List of software installation requirements for SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and programs that cannot coexist with SharePoint Portal Server 2003

This article lists software installation requirements for SharePoint Portal Server 2003. This article also lists the programs that cannot coexist with SharePoint Portal Server 2003.

The server must use the NTFS file system, and the server must be running one of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, plus the latest service pack
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, plus the latest service pack
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, plus the latest service pack
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, plus the latest service pack
  Note If you are running SharePoint Portal Server on Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, you must have Microsoft SQL Server installed on a separate computer. You cannot use SQL Server Desktop Engine for database storage.

In addition to the operating system, the following operating system components must be installed on the computer running SharePoint Portal Server:

• Application Server with the following components:
  • Microsoft ASP.NET
  • Enable network COM+ access
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) with the following components:
    • Common Files
    • Internet Information Services Manager
    • World Wide Web Service

The following operating system components must be installed on the computer running the optional component for backward-compatible document libraries:

• Application Server with the following components:
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) with the following components:
    • SMTP Service
    • World Wide Web Service with the following component:
      • Active Server Pages

All servers in a server farm must run the same version and language of the operating system, and (where applicable) the same version and language of Microsoft SQL Server 2000, with the following exception: the computer running SQL Server 2000 can run on any supported operating system for SQL Server 2000.

If you are installing SharePoint Portal Server on a domain controller, you must install it without the database engine. When you install it on a domain controller, the option to install with the database engine is not available.

The installation of Sharepoint Portal Server is not supported on a system if any of the following programs or technologies are installed:

• Microsoft Exchange Server (any version)
• Microsoft Site Server (any version)
• Microsoft Office Server Extensions

Note For small, medium, and large server farm deployments, the component for backward-compatible document libraries and SQL Server 2000 cannot be installed on the same computer.

When you install SharePoint Portal Server, Setup checks for these programs. If any of these programs are already installed, Setup stops working. If you install these programs after you install SharePoint Portal Server, SharePoint Portal Server may stop functioning correctly. Completely remove these programs before you install SharePoint Portal Server.

For additional information, see the Administrators Guide that is included in the Docs folder of the SharePoint Portal Server CD-ROM.