Chapter 11 -- Installing SharePoint Portal Server

Chapter 11

This chapter provides information about the hardware and software required to install Microsoft^® SharePoint^™ Portal Server 2001 and how to install the server and client components on one or more computers in an organization.

When you insert the SharePoint Portal Server compact disc (CD) into your compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) drive, the Start page appears automatically. The page includes:

• A shortcut to Server Installation, which starts the SharePoint Portal Server Setup Wizard.
• A shortcut to Client Installation, which starts the Client Components for SharePoint Portal Server Setup Wizard.
• A shortcut to the SharePoint Portal Server Tours, which are interactive introductions to SharePoint Portal Server.
• A shortcut to Help, which links to the SharePoint Portal Server online Help, including the Planning and Installation and the Managing Content guides.
• A shortcut to the SharePoint Portal Server Readme file.

This chapter includes procedures for installing SharePoint Portal Server and the client components for SharePoint Portal Server. Major sections are devoted to hardware and software requirements, server setup, and client setup. In addition, the following sections are provided:

• Troubleshooting. Includes information to assist you in diagnosing installation problems.
• Other Installation Issues. Includes instructions for changing the proxy settings for the SharePoint Portal Server computer at some time after installation. In addition, it includes information about the installable file system (IFS) and the Microsoft Web Storage System.

To install the server and client components of SharePoint Portal Server:

• Review the hardware and software requirements. This section also includes information about coexistence issues, including coexistence with Microsoft SQL Server^™.
• Install SharePoint Portal Server on the server by running the SharePoint Portal Server Setup Wizard.
• Create a workspace on the server.
• Install the client components of SharePoint Portal Server on user computers. Do this by running the Client Components for SharePoint Portal Server Setup Wizard.
• On client computers, add a Web folder that points to the workspace. The address of the workspace is http://server_name/workspace_name.