First, let me begin with the error that started the idea for this blog post. After running the Configuration Wizard of SharePoint 2010 on a Windows 2008 SP2 server the following error appeared when the Central Admin participate dialog should have appeared:
Server Error in ‘/’ Application.
The resource cannot be found.
Description: HTTP 404. The [...]
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Here some useful links to start with Nintex Workflow 2010:
Download the .msi installation file:
http://www.nintex.com/en-US/Products/Pages/DownloadRequestComplete.aspx?l=English&v=NWF.2010&d=true
Request a trial license key (valid for one month):
http://www.nintex.com/en-US/Products/Pages/TrialDownload.aspx?v=NWF.2010 (fill in the form, and you’ll get an email with key)
Download the installation guide:
http://nintexdownload.com/Nsupport/NW2010_Installation_Guide_English.pdf
Just installed Nintex workflow 2010 and made some screenshots. Installation went almost smoothly with one flaw (or I was just impatient). See below.
First installation of the msi file through elevated command prompt:
Then the Nintex Workflow installer starts to guide you through the process. I will not show all screens here. Most of them are default [...]
Resources.
This is the final post in these series about scripting a SP2010 installation with PowerShell. In this post you will find all resources/websites I used for making the PS scripts.
SP2010 Site Definitions:
http://www.toddbaginski.com/blog/archive/2009/11/20/which-sharepoint-2010-site-template-is-right-for-me.aspx
PowerShell script editor:
http://powergui.org/servlet/KbServlet/download/1983-102-2817/PowerGUI.1.9.6.1027.msi
PowerShell script execute policy:
http://www.itexperience.net/2008/07/18/file-cannot-be-loaded-because-the-execution-of-scripts-is-disabled-on-this-system-error-in-powershell/
PowerShell SharePoint cmdlets list:
http://cglessner.blogspot.com/2009/10/early-look-at-sharepoint-2010.html
SP2010 Server installation script:
http://blog.fpweb.net/powershell-script-to-install-sharepoint-2010/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee805951(office.14).aspx (Technet script)
SP2010 prereqs download list:
http://blogs.msdn.com/opal/archive/2009/10/25/sharepoint-2010-pre-requisites-download-links.aspx
Database attach mode:
http://sharepointgeorge.com/2009/upgrading-content-database-sharepoint-2010-database-attach-method/
Configure service applications:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704544(office.14).aspx
http://stsadm.blogspot.com/2009/12/creating-sharepoint-2010-enterprise.html (search service)
Misc:
http://blog.fpweb.net/powershell-script-to-install-sharepoint-2010/
http://stsadm.blogspot.com/ ; http://stsadm.blogspot.com/2009/10/sharepoint-2010-psconfig-and-powershell.html
http://blog.rafelo.com/2009/10/upgrading-2007-wcm-sites-to-2010-wcm.html
http://blog.rafelo.com/2009/10/sharepoint-upgrade-fundamentals-part-1.html
http://blogs.msdn.com/ekraus/archive/2009/11/06/sharepoint-2010-provisioning-a-new-farm-with-powershell.aspx
Part [...]
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Web application and site collection
The SP2010 installation that I have used for this series of posts about scripting SP2010 with PowerShell was intended to host a SP2010 internet site. That is why the next to scripts are made to configure a web application and site collection for an internet site. The parameters can also be [...]
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SharePoint 2010 server installation
It took a while but here is part 3 of these series about a complete PowerShell scripted SharePoint 2010 installation.
I used the script you see below. It maybe is not the nicest PS script to do this installation. On the internet I have found scripts with error handling and checking every step of [...]
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If you have been installing SharePoint you have probably also seen and fixed the DCOM 10016 error. This error occurs in the event log when the SharePoint service accounts doesn’t have the necessary permissions (Local Activation to the IIS WAMREG admin service).
On a Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 machine you would just fire [...]
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SharePoint Prerequisites
In this second part I’ll let you see how to install the prerequisites that are needed for a successful SharePoint 2010 installation.
In part 1 of these series you might have read that I install everything on one server. Windows 2008 R2, Active Directory and SQL 2008 R2 CTP. When you’re in the same situation [...]
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At the moment I’m busy investigating the installation of SharePoint 2010 through PowerShell scripting. Although I am a newbie to PowerShell I got a long way thanks to several sites on the internet. I shall list all the sources I used in the last post of this series.
In this series of posts I shall describe [...]
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At a client SharePoint 2007 farm, installed on Windows Server 2008 servers, I had to install SQL Server Reporting Services Add in for Sharepoint. I already know that one has to install with elevated privileges at 2008 but this installation required some specific steps to complete.
At first I tried this installation:
Open a command prompt with [...]
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