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Powershell DSC to install Sharepoint 2013 Prerequisites in Windows 2008 R2 Server

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  • If you would like to install with zero ​touch on a target machine with 2008 R2 OS the prerequisites for Sharepoint server you can do it 

     

    First of all you need to setup  the target machine :

    1. set the execution-policy to permit unsigned script to run

    2. configure the group policy to permit .exe files to run without intervention

                User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Attachment Manager/Inclusion List for Low file types

                             ( Edit/Enabled/Specify low risk: .exe / Apply )

    On the main server, the push server​

    1. create a folder in which you'll download the .zip file ( link )

        This file contain following files:

       i. -   Download-SP2013PreReqFiles.ps1 - this file will download from the Internet needed prerequisites files, except 2 of them

       ii. -  KB2671763.exe

       iii. - and WcfDataServices56.exe

       iv. - DSC_SP2013Prerequisitesmain.ps1 - the main script

       v. -  DSC_SP2013W2012Prerequisites.ps1 -  this file will create .mof files needed for DSC to configure LCM on target machine and to install features and packages as well , when the target machine is a Windows 2012 R2 Server

      vi - DSC_SP2013W2008R2Prerequisites.ps1 - for the windows Server 2008 R2

      

    2. Unzip the zip file on the main/push server

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    3. Run DSC_SP2013Prerequisitesmain.ps1 file.

      

      This script will:

     - create and configure locally a folder where all needed resources for the process will be stored ( you need to provide a name for prerequisites packages , but you can keep the default value c:\sp2013_prerequisites, if you push Enter )

    - you need to provide the target's name server

    - download from the net the needed files to that folder and will copy files ( ii and iii )

    - will chek the operating system on the target machine and will select the specific file which will create mof files ( in our scenario, the target machine is with 2008R2 OS, and so the file it is: DSC_SP2013W2008R2Prerequisites.ps1

    - finally will start the DSC process, will push the config to the target LCM

    ​​The target machine will reboot 3 times after it is ready to support SP2013 software setup process