[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS. Size indeed matters not.] Is Sharepoint Portal Server supported on SBS 2003? - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS DIVA
Wed, Apr 26 2006 12:42 bradley

Is Sharepoint Portal Server supported on SBS 2003?

No.. and while I go look for a page/whitepaper somewhere...

Here's this.... and when Mothership Los Colinas says "no"..that's gospel.

And here's Mark on the subject...

825505 List of software installation requirements for SharePoint
Portal Server.

 

 

From the article:

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If you are installing SharePoint Portal Server on a domain controller, you
must install it without the database engine. When you install it on a
domain controller, the option to install with the database engine is not
available.


Before you install SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft recommends that you
make sure that the following programs or technologies are not installed:  
- Microsoft Exchange Server (any version)
- Microsoft Site Server (any version)
- Microsoft Office Server Extensions
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The Exchange component piece is covered by 288654 SharePoint Portal Server
May Not Install on Exchange 2000 Server.  

 

So, you end up with two major blocks on an SBS server.  First, you cannot
install the database engine, and, secondly, you have to uninstall Exchange,
thus removing core functionality from both pieces.

 

(Take that back to that partner 'eh Angie?)

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# re: Is Sharepoint Portal Server supported on SBS 2003?

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:53 PM by Mark Mulvany (The Irish guy)

Agreed Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 is not supported on an SBS 2003 Server but I think a lot people forget that doesn't mean it cannot be supported on an SBS 2003 Network.

In my opinion where a lot of larger SBS 2003 networks particularly in the over 30 seat space go wrong is because someone assumes because it's SBS that means you should put everything on the one box and sometimes even a cheap and nasty box.

I think it bears mentioning that when you SBS networks over 10 users you need to think about additional member servers for Line of Business applications and in particular something like Sharepoint Portal Server which potentially index and store gigabytes of data.

I feel if more IT pros can be convinced to properly spec SBS with multiple member servers when needed like Line of Business, Like having a second DC in the branch office because you don't want login traffic to pass over the Wan.

To be honest guys we have no excuse now with SBS R2 coming out soon, allowing us to cost effectively provide multiple Exchange 2003 servers or even multiple SQL Servers, you know all that Designing Active Directory stuff, replication and Universal group caching big sever land stuff you thought you would never need, guess again.

I have a feeling SBSers will have even more need now to have much better skills then their enterprise counterparts

Mark Mulvany MCT,MCSE,MCSE+I,CNA,INET+
Small Business Specialist

# re: Is Sharepoint Portal Server supported on SBS 2003?

Friday, April 28, 2006 2:09 PM by Angie

Thanks, Susan! This will be a great help in dealing with this issue and the partner.

Angie