Installing Sharepoint 2010 on Windows 2008 (R2) domain controller installs SQLExpress
November 12th, 2010
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When installing Sharepoint server on a Windows 2008(R2) server that has the role of domain controller the installer skips the step in which you can choose what type of installation you want. The stupid thing is that Sharepoint installs a stand alone installation. In my case I already have SQL server 2008 R2 installed so I want a farm installation. The trick is tp pass a config file to the Sharepoint executbale. Take these steps for a correct famt install
- Start setup.exe and install prerequisites ( autorun DVD)
- Exit the setup screen
- Open a command window and navigate to your DVD folder
- Start the setup and with the following param
Where e: is the drive containing your Sharepoint DVD
e:\setup.exe /config e:\Files\SetupFarm\config.xml
This will install a farm installation. After installation you can configure a new or existin farm
