SharePoint 007 - WSSv3 Unattended Install in Custom Path
Mission # 1 : Unattended Installation of WSS v3
Mission # 2 : Custom path for Installation of Data (Not SQL Server 2005 Database). Basically installation path other then %systemdrive%
OS: Windows 2003 Server R2
Pre-requisites: IIS, Microsoft.Net Framework version 3.0, Enable ASP.NET 2.0, SharePoint v3
Pre-requisite Steps
- Install IIS
- Download Microsoft.Net Framework version 3.0
- Redistributable Downloads x86
- Redistributable Downloads x64
- Install Microsoft.Net Framework version 3.0
- Enable ASP.NET 2.0 from %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Aspnet_regiis.exe –i
- Restart IIS
- Download Windows SharePoint Service v3 from here
- Extract SharePoint.Exe to a folder using command SharePoint.exe /extract:path
- (For Example C:\WSSV3)
- In the folder, create custom.xml.
- Copy this xml file to a folder named \Files (For Example C:\WSSV3\Files\)
In this folder, you will find other sample config.xml
I mashed up my custom.xml from these.
This is what my Custom.xml looks like
<Configuration>
<Package Id=”sts”>
<Setting Id=”REBOOT” Value=”ReallySuppress”/>
<Setting Id=”SETUPTYPE” Value=”CLEAN_INSTALL”/>
</Package>
<DATADIR Value=”c:\SharePointV3\Data”/>
<Logging Type=”verbose” Path=”%temp%” Template=”Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Setup(*).log”/>
<Setting Id=”SERVERROLE” Value=”SINGLESERVER”/>
<Setting Id=”UsingUIInstallMode” Value=”0″/>
<Display Level=”none” CompletionNotice=”no” />
</Configuration>
- > Run > Cmd
- Run the C:\WSSV3\setup.exe /config <config file>
Done!! Get a Coffee!
This is installed in a folder that I specified in the custom.xml and not in a default location! It’s in C:\SharePointv3 folder here, since I have done this in VM.
The other folder that you see here is wssv3, which is the folder where I extracted the files from SharePoint.exe
Mission Accomplished!
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Albin said,
Wrote on February 1, 2007 @ 1:46 am
I have modified the config.xml file with a custom path for a non-silent installation and got my modified path on interactive menus for the index database.
Regards, Albin.
Alpesh said,
Wrote on February 1, 2007 @ 8:05 am
Yes, I have discovered this and I am writing up a post explaining this and steps to do the move.
Cheers!
Alpesh
Kaisa said,
Wrote on February 20, 2007 @ 11:15 pm
Alpesh said,
Wrote on February 21, 2007 @ 7:06 am
At this stage, I am taking this further as mentioned above. I am currently working on installing WSS v3 on a DC and then moving the database. Since its a DC, I am having issues with Config Wizard. Once I bury this ‘project’ I will look into the Server side of things.
It is pretty much same with server, except for SQL Server DB.
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Cheers!
Alpesh
SharePoint: WSS Installation on a DC - series at Alpesh Nakars’ Blogosphere said,
Wrote on February 27, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
Steven Summon said,
Wrote on April 28, 2007 @ 1:00 am
I gave your script a shot. Unfortunately I could not get it to work properly.
Sharepoint reckons the file is not vaild.
I double checked the file in IE to get it to validate the file and it looked fine and I even compared it to the Config.xml files but not luck unfortunately. Here is the script here again.
Any ideas mate?
Cheers
Steven
Alpesh Nakars’ Blogosphere » 1st Year: Popular Posts said,
Wrote on June 1, 2007 @ 10:23 am