I have downloaded the server preview image from the URL http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/aa905690. The image file name is “SharePointServer_en-us.img”. VirtualBox won’t allow mounting an image with an .img extension. So I appened .iso at the end of file name and made it SharePointServer_en-us.img.iso.
Start your VM and the devices menu of VirtualBox choose CD/DVD Devices –> Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file. Select the SharePointServer_en-us.img.iso file and click Open.
You will get a notification on the top right hand corner to “Tap” (which is click) then select “Open folder to view files”.
Browse the mounted image file and run the “Prerequistisinstaller.exe”
The Prerequisites installer will start. Click on “Install software prerequisites“, then you will find which components will be installed as prerequisites as mentioned below. Click on Next.
Accept the license agreement and click Next. This will install the required components and also configure them.
Once this is completed it will need a system restart. Click Finish.
The VM will automatically restart and installer will continue.
Once it is completed, click Finish.
It is recommended to restart the VM server. Browse the mounted image and this time run the “Setup.exe” using windows explorer on the VM server.
Copy the product key as seen below in the red color box using http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973397
Enter the Product Key and click Continue
Accept license agreement and click Continue
Leave the default file path as it is and click Install Now
Installation will start
Installation may take time depending upon the machine. After completion you will get the screen to “Run Configuration Wizard”. Leave the check on “Run the SharePoint Products configuration Wizard now”. Press close. The configuration wizard will start. Now click Next.
Click Yes.
Select “Create a new server farm” , click Next.
Enter Database Server details. I am using my same SP\Administrator account, which will be used for farm administrator. Click Next
Enter the security phrase. Click Next.
Enter the port number for the Central Administration site. I am using the default generated port but you can enter your own. Click Next
Verify the summary of what we entered and click Next.
Configuration will execute.
After some time configuration will finish. Click Finish.
The Central Administration site will open automatically. If asked for credentials provide credentials of the Administrator account, as we used this account during configuration.
Bingo, Now our SharePoint 2013 server is ready.
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