Deployment

Remote install of SharePoint 2010 prerequisites

December 30, 2010

I’ve published a free book on PowerShell 2.0 remoting. You can download it at: Did you ever try installing SharePoint 2010 prerequisites remotely? If so, you would know by now that it is not easy. Essentially because of the Windows update packages in the prerequisites. It is a known issue that Wusa.exe cannot be invoked [...]

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Blocking SharePoint 2010 installs on unauthorized computers

September 28, 2010

SharePoint 2010 provides the ability to lock down, track, and even block random installations of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The SharePoint 2010 setup wizard is designed to check for a registry key on the local system and block the install. If you want to block unauthorized SharePoint 2010 installs in your organization, you can setup [...]

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Announcing SharePoint 2010 PowerShell scripts & utilities codeplex project

May 3, 2010
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I created this project — SharePoint 2010 PowerShell scripts & utilities, on codeplex last week to start sharing all the miscellaneous scripts I have been using throughout my SharePoint 2010 learning cycle. Most of these scripts require quite a bit of rework as they were never meant for sharing with outside world . I am [...]

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SharePoint 2010 – Deploying search service application in a farm, video tutorial

December 18, 2009
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This is the first video tutorial in a series of SharePoint 2010 tutorials I am planning to do. And also, this is my first attempt at something like this. I hope you folks like and do provide any feedback you have.

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SharePoint 2010 (beta) standalone install on Windows 7

November 27, 2009
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I am a bit late on writing about this but nevertheless, I think I have some useful information to share. I needed a demo system for my SharePoint 2010 talk at Bangalore IT Pro user group meet tomorrow. For this purpose, I started installing SharePoint 2010 on my Windows 7 laptop. I knew that there [...]

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Unattended install of SharePoint 2010 prerequisites

November 19, 2009
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Update: This post was written when SP2010 was in beta. Pls review the prerequisite installer unattend parameters with the RTM version. Update: I have also posted another article on installing prerequisites remotely, Do check that. http://www.ravichaganti.com/blog/?p=1888 First, SharePoint 2010 beta is out there for general public. You can download your copy at http://sharepoint2010.microsoft.com/try-it/Pages/Trial.aspx You can [...]

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