you I I have any issues. Thanks a lot for your posts.