Microsoft SharePoint Server Configuration Requirements

The system requirements Arcserve HA for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 Standalone or Farm deployment are as follows:

• You must have two servers (production server and stand-by server) with Microsoft SQL 2005 SP3 or Microsoft SQL 2008 SP2 or later required for some advanced features; installed on both servers.
• Both servers should have the same SQL version, service packs, and hot fixes installed.
• Both servers should hold identical SQL Server instances-default or named.
• Both servers must have the same SharePoint version, service packs, and hot fixes installed.
• The full path to the default system database of each instance should be identical on both servers. Drive letters containing database files should be identical on both servers.
• You must verify that the port defined in the Network Configuration TCP/IP properties of the SQL instances is assigned statically and is identical on both master and replica servers.
• If you are installing SharePoint with SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, you must enable TCP/IP protocol for that SQL instance (that is, OfficeServers) on both Master and Replica servers.
• Stop SQL DB on replica server before you run the scenario.

For a stand-alone SharePoint server, the Local Service account is configured by default with following accounts:

• Service Account for Office SharePoint Search Server
• Service Account and Content Database Account for Windows SharePoint Services Help Search

You should reconfigure the accounts on the Central Administration website with a domain user account before you create a SharePoint HA scenario.

Note: You should not configure these accounts with Network Service, as this may prevent the services from functioning properly after failover.