This week I had some time to play with the newly released SQL Server 2008 and a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) installation. The following articles describe how to set :

1. Part 1: Overview
2. Part 2: Installing Active Directory
3. Part 3: Domain Accounts
4. Part 4: Installing and configuring SQL Server 2008
5. Part 5: Installing IIS7
6. Part 6: Installing MOSS 2007
7. Part 7: Configuring MOSS 2007
8. Part 8: Pop3, SMTP, Outlook

Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 support (Update)

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 as well as Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 support Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 as it is written at the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog.

• Windows SharePoint Service 3.0: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288751.aspx
• Office SharePoint Server 2007: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx

Server farm

I tried to create a server farm containing a SQL Server 2008 and a MOSS 2007. The SQL Server acts as a PDC and the MOSS 2007 server is used as a web server and an application server.

Installing Windows Server 2008 as a Hyper-V virtual image

For my testing environment I installed 2 Windows Server 2008 x64 Enterprise Edition virtual images using Hyper-V. After the installation process I had to install a newer version of the integration components.

After that I applied all new updates using Windows Update.

Please take a look at Part 2: Installing Active Directory.