Prerequisites

• You have purchased and deployed Microsoft Search Server 2010. See also: Product Licensing Search.
• An understanding of Microsoft Search Server 2010, Best practices for Search Server 2010

  Before beginning the installation, review these Microsoft documents.

  • Hardware and software requirements: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905370(v=office.14).aspx#BKMK_hw_reqs
  • User requirements: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff717834(v=office.14).aspx
  • Installation of Microsoft Search Server 2010: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee808898(v=office.14).aspx
• Both servers can browse to each other across the network.
• The search, SQL, and CMS servers must be on the same domain.
• On your Microsoft Search Server 2010 server
  • Create a Windows user for search purposes. The user should be
    • a domain user
    • assigned the "log-on as a service" role
    • a member of the administrators group. That user must be logged in when Microsoft Search Server 2010 is being installed.
  • Open port 6080 (used by the Protocol Handler Service)
• On your Ektron server
  • Open ports 6080 and 6081 (used by the CMS File Helper Service to communicate Ektron services and copy files between the Web and Search servers)
  • Set SQL Security to SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode
  • Through SQL Management Studio, add the Windows login that you created on your Microsoft Search Server 2010 server. Assign to that user
    • db_creator role
    • securityadmin SQL role

    Microsoft Search Server 2010 uses that login to access the Ektron database.

    Best Practice 

    You should update your Ektron site's web.config file's <connectionstrings> tag with the username and password of that SQL user. Set Integrated Security to False. Then, log into Ektron to verify that the connection string is valid. See also: Managing web.config .

• On your database server
  • Open Port 1433

Installing Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express

1. Install or upgrade Ektron on its server, using the normal procedure. See also: Installing Ektron, Upgrading to Ektron 9.30 SP2.
2. When prompted to choose a search provider, choose Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express. If you already chose another search provider but want to switch, see Changing your search provider to Solr.
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3. Continue the Ektron installation.
4. Download Search Server Express 2010 on the server that will host it. See http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18914.

   NOTE: If you are using SQL Server 2012, install Microsoft Search Server Express 2010 SP1.

5. Launch the Search Server Express installation file. The installation wizard installs the necessary prerequisites.
6. Accept the Microsoft Software License Terms. Click Continue.
7. When asked to install as a Standalone or ServerFarm, choose ServerFarm.
8. On the Server Type dialog, choose Complete then click Install Now. The Installation Progress screen appears.
9. The following screen appears. Click Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard now then Close.
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10. The SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard appears. Click Next.
11. A notice about services that may be affected during the configuration appears. Click Yes.
12. The Connect to a server farm dialog appears. Select Create a new server farm then click Next.
13. Enter the database server and name along with account information. Then click Next.
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14. The Specify Farm Security Settings screen appears. Enter any password. You will need this password to work with the SharePoint Products farm.
15. The Configure SharePoint Central Administration Web Application screen appears. Accept the default port number or enter a different one.
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16. Under Configure Security Settings, choose NTLM. Click Next.
17. The Configuration Successful message appears. Click Finish.
18. The SharePoint Central Administration opens with dialog about Customer Experience Improvement. Select No (or Yes) then click OK.
19. The Central Administration > Configure your SharePoint farm page appear. Click Start the Wizard.
20. Select Use existing managed account then click Next.
21. The page to create a top-level website displays. Click Skip.
22. The Farm Configuration Wizard complete page appears. Click Finish.

23. On the Ektron server, copy C:\Program Files(x86)\Ektron\CMS400versionnumber\Utilities\SearchServer\EktronSearchConfiguration.exe.
24. On the Search Server Express server, paste and run EktronSearchConfiguration.exe as an administrator. The Search Administrator Credentials screen appears.
25. Enter the domain, username, and password of a user who is a member of the Windows Administrator group on the Search Server Express server. Click Next.
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26. Determine the location of the folder that maintains the Ektron query service files.
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27. Select the port number to use with the Ektron query service website.
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28. The following screen appears. Click Yes even though you are using Search Server Express.
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29. The Ektron Search Configuration files are installed and configured.
30. You are prompted to run the Ektron Search Configuration Utility. Click OK.
31. The InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears. Click Finish.
32. Run the Search Configuration utility on the Ektron server. For documentation of that process, see Configuring Microsoft Search Server.