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Sharon Richardson Joining Dots. Enterprise Search. Installing and Configuring Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express Edition. System Requirements. Recommended Hardware Dual 3GHz processors 4GB RAM At least 3GB free HDD space Software Requirements - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Enterprise Search

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Recommended Hardware

Dual 3GHz processors 4GB RAM At least 3GB free HDD space

Software Requirements

Windows Server 2003 SP1+ or Windows Server 2008 .NET Framework 3.0 with ASP.NET 2.0 enabled Windows Server Application Role configured

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Easy to follow installation “Splash screen”

Server Preparation Tool which installs

Windows Server 2003 SP1 if required .NET Framework 3.0 if required IIS and configured the Application Server Role if required

Choice of 2 installation options

Basic Install Advanced Install

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Takes ~20 minutes and less than 10 clicks

Automatically Installs SQL Express

Automatically provisions and configures

Service Accounts Database settings Search Center Site Shared Service Provider Site and settings All other settings…

Search Server should be operational within ~35 minutes of beginning setup

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Takes ~30 minutes, enables configuration of options

Does not install SQL Express

Allows the administrator to

Specify SQL Server Configuration Options Create and configure Farm server roles (MSS only) Specify Service accounts Change the default Index file location Set Other Search Service configuration options…

Automatically provisions search server site and starts services

Search Server should be operational within ~45 minutes of beginning setup

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From ToWindows SharePoint Services v3.0 with Full SQL Server

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express with Full SQL Server

Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 with MSDE

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express with SQL Express

Search Server 2008 Express with Full SQL Server

Search Server 2008 with Full SQL ServerSharePoint Server 2007 with Full SQL Server

Search Server 2008 Express with SQL Express

Search Server 2008 with SQL Express

Search Server 2008 with Full SQL Server

SharePoint Server 2007 with Full SQL Server

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From ToSharePoint Server 2007 for Search Enterprise or Standard Edition

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express BETA or RC

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express RTM

SharePoint Server 2007 or any previous versions of SharePoint

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express with SQL Express

SharePoint Server 2007

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express with SQL Express

Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express with Full SQL Server

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Search Server 2008 is built on WSS 3.0

An in-place upgrade will

Upgrade WSS 3.0 to Search Server Enable existing WSS 3.0 site search to be flipped on a per site

basis to use Search Server search Allow you to continue to use WSS 3.0 as before Enable cross-site search in WSS 3.0

A clean install of Search Server will

Install WSS 3.0 Allow you to use all the features of WSS 3.0 Automatically enable cross-site search in WSS 3.0

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Email: [email protected]: +44 7894 161874Web: http://www.joiningdots.net/blog