How to use VirtualBox for Hyper-V Preconfigured VM Images

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PART-1


Working with 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Images



Questions:
What do you do if you downloaded the Preconfigured VM images for your favourite Microsoft 64 bit software from the MS Downloads site (as listed below), but do not have Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V installed on your 64 bit notebook or desktop computer and you don’t have the money buy additional software?
What do you do when you find out that most of these VM images are not configured for the limited amount of hardware resources (RAM, CPU, etc.)
Answer?
Use VirtualBox with your Microsoft preconfigured VM image and fine tune the VM settings
I developed the following Graphical Step-by-Step procedures to ensure that you can demonstrate trial or evaluation VM images without purchasing and using Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V. I also added steps to increase performance specifically for the Project Server 2010 image, however you can use the same procedures for the SharePoint Server 2010 image too.
In this series I divided the procedures into the following four parts:
Part 1 of 4 – Working with 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Images

Step 1 – Download and Prepare a 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Image:
Step 2 – Read the Hyper-V VM Image Documentation:

Part 2 of 4 – Working with VirtualBox

Step 3 – Download, Install and Configure VirtualBox:
Step 4 – Create the VirtualBox Virtual Machine:
Step 5 – Configure Virtual Machine Settings:
Step 6 – Install VirtualBox Guest Additions:

Part 3 of 4 – Working with Virtual Machine Performance

Step 7 – Modify the Network Configuration and DNS Settings:
Step 8 – Disable Services Not Required:
Step 9 – Configure SQL Server 2008 Maximum Server Memory Settings:
Step 10 – Remove Software Not Required:

Part 4 of 4 – Reconfiguring SharePoint 2010 Settings

Step 11 – Uninstall Microsoft Office Web Applications and Reset SharePoint Server:
Step 12 – Switch SharePoint Applications from Kerberos Authentication to NTLM Authentication:
Step 13 – Reconfigure SharePoint Application Pools:
Step 14 – Stopping SharePoint Web Sites:
Step 15 – Stopping Unnecessary SharePoint Services:

Step 1 – Download and Prepare a 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Image:
Here’s a list of Hyper-V Trial or Evaluation VM Images that I compiled from the Microsoft Download site:

Microsoft Project Server 2010 Beta – VM
This download comes as a pre-configured Virtual Machine and enables you evaluate Microsoft Project Server 2010 Beta.
Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 - Information Worker Demo VM (Beta)
This download contains a two Virtual Machine set for evaluating and demonstrating Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010
Exchange Server 2010 VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 for 60 days.
Windows Server 2008 R2 VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.
Visual Studio Lab Management 2010 RC
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you to evaluate Visual Studio Lab Management 2010 RC VHD.
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 for 60 days.
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation Edition VHD for 60 days.
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 – Evaluation VHD Software
This download consists of five files that you extract into a single pre-configured VHD file. This VHD enables you to create a virtual machine to evaluate Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.
Visual Studio® Team System 2008 VSTS Hyper-V Image (Trial)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 is the next-generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, and the Web
Visual Studio® Team System 2008 TFS Hyper-V Image (Trial)
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server is an integrated collaboration server for Visual Studio Team System.
Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 Virtual Machine Trial Version
Microsoft Whale Communications IAG 2007 Service Pack 2 with Application Optimizers provides SSL VPN, a Web application firewall, and endpoint security management that enable access control, authorization, and content inspection for a wide variety of line-of-business applications. IMPORTANT - you must register to receive the activation key for this software.

In my case, I’ll download the Microsoft Project Server 2010 Beta – VM from the link as shown above.
1. On the Microsoft Download page, click Continue .

You will then need to log in using a Live ID and possibly complete an online form. When you are finished you will then be able to download individual compressed files that comprises one big VHD file, and a few other files.
2. On the Microsoft Download page, click on Download.

3. In the File Download – Security Warning dialog box, click Save.

4. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to a folder location where you will store all the downloaded files, and click Save.
In my case, I used the F:\Temp folder.

5. Continue downloading all the files.
6. When finished, open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder location where you saved all the files and double click the 2010-4a Project Server 2010.part01.exe file

7. In the WinRAR self-extracting archive dialog box, verify the Destination Folder is the same folder location where you saved all the files, and click Install.
In may case that’s F:\Temp

8. When finished, double click on the new folder and search for the .VHD file.
Look for a folder name Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual HD or VHD

9. When you have found the .VHD file, copy or move the file to the location of the Default Hard Disk Folder in the Sun VirtualBox Console preferences (back in Step 1 – 11)
In my case, the file was 2010-4a.vhd and the folder location was F:\Demo Machines\Images

Step 2 – Read the Hyper-V VM Image Documentation:
Now before we jump right into creating and running the virtual machine, it would be a good idea to review any of the documentation (hopefully there is documentation) for any clues how the Hyper-V VMs are configured so we can replicate the same configuration for the VirtualBox VMs we’ll be creating in the next step.
In my case, there is a Word file named Setting up the Host Machine for the SharePoint 2010 Virtual Machines.docx and here is some of the configuration info:
Virtual Machine Software and Pre-Configuration

Virtual machine “a” contains the following pre-configured software:

1. Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard Edition x64, running as an Active Directory Domain Controller for the “CONTOSO.COM” domain with DNS and WINS
2. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP2 Enterprise Edition with Analysis, Notification, and Reporting Services
3. Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007 R2
4. Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Ultimate Edition
5. Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition Beta 2
6. Microsoft Office Web Applications Beta 2
7. FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 Beta 2
8. Microsoft Project Server 2010 Beta 2
9. Microsoft Office “Mondo” 2010 Beta 2
10. Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2

Network Configuration
Uses the Hyper-V Internal network that limits the connectivity to only VMs and the host.
Actual Network Adapter connected is “VM Bus Network Adapter”

1. IP address: 192.168.150.1
2. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
3. Default gateway: (leave blank)
4. Preferred DNS server: 192.168.150.1

This should give us enough information to create the VirtualBox virtual machine

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PART-2


Working with VirtualBox



I developed the following Graphical Step-by-Step procedures to ensure that you can demonstrate trial or evaluation VM images without purchasing and using Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V. I also added steps to increase performance specifically for the Project Server 2010 image, however you can use the same procedures for the SharePoint Server 2010 image too.
In this series I divided the procedures into the following four parts:
Part 1 of 4 – Working with 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Images

Step 1 – Download and Prepare a 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Image:
Step 2 – Read the Hyper-V VM Image Documentation:

Part 2 of 4 – Working with VirtualBox

Step 3 – Download, Install and Configure VirtualBox:
Step 4 – Create the VirtualBox Virtual Machine:
Step 5 – Configure Virtual Machine Settings:
Step 6 – Install VirtualBox Guest Additions:

Part 3 of 4 – Working with Virtual Machine Performance

Step 7 – Modify the Network Configuration and DNS Settings:
Step 8 – Disable Services Not Required:
Step 9 – Configure SQL Server 2008 Maximum Server Memory Settings:
Step 10 – Remove Software Not Required:

Part 4 of 4 – Reconfiguring SharePoint 2010 Settings

Step 11 – Uninstall Microsoft Office Web Applications and Reset SharePoint Server:
Step 12 – Switch SharePoint Applications from Kerberos Authentication to NTLM Authentication:
Step 13 – Reconfigure SharePoint Application Pools:
Step 14 – Stopping SharePoint Web Sites:
Step 15 – Stopping Unnecessary SharePoint Services:

Step 3 – Download, Install and Configure VirtualBox
1. Go to the VirtualBox downloads site and download the latest version for Windows hosts (current version at the time of writing this is 3.1.4)
Downloads - VirtualBox

2. Save the EXE file on your computer (the size of the file will be over 70 MB)
3. From the Download complete dialog box, click Run
OR go to the saved location and double click on the EXE file

4. In the Sun VirtualBox Setup dialog box, click Next.

5. In the End-User License Agreement dialog box, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next.

6. In the Custom Setup dialog box, accept the default options and click Next.

7. In the Warning: Network Interfaces dialog box, read the message and click Yes.

8. In the Ready to Install dialog box, and click Install.

9. In the Sun VirtualBox Setup dialog box, and click Finish.

The Sun VirtualBox Console is launched and displayed.
10. From the Sun VirtualBox Console window, click File –> Preferences

11. In the VirtualBox – Settings dialog box, under General, change the location of both the Default Hard Disk Folder and Default Machine Folder to a common folder and click OK. In my case, I’m using F:\Demo Machines\Images as this is on my external 1.5 Terabyte drive.

Step 4 – Create the VirtualBox Virtual Machine:
1. In the Sun VirtualBox Console window and click New.
2. In the Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard! dialog box, click Next.

3. In the VM Name and OS Type dialog box, in the Name box, type Project Server 2010 Beta, under Operating System, select Microsoft Windows, under Version, select Windows 2008 (64 bit) and click Next.

4. In the Memory dialog box, in the MB box, type 4096 and click Next.

(This memory configuration assumes your notebook or desktop computer has 4 GB RAM. If your machine has either 6 or 8 GB RAM, then increase the amount in the MB box by multiples of 1024, such as 5120, or 6144)

5. In the Virtual Hard Disk dialog box, select Use existing hard disk and click the folder icon.

6. In the Virtual Media Manager console, click Add.

7. In the Select a hard disk image file dialog box, navigate to F:\Demo Machines\Images and double click on 2010-4a.vhd

8. In the Virtual Media Manager console, click Select.

9. In the Virtual Hard Disk dialog box, click Next.

10. In the Summary dialog box, click Finish.

Step 5 – Configure Virtual Machine Settings:
1. On the Sun VirtualBox console, click Settings.

2. In the Project Server 2010 Beta – Settings dialog box, click System, then click Processor tab and in the Processor(s): box type 2 .

3. Click Audio and clear Enable Audio check box.

3. Then click Network, in the Attached to list, select Internal Network and click OK.

Step 6 – Install VirtualBox Guest Additions:
The VirtualBox Guest Additions add the following functionality to your virtual machine:

• Mouse pointer integration
• Better video support
• Time synchronization
• Shared folders
• Seamless windows
• Shared clipboard
• Automated Windows logons

For more information on the Guest Additions, please visit the VirtualBox online manual at:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html

1. On the Sun VirtualBox console, click Start.

2. In the Project Server 2010 Beta window, when Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to log on appears, click inside the window and press Right Ctrl + Del.
NOTE
Clicking inside the virtual machine window will capture the keyboard and mouse cursor to be used in the virtual machine. If you need to use the keyboard and mouse outside the virtual machine, press the Right Ctrl key to release it from the virtual machine.
3. On the EULA page, click OK.

4. Log on as CONTOSO\administrator with the password of pass@word1.

5. When the desktop appears, if you receive a Found New Hardware dialog box, click Ask me again later.

6. Press the Right CTRL key to release the mouse and keyboard control from the virtual machine.
7. On the Project Server 2010 Beta console, from the Devices menu, click Install Guest Additions.

8. In the Autoplay dialog box, click Run VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe.
If the Autoplay dialog box does not automatically appear, open Windows Explorer, navigate to D: and double click VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe

9. In the Welcome to the Sun VirtualBox Guest Additions… dialog box, click Next.

10. In the License Agreement dialog box, click I Agree.

11. In the Chose Install Location dialog box, accept the default location and click Next.

12. In the Choose Components dialog box, accept the default components and click Install.

13. The Guest Additions starts installing the various drivers

14. In the Windows Security dialog box, select Always trust software from “Sun Microsystems, Inc.” check box and click Install.

15. In the Completing the Sun VirtualBox Guest Additions… dialog box, select Reboot now and click Finish.
The virtual machine restarts.

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PART-3


Working with Virtual Machine Performance



I developed the following Graphical Step-by-Step procedures to ensure that you can demonstrate trial or evaluation VM images without purchasing and using Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V. I also added steps to increase performance specifically for the Project Server 2010 image, however you can use the same procedures for the SharePoint Server 2010 image too.
In this series I divided the procedures into the following four parts:
Part 1 of 4 – Working with 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Images

Step 1 – Download and Prepare a 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Image:
Step 2 – Read the Hyper-V VM Image Documentation:

Part 2 of 4 – Working with VirtualBox

Step 3 – Download, Install and Configure VirtualBox:
Step 4 – Create the VirtualBox Virtual Machine:
Step 5 – Configure Virtual Machine Settings:
Step 6 – Install VirtualBox Guest Additions:

Part 3 of 4 – Working with Virtual Machine Performance

Step 7 – Modify the Network Configuration and DNS Settings:
Step 8 – Disable Services Not Required:
Step 9 – Configure SQL Server 2008 Maximum Server Memory Settings:
Step 10 – Remove Software Not Required:

Part 4 of 4 – Reconfiguring SharePoint 2010 Settings

Step 11 – Uninstall Microsoft Office Web Applications and Reset SharePoint Server:
Step 12 – Switch SharePoint Applications from Kerberos Authentication to NTLM Authentication:
Step 13 – Reconfigure SharePoint Application Pools:
Step 14 – Stopping SharePoint Web Sites:
Step 15 – Stopping Unnecessary SharePoint Services:

Step 7 – Modify the Network Configuration and DNS Settings:
1. Log on as CONTOSO\administrator with the password of pass@word1.
2. From the desktop, click Start and right click Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator.

3. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands:

SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
START DEVMGMT.MSC

4. In the Device Manager console, from the View menu click Show hidden devices.

5. Then expand Network Adapters, right click Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus Network Adapter and click Uninstall.

6. In the Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box, click OK.

7. Repeat steps 5-6 for the other Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus Network Adapter #2.
8. Close Device Manager window.
9. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type NCPA.CPL and press Enter.
10. In the Network Connections window, right click Local Area Connection and click Properties.

11. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, clear Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) check box, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

12. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box, select Use the following IP address, then type the following corresponding values and click OK.

IP Address: 192.168.150.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: (leave blank)

Preferred DNS server: 192.168.150.1

13. From the desktop, click Start –> Administrative Tools –> DNS
14 In the DNS Manager console, right-click DEMO2010A and click New Zone.

15. In the Welcome to the New Zone Wizard dialog box, click Next.

16. In the Zone Type dialog box, select Primary zone and click Next.

17. In the Active Directory Zone Replication Scope dialog box, accept the default setting and click Next.

18. In the Forward or Reverse Lookup Zone dialog box, select Reverse lookup zone and click Next.

19. In the Reverse Lookup Zone Name dialog box, select IPv4 Reverse Lookup Zone and click Next.

20. In the Reverse Lookup Zone Name dialog box, in the Network ID box, type 192.168.150 and click Next.

21. In the Dynamic Update dialog box, accept the default setting and click Next.

22. In the Completing the New Zone Wizard dialog box, click Finish.

23. In the DNS Manager console, expand DEMO2010A –> Forward Lookup Zones –> contoso.com, double click demo2010a.

24. In the demo2010a Properties dialog box, select Update associated pointer (PTR) record check box and click OK.

23. Close all windows and restart the virtual machine.

Step 8 – Disable Services Not Required:
1. Log on as CONTOSO\administrator with the password of pass@word1.
2. From the desktop, click Start –> Administrative Tools –> Services.
3. In the Services console, right click FAST Search for SharePoint and click Properties.

4. In the FAST Search for SharePoint Properties dialog box, under Startup type, select Disabled, under Service Status, click Stop and click OK.

5. Repeat Steps 3-4 for the following services, when finished, close Services console.

• FAST Search for SharePoint Browser Engine
• FAST Search for SharePoint Monitoring
• FAST Search for SharePoint QRProxy
• FAST Search for SharePoint Sam Admin
• FAST Search for SharePoint Sam Worker
• Hyper-V Data Exchange Service
• Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service
• Hyper-V Heartbeat Service
• Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service
• Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Requestor
• Office Communications Server Application Host
• Office Communications Server Application Sharing
• Office Communications Server Audio/Video Conferencing
• Office Communications Server Front End
• Office Communications Server IM Conferencing
• Office Communications Server Monitoring Agent
• Office Communications Server Telephony Conferencing
• Office Communications Server Web Conferencing
• SQL Server (RTC)
• Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant
• Windows Search

Step 9 – Configure SQL Server 2008 Maximum Server Memory Settings:
One of the most common mistakes that builders of demo virtual machine forget to do is set a maximum amount of memory that SQL Server can use. They forget that the default Maximum Server Memory setting is 2,147,483,647 MB. That over 2 billion megabytes (not bytes), which pretty much means take SQL Server will take as much RAM as it needs.
Now this wouldn’t be a problem for a dedicated, production SQL Server, but for a single virtual machine that has other major software included like IIS and SharePoint (OWSTIMER.exe) this will be a HUGE problem. Take a look below at how much memory SQL Server (sqlserver.exe) is taking.

So let’s change this…
1. From the desktop, click Start –> All Programs –> Microsoft SQL Server 2008 –> SQL Server Management Studio
2. In the Connect to Server dialog box, click Connect.

3. In the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio console, right click DEMO2010A and click Properties.

4. In the Server Properties – DEMO2010A dialog box, under Select a page, select Memory, in the Maximum server memory (in MB) box, type 512 and click OK.

5. Close the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio console and restart the virtual machine.
(You could also restart the SQL Server services, but I found it easier to restart the virtual machine.)
Now look at Windows Task Manager and see how much memory sqlserver.exe has taken.

PLEASE NOTE:
The memory settings used in this example is purely subjective based on the actual hardware used to host the virtual machines. So depending on your hardware you may need to increase the amount of memory for SQL Server 2008.

Step 10 – Remove Software Not Required:
1. Log on as CONTOSO\administrator with the password of pass@word1.
2. From the desktop, click Start –> Control Panel –> Programs and Features.
3. In the Programs and Features window, select Microsoft Office Send-a-Smile and click Uninstall.
4. In the Programs and Features dialog box, click Yes.
5. In the Microsoft Office Send-a-Smile dialog box, click OK.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2

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PART-4


Reconfiguring SharePoint 2010 Settings



I developed the following Graphical Step-by-Step procedures to ensure that you can demonstrate trial or evaluation VM images without purchasing and using Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V. I also added steps to increase performance specifically for the Project Server 2010 image, however you can use the same procedures for the SharePoint Server 2010 image too.
In this series I divided the procedures into the following four parts:
Part 1 of 4 – Working with 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Images

Step 1 – Download and Prepare a 64 bit Microsoft Trial or Evaluation VM Image:
Step 2 – Read the Hyper-V VM Image Documentation:

Part 2 of 4 – Working with VirtualBox

Step 3 – Download, Install and Configure VirtualBox:
Step 4 – Create the VirtualBox Virtual Machine:
Step 5 – Configure Virtual Machine Settings:
Step 6 – Install VirtualBox Guest Additions:

Part 3 of 4 – Working with Virtual Machine Performance

Step 7 – Modify the Network Configuration and DNS Settings:
Step 8 – Disable Services Not Required:
Step 9 – Configure SQL Server 2008 Maximum Server Memory Settings:
Step 10 – Remove Software Not Required:

Part 4 of 4 – Reconfiguring SharePoint 2010 Settings

Step 11 – Uninstall Microsoft Office Web Applications and Reset SharePoint Server:
Step 12 – Switch SharePoint Applications from Kerberos Authentication to NTLM Authentication:
Step 13 – Reconfigure SharePoint Application Pools:
Step 14 – Stopping SharePoint Web Sites:
Step 15 – Stopping Unnecessary SharePoint Services:

Step 11 – Uninstall Microsoft Office Web Applications and Reset SharePoint Server:
1. Log on as CONTOSO\administrator with the password of pass@word1.
2. From the desktop, click Start –> Control Panel –> Programs and Features.
3. In the Programs and Features window, select Microsoft Office Web Applications and click Uninstall.
4. In the Setup dialog box, click Yes.
5. In the Warning: dialog box, click OK.

6. In the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard dialog box, click No.

7. In the Microsoft Office Web Applications dialog box, click Close.
8. Close the Programs and Features window.
9. From the desktop, click Start –> All Programs –> Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products –> SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard.
10. In the Welcome to SharePoint Products dialog box, click Next.
11. In the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard dialog box, click Yes.

12. In the Connect to a server farm dialog box, select Connect to an existing server farm and click Next.
13 In the Specify Configuration Database Settings dialog box, in the Database server box, type DEMO2010A, click Retrieve Database Names. The name SharePoint_Config should be listed, click Next.

14. In the Specify Farm Security Settings dialog box, in the Passphrase box, type pass@word1 and click Next.
15. In the Configure SharePoint Central Administration Web Application dialog box, select Specify port number check box, type 2010 and click Next.

16. In the Completing the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard dialog box, click Next.

17. In the Configuration Successful dialog box, click Finish.
The Wizard is closed and Internet Explorer is launched and opens the SharePoint Central Administration site.
18. On the Configure your SharePoint farm page, select Start all services configured in this farm on this server and click Next.
19. On the This completes the Farm Configuration Wizard page, click Finish.

20. Close the Central Administration page and restart the virtual machine.

Step 12 – Switch SharePoint Applications from Kerberos Authentication to NTLM Authentication:
1. Log on as CONTOSO\administrator with the password of pass@word1.
2. From the desktop, click Start –> Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products –> SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
3. On the SharePoint 2010 Central Administration page, under Application Management. click Manage web applications.

4. On the Application Management page, click SharePoint Central Administration v4, on the toolbar menu, click Authentication Providers.

5. On the Authentication Providers dialog box, click Default.

6. In the Edit Authentication dialog box, in the IIS Authentication Settings section, select NTLM and click Save.
May take up to 5 minutes to complete.

If you received an error, you can safely ignore it.
7. Minimize Internet Explorer.

Step 13 – Reconfigure SharePoint Application Pools:
I always check the Event Viewer in the Administration Tools to see if there are some interesting or goofy things happening on the restart. Well it just so happens I found some interesting things that might cause some concern.
In the System logs I found 8 Warnings stating that websites that had following warnings:

“The application '/_vti_bin/sts' belonging to site '656431585' has an invalid AppPoolId 'SecurityTokenServiceApplicationPool' set. Therefore, the application will be ignored.

Here is the list of web sites that have the same error:

• 226326605
• 656431585
• 723399476
• 1672993969
• 1748381272
• 1802242226
• 1954992651
• 2105523502

So the next thing we need to do put a name to the site IDs
1. From the desktop, click Start –> Administrative Tools –> Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager console, in the navigation pane, expand DEMO2010A –> Sites,

So here is are the site names that match the IDs

• 226326605 – LCA Web
• 656431585 – HR Web
• 723399476 – SharePoint Central Administration v4
• 1672993969 – Internet
• 1748381272 – Finance Web
• 1802242226 – IT Web
• 1954992651 – Intranet
• 2105523502 – MOSS – Project Server

Let’s check out why we have the error with our first site LCA Web
3. In the navigation pane, expand Sites –> LCA Web –> _vti_bin –> sts, right click sts, select Manage Application and click Advanced Settings.

4. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, click Application Pool, then click the ellipse button (…)

5. In the Select Application Pool dialog box, notice the message under Properties.

But based on the list Application Pools, which one is the right one for this site?

6. From the desktop, click Start –> All Programs –> Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products –> SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.
7. From the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell window, type the following command and press Enter:

SPIisWebServiceApplicationPool | select ID, Name

So the SecurityTokenServiceApplicationPool is really using GUID 9bcc72ae-81c1-47d3-873e-ea87006c6f8a
8. Close the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell window.
9. In the Select Application Pool dialog box, under Application Pool, select 9bcc72ae-81c1-47d3-873e-ea87006c6f8a and click OK.

10. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, click OK.
11. Repeats steps 4-11 for each previously listed site.

Step 14 – Stopping SharePoint Web Sites:
The next step is to stop SharePoint web sites that are not configured or finalized, like Finance Web (finweb.contoso.com)
(Whenever you a SharePoint Template Selection page like this, that means that it is not configure yet)

1. Expand Sites, right click Finance Web, click Manage Web Site and click Stop.

2. Repeat the previous step for the following sites:

• HR Web
• Internet
• Intranet
• IT Web
• LCA Web
• Reports
• ResourceStore
• FastSearchAdminServices

3. Close the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager console
4. From the desktop, click Start and right click Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator.
5. In the Command Prompt window type IISRESET and press Enter.

Step 15 – Stopping Unnecessary SharePoint Services:
And finally, the last step is to stop SharePoint services that are not necessary or not related to working with Project Server.
1. From the desktop, click Start –> All Programs –> Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products –> SharePoint 2010 Central Administration
2. On the Central Administration page, under System Settings, click Manage services on server.

3. On the Services on Server: demo2010a page, at the Access Database Service, click Stop.

4. On the Message from webpage dialog box, click OK.

5. Repeat steps 3-4 for the following services:

• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Incoming E-Mail
• PowerPoint Service
• Visio Graphics Service
• Word Automation Services
• Word Viewing Service

6. Close Internet Explorer