How To Install SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2013: Install SharePoint 2013 with SQL 2012 on Windows Server 2012

Table of Contents

• Download Center:
• Hardware Requirements
• SQL Server
• Application Server + Front-end Web Server
• Software Requirements
  • SQL Server
  • Application Server + Front-end Web Server
  • Installation Guide

Download Center:

Download SharePoint 2013http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh973397.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_121_1_4  

Download SharePoint Foundation 2013 Preview
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30345  

Download Language Packs for SharePoint Foundation 2013
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30343  

Language Packs for SharePoint Server 2013 Preview
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30347  

SharePoint 15 Technical Preview Interoperability API Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28768  

Downloadable eBook: Deployment guide for SharePoint 2013 Preview
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30384 

Hardware Requirements

SQL Server

• Processor: 64 bit, 4 cores (small deployments) and 8 cores 
• RAM: 8 GB (small deployments) and 16 GB 
• Hard disk: 80 GB

Application Server + Front-end Web Server

• Processor: 64 bit, 4 cores
• RAM: 8 GB
• Hard disk: 80 GB (System drive) + Storage depending on your requirements

Software Requirements

SQL Server

SharePoint 2013 needs one of the following versions of SQL Server:

• SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1, 64 bit
• SQL Server 2012, 64 bit

Application Server + Front-end Web Server

SharePoint 2013 needs one of the following versions of Windows Server:

• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 64bit
• Windows Server 2012, 64 bit




Installation Guide

Please download the Foundation version or Server version of SharePoint 2013, and rename the "*.IMG" to "*.ISO" and attach this to the Drive of your Virtual Drive.


Select your DVD and click on "Install software prerequisites"


It will as the old version install a few softwares and features that SharePoint 2013 needs.
You need a Internet Connection for installing this prerequisites.


You will see the progress bar installing all the prerequisites.


You should see that all required prerequisites has been installed or enabled.




When I wanted to install SharePoint 2013, I received a warning that I should restart my computer before installation.
Please proceed as they want, and reboot.




Provide the license key that you received from Microsoft Technet.




Please click "I accept the terms of this agreement"




Please choose the Server type that you want, I choose for Complete




And the magical installation will begin.




Check "Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard now"



The following services may have to be started, just click Yes



Select Create a new server Farm



Provide the:
• Database Server ( configuration SQL: http://www.gokanozcifci.be/subsite/how-to-install-sql-server-2012-for-sharepoint-2010.html  )
• Database Name ( configuration SQL: http://www.gokanozcifci.be/subsite/how-to-install-sql-server-2012-for-sharepoint-2010.html  )
• Username ( who has DBCREATOR and SECURITYADMIN rights )
• Password



Provide a Passphrase, without this you can not add servers to your farm.



Provide a Port number for you Central Administration. It should be different from '80'



The configuration takes his place.




Just click Finish



Provide your Credentials to SharePoint13

• SPPirate\SPFarm
• Vision1T



And your SharePoint 2013 has been installed and configured for use ..






Happy configuring !!