1.Check the hardware requirement mentioned in BPInstallation document.
2.Check the Software requirement
2.1. Before install the WSS/SharepointPortalserver 2003, you should make the following setups
2.1.1. You can do this by using the wizard to “Administer Your Server” or you can go into “Add/Remove Programs” within the Control Panel.
2.1.2. After opening Add/Remove Programs, click on the left pane item named “Add/Remove Windows Components”. In the list that appears, select “Application Server”.
2.1.3. Click
and ensure ASP.NET is checked.
2.1.4. In the component list, also select “IIS” and then click on
2.1.4. In the component list, also select “IIS” and then click on
to ensure “FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions” is not selected. It is selected by default and needs to be changed. Also, be sure that the “Common Files” and “IIS Manager” are selected.
2.1.5. If you’re going to anticipate the need for some backward compatible components functionality, you should add in “SMTP Service” as a selection also.
2.1.6. If you elect to install the backward compatible components, it may take over an hour. It might give the appearance of a locked system or that nothing’s happening; don’t be misled by that.
2.2. Catalog Maintenace Installation.
2.2.1. Catalog Maintenace is not properly woking in Windows Server 2003 with SP2.So After installing the catalog maintenace, Open it(StartUp-->Programs-->Microsoft Dynamics-->Catalog Maintenance.Now Login to catalog maintenance.)
2.2.2. You Receive error about "frmmain",then you uninstall the SP2 and install SP1.
2.2.3.Nowreinstall the catalog maintenance.
2.3.Install eConnect
3.Now install the BusinessPortal.
2.1.5. If you’re going to anticipate the need for some backward compatible components functionality, you should add in “SMTP Service” as a selection also.
2.1.6. If you elect to install the backward compatible components, it may take over an hour. It might give the appearance of a locked system or that nothing’s happening; don’t be misled by that.
2.2. Catalog Maintenace Installation.
2.2.1. Catalog Maintenace is not properly woking in Windows Server 2003 with SP2.So After installing the catalog maintenace, Open it(StartUp-->Programs-->Microsoft Dynamics-->Catalog Maintenance.Now Login to catalog maintenance.)
2.2.2. You Receive error about "frmmain",then you uninstall the SP2 and install SP1.
2.2.3.Nowreinstall the catalog maintenance.
2.3.Install eConnect
3.Now install the BusinessPortal.
