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1.3.1 Prerequisites for Windows Server 2003 Systems
Before starting the installation of the Portability Suite Server on a Windows Server 2003 system,
ensure that the following prerequisite software components are installed on the intended Portability
Suite Server host, in the specified order:
1. Microsoft IIS 5.0/6.0 (with ASP.NET)
2. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, SP2 and later. Download a copy from the
Microsoft
Download Center (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5B2C0358-
915B-4EB5-9B1D-10E506DA9D0F)
.
If you are installing the Portability Suite Server on a 64-bit Windows Server 2003 system, you must
configure IIS to run in 32-bit mode. For details, see
Knowledge Base article 20915 (http://
support.platespin.com/kb2/Article.aspx?id=20915)
.
1.3.2 Prerequisites for Windows Server 2008 Systems
Before starting the installation of the Portability Suite Server on a Windows Server 2008 system,
ensure that the prerequisite .NET Framework and Web Server (IIS 7.0) features, roles, and services
are installed on the intended Portability Suite Server host.
Download Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 from the
Microsoft Download Center (http://
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-
81DA479AB0D7)
.
The following procedures assume that you are installing the required items for the first time
following the installation of the operating system. For detailed information, see your Windows
documentation.
“Installing Web Server (IIS 7.0) and the Required Role Services” on page 12
“Installing .NET 3.0 Features” on page 13
Installing Web Server (IIS 7.0) and the Required Role Services
1
Log in to your intended Portability Suite Server host using the built-in Administrator account,
also known as Local User Administrator (LUA), and launch the Server Manager (
Start
>
Administrative Tools
>
Server Manager
).
2
Use the Server Manager’s Add Roles Wizard to install the
Web Server (IIS 7.0)
role (in the
Server Manager
(
hostname
) tree in the left pane, right-click
Roles
and select
Add Roles
).
3
At the wizard’s prompt, select to install also the required Web Server dependencies (
Windows
Process Activation Service
along with the
Process Model
and
Configuration APIs
items).
4
On the wizard’s Role Services page, select to install the following services:
In the
Web Server
group:
Items under the
Common HTTP Features
node:
Static Content
,
Default Document
,
Directory Browsing
,
HTTP Errors
, and
HTTP Redirection
.
