Ektron 9.00

Setting Up Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express

This section explains how to install Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express. After installing it, follow Configuring Microsoft Search Server to configure the search provider. To learn how to use the search, read Using Microsoft Search Server Features.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

  • An understanding of Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express; See Also: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee263912.aspx
  • Both servers can browse to each other across the network
  • On your Ektron server
    • Open ports 6080 and 6081 (used by the CMS File Helper Service to communicate Ektron services and copy files between the Web and Search servers)
    • Set SQL Security to SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode
    • Create a SQL user login with the sysadmin role. Microsoft Search Server 2010 uses that login to access the Ektron database.

      Best Practice 

      You should update your Ektron site's web.config file's <connectionstrings> tag with the username and password of that SQL user. Set Integrated Security to False. Then, log into Ektron to verify that the connection string is valid. See Also: Managing the web.config File

  • On your Microsoft Search Server Express 2010
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  • On your database server
    • Open Port 1433
Installing Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express

Installing Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express

Prerequisite: 

  1. Install or upgrade Ektron on its server, using the normal procedure. See Also: Installing Ektron, Upgrading to Ektron Version Ektron 9.00.
  2. When prompted to choose a search provider, choose Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express.
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  3. To set up the database, click Yes.
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  4. The following dialog appears. Choose Download Setup File. Click Next. The Search Server Express installation file is downloaded and the Microsoft Search Server Express 2010 installation begins.
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  5. Accept the Microsoft Software License Terms. Click Continue.
  6. When asked to install as a Standalone or ServerFarm, choose ServerFarm.
  7. On the Server Type dialog, choose Complete then click Install Now. The Installation Progress screen appears.
  8. The following screen appears. Click Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard now then Close.
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  9. The SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard appears. Click Next.
  10. A notice about services that may be affected during the configuration appears. Click Yes.
  11. The Connect to a server farm dialog appears. Select Createa new server farm then click Next.
  12. Enter the database server and name along with account information. Then click Next.
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  13. The Specify Farm Security Settings screen appears. Enter any password. You will need this to work with the SharePoint Products farm.
  14. The Configure SharePoint Central Administration Web Application screen appears. Accept the default port number or enter a different one.
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  1. Under Configure Security Settings, choose NTLM. Click Next.
  2. The final configuration wizard screen appears, summarizing all details that the wizard collected. If the information is acceptable, click Next.
  3. The Configuration Successful message appears. Click Finish.
  4. The SharePoint Central Administration opens with dialog about Customer Experience Improvement. Select No (or Yes) then click OK.
  5. Click the Start the Wizard button on the Central Administration > Configure your SharePoint farm page.
  6. Select Use existing managed account then click Next.
  7. The page to create a top-level website displays. Click Skip.
  8. The Farm Configuration Wizard complete page appears. Click Finish.
  1. On the Ektron server, copy C:\Program Files\Ektron\CMS400versionnumber\Utilities\SearchServer\EktronSearchConfiguration.exe.
  2. On the Search Server Express server, paste and run EktronSearchConfiguration.exe as an administrator. The Search Administrator Credentials screen appears.
  3. Enter the domain, username, and password of a user who is a member of the Windows Administrator group on the Search Server Express server. Click Next.
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  4. Determine the location of the folder that maintains the Ektron query service files.
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  5. Select the port number to use with the Ektron query service website.
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  6. The following screen appears. Click Yes even though you are using Search Server Express.
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  7. The Ektron Search Configuration files are installed and configured.
  8. You are prompted to run the Ektron Search Configuration Utility. Click OK.
  9. The InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears. Click Finish.
  10. Run the Search Configuration utility on the Ektron server. For documentation of that process, see Configuring Microsoft Search Server
Troubleshooting Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express installation

Troubleshooting Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express Installation

Problem: When attempting to install or upgrade search server, an error appears: Exception has been thrown by the target of the invocation.

During the search installation, the following screen appears.

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In rare cases, after you enter a user who is a member of the Windows Administrators group, the person's credentials are nevertheless rejected. You see this error:

The Windows user entered is not an administrator on this machine. Please enter a windows user that is the Administrators group.

Solution: Add a Windows Registry key named SkipAdminCheck to the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Ektron. This key skips the administrator check dialog.