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Jul
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Background: I have a bunch of RDP files which I use to connect to all my servers. I like to set them to 1024×768 so I can fit many desktops within my desktop. Problem: When I started using Windows 7, I was really annoyed when I tried to move my RDP window, it would resize […]
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Jul
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This is very useful when you want to test outgoing email for an application but not have access to an SMTP server. This is great for many applications including SQL Reporting Services, SharePoint and any other application which allows you to set an email/smtp server. Prerequisites 1. Create and setup a Gmail account at http://www.gmail.com […]
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Jul
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I have 5 SharePoint Servers; I would like to disable a couple unused and unnecessary services on all of them. Create Organizational Unit (OU) The first thing I am going to do is create an OU (Organizational Unit) in AD and add these servers to the OU Within “Active Directory Users and Computers” right click […]
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Jul
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From my Windows Server 2008 machine, I will be running DCPROMO to turn it into a domain controller for my new domain. Prerequisites Networking Before we run DCPROMO, we need to make sure we have a Static IP Address set. If this is your first Domain Controller on your network set the DNS server to […]
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Jul
09
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I am logged on to LAB-INDX as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint. LAB-INDX is one of the servers where Central Administration is located, to avoid double hops. I will configure the farm directly on the server which hosts Central Administration Open “SharePoint 2010 Central Administration” from the “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products” under All Programs Select “Configure alternate access mappings” […]
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Jul
09
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I am logged on to LAB-INDX as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint. LAB-INDX is one of the servers where Central Administration is located, to avoid double hops. I will configure the farm directly on the server which hosts Central Administration Open “SharePoint 2010 Central Administration” from the “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products” under All Programs Under “Application Management” select “Manage […]
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Jul
09
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Before we get started. One thing you should know there are no more SSP’s in SharePoint 2010. Instead there are Services (many of them), the “SSP” is replaced by the “Search Service Application”. To find out more about services check out the “Services in SharePoint 2010” poster from Microsoft: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx it’s really …
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Jul
09
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The configuration for LAB-WFE1 and LAB-WFE2 were identical Logged in as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint Start the “SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard” from the “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products” menu option under “All Programs” Press “Next” Press “Yes” Press “Connect to an existing server farm” Enter the Database Server name: LAB-SQL Press “Retrieve Database Names” Press “Next” If you […]
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Jul
09
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Logged in as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint Start the “SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard” from the “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products” menu option under “All Programs” Press “Next” Press “Yes” Press “Connect to an existing server farm” Enter the Database Server name: LAB-SQL Press “Retrieve Database Names” Press “Next” If you cannot connect to the DB make sure you […]
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Jul
09
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Logged in as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint Start the “SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard” from the “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products” menu option under “All Programs” Press “Next” Press “Yes” Press “Create a new server farm” Enter the Database Server name: LAB-SQL Enter the Username: PINTOLAKE\Service-SPFarm – since we set Service-SharePoint up as a “securityadmin” and “dbcreator” and we […]
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Jul
09
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This installation was performed on LAB-INDX, LAB-INDX-MR, LAB-WFE1 & LAB-WFE2. I was logged in as PINTOLAKE\Service-SharePoint Software Prerequisites Run “Splash.exe” from the installation CD or local folder if autorun is not an option or available. Do NOT run setup.exe, if you do it will not install the SharePoint 2010 prerequisites for you. Select “Install software […]
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Jul
09
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IIS should be installed on all WFE’s and all Indexing Servers. You can manually enable each of the required Windows Features or you can do this quickly by copying and running the following command in a Command Prompt window. Note: The following text contains line breaks. You must remove the line breaks to run this […]
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Jul
09
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Topology Overview Note: SharePoint 2010 requires x64 bit servers, this includes the SQL Server. Quad Cores and 8GB of RAM are recommended for the Web Front End Servers and Indexing Servers. You can read more about the recommendation for SharePoint 2010 here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx Server Name Operating System Description IP Address LAB-DC Win2k8, x32 Active Directory […]
