Specifications

A Principled Technologies test report 35
Dell Active System 800 converged infrastructure solution: User
collaboration performance
APPENDIX I – MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT INSTALLATION AND
CONFIGURATION
We installed Microsoft SharePoint 2010 on a VM residing on the second of two Dell PowerEdge M620 servers.
Configuring the SharePoint VM
After cloning, modify the SharePoint VM to contain the following settings:
 Memory: 8GB
 Virtual Processors: 4
 Additional virtual disks:
o 1 x 250GB virtual disks for database storage (Thick provision lazy zeroed)
Joining the domain
1. Select StartControl PanelNetwork ConnectionsLocal Area Connection.
2. Click Properties.
3. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties.
4. Select the Use the following IP address radio button, and enter the desired IP for your VM.
5. Select the Use the following DNS server addresses radio button, and enter the IP of the DNS server in the
Preferred DNS server field. Click OK.
6. Right-click My Computer, and select Properties.
7. Under the Computer Name tab, click Change.
8. In the Computer Name Changes screen, under Computer name, type sharepointvm as your computer name.
9. In the Computer Name Changes screen, under the Member of section, select the Domain radio button, and type
test.local
10. Select OK to start joining the domain.
11. When the screen appears asking for a person qualified on the domain, type administrator as the username
and Password1 as the password.
12. At the Welcome pop-up window and the window warning that you must reset the computer for the changes to
take effect, click OK.
13. At the System Properties screen, click OK.
14. When a pop-up appears asking if you want to restart now, click Yes to restart your computer.
Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
1. Mount the installation ISO to the VM.
2. Click Run SETUP.EXE. If Autoplay does not begin the installation, navigate to the SQL Server 2012 DVD, and
double-click.
3. If the installer prompts you with a .NET installation prompt, click Yes to enable the .NET Framework Core role.
4. In the left pane, click Installation.
5. Click New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation.
6. At the Setup Support Rules screen, wait for the rule check to complete. If there are no failures or relevant
warnings, click OK.
7. Select the Specify a free edition and select Evaluation from the drop-down menu. Click Next.