Hi,
Simple question : Is it possible to run two SharePoint instances on one server?
With a not so simple answer I suspect.
Thanks, Peter
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We've been running multiple instances on different ports, no problem. Great for development. But we haven't been running different versions of SharePoint on the same server
niklassaers
2009-11-19 16:37:00
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Three answers:
A server can only be connected to one "config database", meaning you can only run one FARM instance.
A server can host multiple SSPs, so you can run multiple SEARCH, USER PROFILE, MY SITE instances. Not recommended though.
A server can host as many web applications (websites) as you'd like.
Peter Seale
2009-11-19 16:37:56
Thanks, not what I wanted to hear though as now we need to buy two servers along with all the licensing. The idea was to have an extranet and an intranet running on SharePoint. But I don't want SharePoint to be in charge of separating the two security wise...
Peter
2009-11-20 08:01:47
SharePoint can work for intranet+extranet scenarios on the same farm. Then again there's no reason to put in on the same farm unless you want to expose the SAME information to the extranet. I think a lot of people get into trouble trying to customize ONE FARM TO RULE THEM ALL when they could just make a bunch of farms and save configuration headaches.
Peter Seale
2009-11-23 17:02:26
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You can run multiple web apps on the same server, provided they use different ports and / or different host headers. They will both be part of the same farm however...
chris.w.mclean
2009-11-19 16:39:04
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If you mean by two SharePoint 2007 instances two installations of the server, then the answer would be no. If you mean two completely different sites with different sitenames, that is possible by making use of hostheaders for each of your web applications. Running SharePoint 2003 and SharePoint 2007 side by side is possible. I haven't tested running SharePoint 2010 next to SharePoint 2007/2003 though.
KoenVosters
2009-11-19 17:50:28