Installation
Installing SQL 2012 on Windows 2008 R2 Core SP1
Scenario: Windows 2008 R2 Core SP1 – Domain joined, updated. Denali RC0 ISO File attached to VM. Preparing Windows 2008 R2 Core for Installation Run the following Command File to pre prep the server. 123456789DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:ServerCore-WOW64 DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx2-ServerCore DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx2-ServerCore-WOW64 DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3-ServerCore DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3-ServerCore-WOW64 DISM [...]
SharePoint 2010 – Troubleshooting Cmdlets not recognized Issue
While automating a lot of my SharePoint builds I came across this issue across while provisioning a few service applications within SharePoint 2010. Usually the culprits were:- Access Service Application Word Automation Service Application Excel Service Application Visio Service Application. This morning, the usual suspects were back except Word Automation Service. After a few [...]
SharePoint 2010 Series Part 1 – Installation
A brief look at both GUI and Scripted methods of installing SharePoint 2010 covering Active Directory, SQL Server and Virtualization aspects.
EricHarlan.com – SharePoint 2010 RTM Cannot connect to database master at SQL server
Getting this error while specifying the Configuration Database settings while Installing SharePoint 2010 Follow the steps from Eric’s post to fix it. EricHarlan.com – SharePoint 2010 RTM Cannot connect to database master at SQL server. UPDATE: Also found this Technet Blog Article
SQL Server 2008 R2 Unattended Installation
Let’s accept a few things, SQL installation is usually looooooong and quite boringJ. And knowing the life in IT, we are always looking for an awesome quick and effective way to go about our work. Playground for this post:- Windows 2008 R2 DC Bare Windows 2008 R2 box that has just been domain connected. SQL [...]