Sharepoint Foundation SP1 Detailed installation and configuration introduction
When it comes to SharePoint Products that we are already very familiar with, so it is not much introduced; first of all, first of all, talk about my environmental needs, the company's earliest internal site is the use of WSS to complete the building, WSS is actually sharepoint2003 version, the biggest difference is that WSS is a free product , we all know that Microsoft's software services are very expensive, so that many enterprises are forced to use similar software services provided by other vendors, we have to go to the company's internal WSS site for more than more than 10 years, and then the Internet more and more advanced, The company's internal site from the WSS level into a Java development site, so the internal WSS site is eliminated, said the elimination is not completely abandoned, because the department has a lot of documents on the WSS above, so the WSS site and services temporarily saved, Later, the department leader said let's upgrade to the SharePoint foundation2013 version, said SharePoint Foundation 2013 is the WSS upgrade version, also means that is free, so can't wait to upgrade, the effect is good after the upgrade, A lot of the operation is changed, so the redeployment process to grab a few diagrams for the students who need to learn.
Depending on the schema requirements prior to installing SharePoint foundation2013, a SQL Server database is required, and since the previous environment has been deployed, the installation and configuration of the database is described here, and if required, look for SQL-related documents in the blog. In this process we are using SQL Server2012 R2,sharepoint Foundation 2013 to run the service system for Windows SERVER2012R2;
Hostname:sharepoint-web
ip:10.10.1.180
Roles:sharepoint Foundation 2013
Hostname:sql2014-01
ip:10.10.1.45
Roles:sql Server 2012R2
SQL Environment Confirmation:
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Managing databases through Management Studio
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View a list of all databases for the current database service:
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Once the database is ready, we're next to download the installation program for SharePoint foundation2013: Download links
Http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/search/Results.aspx?q=sharepoint Foundation 2013&FORM=DLC
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After downloading, we prepare SharePoint Server, modify the computer name and configure the IP address
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Run the SharePoint foundation2013 Installer, and we'll run the installation prerequisite software first
Note: When installing Sharepint Foundation 2013, the server needs to be connected to the Internet because some plugins need to be updated now during the installation process.
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Follow the prompts: Next
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Note: You need to be networked, or you will be prompted to download failure
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Installation is complete, next prompt to restart
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Automatic configuration and installation of related services after reboot
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Installation and configuration to complete all services
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Next, restart the system automatically, and then we start installing SharePoint Foundation SP1
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We choose according to our own environment, because we have independent service, so choose the complete installation
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is installing
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Installation complete, ready to configure
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Start configuring SharePoint foundadtion2013
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Click Yes
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Because we are the first server in the environment, creating a new server
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Configure SQL database
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Set the server farm password
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Set the SharePoint Central Administration management port, where I do not use the default, specify any non-conflicting ports
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Start configuration
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Configuration complete
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Next we look at the database status
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After all the installation configuration is complete, the following is the true Web configuration
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Default configuration, we use the existing managed account
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Click Next
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Let's create a site collection. Enter a title and name, and specify the URL of the site,
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Being configured
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Create a site collection and configure completion
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Click Finish
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Next we test access to the site collection that you just created
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When processing is complete, enter the site
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Next we go into central administration and create a 2010 site collection,
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Specify administrator
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Create complete
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We revisit the new site collection that we just created
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We can set up the site
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Next we create directories and upload files
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Site Settings
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Click Site Libraries and lists to create new content
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We create a new document library
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Define Name
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Create complete
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Next we create a new folder
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Create a folder First
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Create complete
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Next upload the document
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Uploading now
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For other features like WSS and SharePoint, we'll continue to show you later.
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Sharepoint Foundation SP1 Detailed installation and configuration introduction