Sharepoint Server - Upgrade Standalone to Farmserver

Take a backup of your Database, sites and your all web application’s Virtual directory .

1.      Go to Registry Editor:

·         Go to Registry Editor

·         Select HKEY LOCAL MACHINE

·         Select Software

·         Select Microsoft

·         Select Shared Tools

·         Select Web Server Extension

·         Select 14.0

·         Select WSS

·         On WSS select Server Role Right Click and modify Value Data as “APPLICATION”

                      
                          

2.      Go to Central Administration Run Configuration Wizard

·         Choose disconnect from the Server Farm

·         Configuration Success

3.      Install Two HotFix

·         http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Microsoft%20SharePoint%20Foundation%202010/sp2/sharepointfoundation2010kb2597132fullfil/14.0000.6117.5002/free/445298_intl_x64_zip.exe

·         http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Microsoft%20SharePoint%20Server%202010/sp2/office2010kb2597150fullfilex64glb/14.0000.6117.5002/free/445300_intl_x64_zip.exe

Note: Before you install this hotfix If you decide to install this hotfix, please note the following items: Do not deploy a hotfix in a production environment without first testing the hotfix. Back up the system or the computer that will receive the hotfix before you install the hotfix.

·         Once the download is complete run the self-extracting file & then run the extracted file so as to install the Sharepoint 2010 Patch.

·         Restart the server once the installation is complete.

·         Furthermore, run the Configuration Wizard as earlier & follow the on-screen instructions.

·         Select the option to create a “New Farm”.

·         Then, provide the New Full SQL Server Instance details : “Computername\SqlServerInstance”

·         Database : SharePoint_Config

·         Account : “DomainName\Username”

·         Afterwards select the option to provision Central Administration Site stating that this machine will host the said site.

·         Once the wizard completes all the steps successfully it will open the Central Administration Site.

·         Cancel the configuration wizard in the browser which appears.

·         Furthermore, Create a New Web Application on Port 80 with a temporary database.

·         Then detach the database by opening Manage content databases under Application Management for SharePoint – 80 Web Application.

·         Restore the backedup database “WSS_Content” to the New Full SQL Server Instance

·         After which, open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell as an Administrator.

·         stsadm -o addcontentdb -url “Url”-databasename WSS_Content