Step by Step Sitecore 9 Installation

Hi all ,in this post we will see about sitecore 9 update 1 installation using powershell script.

Lets move,

PREREQUISITES

     Windows 10

     Sql Server 2014 or 2016 (for xDB)

     IIS 8.5 > 10 (IIS 8 is not supported by SIF)

     Jave Runtime Environment version 1.8 or higher

     Powershell version 5.1  

     A Sitecore License 

STEP 1 - INSTALL SOLR

Copy the powershell script from the below link

https://gist.github.com/jermdavis/8d8a79f680505f1074153f02f70b9105  

and save it as Install-Solr.ps1 

Create a folder for solr as c:\solr

Update the following variables in the script:

The $JREVersion variable – this should be the same as your Java version

The $JREPath – this should be the path to your Java version

Save the file.

Open powershell with admin permissions and run the following command

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Then run the script Install-Solr.ps1 

   Once the script completes you should see Solr open in a browser and look like this:

STEP 2 - CREATE KEYSTORE

Run the following in command prompt with administrative privileges

Change the path to the executable based on the path of your JRE installation

“C:\Program Files\Java\jre-9.0.1\bin\keytool.exe” -genkeypair -alias solr-ssl -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -keypass secret -storepass secret -validity 9999 -keystore solr-ssl.keystore.jks -ext SAN=DNS:localhost,IP:127.0.0.1 -dname “CN=localhost, OU=Organizational Unit, O=Organization, L=Location, ST=State, C=Country”

After running the above command, a keystore file called solr-ssl.keystore.jks will be created in the current directory.

STEP 3 - GENERATE CERTIFICATE

Run the following in command prompt with administrative privileges.

Change the path of jre before running the command

“C:\Program Files\Java\jre-9.0.1\bin\keytool.exe” -importkeystore -srckeystore solr-ssl.keystore.jks -destkeystore solr-ssl.keystore.p12 -srcstoretype jks -deststoretype pkcs12

This will ask for a password. Enter the password as secret

 This will generate a certificate called solr-ssl.keystore.p12 in the current directory

STEP 4 - INSTALL CERTIFICATE

Double click on the generated solr-ssl.keystore.p12 file and follow the wizard to import the certificate. When you reach the Certificate Store window, make sure to place the certificate in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

STEP 5 - MOVE KEYSTORE AND CERTIFICATE TO SOLR

Move the generated certificate and keystore files (solr-ssl.keystore.jks, solr-ssl.keystore.p12) to C:\solr\solr-6.6.2\server\etc\

  

STEP 6 - ENABLE SSL IN SOLR

Edit the file C:\solr\solr-6.6.2\bin\solr.in.cmd

Uncomment properties starting with Solr_SSL_*

STEP 7 - TEST START SOLR

To start solr, run the following in command prompt with administrative privileges

C:\solr\solr-6.6.2\bin\solr.in.cmd -p 8984

Once successfully started up, you should be able to navigate to https://localhost:8984 to make sure that the instance is running.

If no errors are encountered and Solr started successfully, stop Solr by running the command:

C:\solr\solr-6.6.2\bin\solr.in.cmd stop -all

STEP 8 - SET UP SOLR TO RUN AS A WINDOW SERVICE

Run the following in command prompt with administrative privileges.

“C:\solr\nssm-2.24\win64\nssm.exe” install SOLR6

In the insatller window, Set the path to ‘C:\solr\solr-6.6.2\bin\solr.cmd’ ,startup directory to ‘C:\solr\solr-6.6.2\bin’, and  Arguments to ‘start -f -p 8983’.

Enter the service name as SOLR, then click Install Service.

Navigate to https://localhost:8983 to make sure Solr is running.

STEP 9 - PREPARE INSTALL FOLDER

 i)   Create an install folder on your machine, say,‘C:\Sitecore9-Install\resources’.

 ii)  Download the ‘Sitecore 9.0.1 rev. 171219 (WDP XP0 packages).zip’ install file from https://dev.sitecore.net  and unzip the folder.

iii)  Copy ‘Sitecore 9.0.1 rev. 171219 (OnPrem)_single.scwdp.zip’ and ‘Sitecore 9.0.1 rev. 171219 (OnPrem)_xp0xconnect.scwdp.zip’ from the unzipped folder to ‘C:\Sitecore9-Install\resources’

 iv)  Unzip ‘XP0 Configuration files 9.0.1 rev. 171219.zip’ and also copy the contents into: ‘C:\Sitecore9-Install\resources’.Lastly copy your Sitecore licence file into ‘C:\Sitecore9-Install\resources’ also.

STEP 10 - INSTALL SIF

Copy the scirpt from the following link : https://gist.github.com/fluxdigital/5bc46179bf5011fa3c193f05aaa7f176  and save it as Install-Sif.ps1 and run it with admin permissions in powershell.

STEP 11 - INSTALL SITECORE 9 UPDATE 1

Finally you can Install Sitecore. Copy the Powershell Script from the following location:

https://gist.github.com/fluxdigital/50a1978a329c78596e8949643fdbb0b4 and save to your machine as Install-Sitecore9.ps1. It is from the official Sitecore 9 Update 1 install guide.

Edit the following paramaters:

$prefix : Name of your sitecore instance

$PSScriptRoot : set this to your install folder location,                  e.g: ‘C:\Sitecore9-Install\resources’

$SolrUrl : set this to your solr url : https://solr:8983/solr

$SqlServer : Set this to the name of your local SQL Instance.

$SqlAdminUser : SQL DB username eg. ‘sa’

$SqlAdminPassword – Set the password for the user above

Run the script with the correct admin permissions.

All is now ready, Run your instance and enjoy with Sitecore 9 new features .Happy Coding :)