Configure Windows Server 2008 R2 to install SharePoint 2010

To install SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 we need to configure server with the following roles and features.

Add Roles: Application Server & Web Server

To install SharePoint 2010 we need to configure server with the following roles and features.

Add Roles: Application Server & Web Server

1. Click “Server Manager”
2. Click “Roles”
3. Click “Add Roles”
4.  Mark “Application Server and Web Server”

5. Click “Add Required Features” in the above screen.

6. Click Next
7. Select Role Services of Application server like below screen.

8.       Select Role Services of Web Server like below screens.

9.       Click next & Install

Add Roles: File Services

1. Click “Server Manager”
2. Click “Roles”
3. Click “Add Roles”
4. Mark “File Services”
5. Click “Next”
6. Select “File Server” like below screen.

7. Click Next & Install

Add Features:

1. Click “Server Manager”
2. Select Features at the left side of the screen
3. Click “Add Features”
4. Select features like below screens.

5. Click “Next”
6. Restart your computer