Preparing to install MOSS 2007 on 2 servers 1

[MasterRacker]

I am getting ready to install MOSS 2007. I managed to find a document titled "Installation Guide for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.doc" that seems to give some good, concise instructions however I'm still getting a bit overwhelmed by one aspect. I am not doing a single server install, rather a "micro-farm" where everything but the databases will be on a single Win2003 server.

I found link to this document

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263445(TechNet.10).aspx

listing account requirements, but I'm having trouble distilling this down to the bare minimum and I certainly don't want to create a dozen different service accounts.

Can anyone point me to an outline of "converged" accounts or another set of instructions for creating a 2-server solution that could still scale in the future.

(The install document stated there is no direct upgrade from a single server to a farm, which is why I'm not attempting to do a single server, then move the databases.)


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Jeff
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[MasterRacker]

I did manage to find this post:

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mattg/archive/2008/04/10/moss-service-accounts.aspx

which whittles things down to 6 accounts but doesn't map to the roles listed in the other doc.

I realize I'm somewhat clueless, but I can't believe no one else on the webtubes seems to be confused by this (or they're not asking).

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Jeff
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[normntwrk]

I've installed Sharepoint as a Farm two times and this has worked both times. In our case everything is on one server but that shouldn't matter.
Example : the server name is Sharep

Create a Sharepservice account in Active Directory

1. Make sure there is a service account on the domain that has local administrator rights for SharePoint Server and the SQL Server. The current account is DOMAIN\sharepservice.
2. Ensure IIS is installed.
3. Install SQL Server 2005 Enterprise with the latest service pack
a. If restoring from a backup the SQL Server instance name has to be identical so don’t install to the default instance. The computer name has to be SHAREP and the instance would need to be SHAREPDB so the fully qualified SQL instance would be sharep\SHAREPDB.
b. Assign the service account (DOMAIN\sharepservice) to the Security Administrators and Database Creator roles in SQL Server
4. Ensure the .NET Framework 2.0 AND 3.0 are installed.
5. Before you install MOSS 2007, make sure you are logged in under the service account (DOMAIN\sharepservice).
6. Insert CD and key in the product key when prompted.
7. Choose “Advanced Installation” when prompted (IMPORTANT… the basic uses the built in SQL instead of SQL Server)
8. Select “Complete” on the server type screen and click “install now”
9. Once installed you’ll get screen with a checkbox to “run the sharepoint products and technologies wizard now”. Make sure this box is checked and click next.
10. You’ll get a warning about services being reset, select “Yes”.
11. You’ll be asked about a farm configuration, select “No, I want to create a new server farm”.
12. Provide the database server and your account details (using DOMAIN\sharepservice)
13. Leave the other defaults and walk through to the end.


Norm

 

[MasterRacker]

Cool. Actually seems pretty straightforward. Sounds like the hardening with multiple accoutnts can be done afterward if you choose to.

I'm still unclear on step 3a though. Can you expand on the specific names bit? I have an already running SQL server I plan to use for the DB, so I plan to point at that. I expect the wizard to simple create me new DBs after I specify the server name. Is this incorrect?


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Jeff
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"The software I buy sucks, The software I write sucks. It's time to give up and have a beer..." - Me[/small]