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Base Configuration

Base Configuration

• Two servers running supported Windows Server with the same level of service packs and hot fixes installed.

  Note: For a complete list of supported operating systems and applications, see the Arcserve RHA Release Notes.

• All IP addresses are statically assigned (DHCP-assigned IP addresses on the Master or Replica server are not supported)
• The protected server is not a domain controller or DNS server.
• (In the Active Directory environment) Both Master and Replica servers should reside in the same Active Directory forest and also be members of the same domain or trusted domains.

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.

Microsoft SharePoint Deployment Requirements

At present the following typical SharePoint deployments are supported by Arcserve RHA for Microsoft SharePoint Server:

Standalone

• Installation type: Stand-alone
• All components (Web Front End, Application, database) are on a single server
• Cannot add another server to create a server farm
• The SharePoint 2007 database is local SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The SharePoint 2010 database is local SQL Server 2008 Express Edition.

Note: Standalone deployment requires special Replica configuration. For more information, see the topic, Prepare the Replica Server for Standalone Deployment.

Server Farm (all-in-one)

• Installation type: Complete
• All components (Web Front End, Application, database) are on a single server
• Can add other servers to this server farm
• The SharePoint database is local SQL Server 2005/2008

Server Farm (distributed)

• SharePoint Server 2007 Installation type:
  • WFE server: Web Front End
  • Application server: Complete
• SharePoint Server 2010 Installation type:
  • Application Server: Complete
• Each component (Web Front End, Application or database) can have its own dedicated server (i.e., a typical medium farm includes two servers, one for WFE + Application roles and another for database role.)
• All the servers (Web Front End and Application) can be protected by SharePoint Replication or HA scenario.
• Can add other servers to this server farm
• The SharePoint database is local or remote SQL Server 2005/2008