If you like to live on the edge, you might want to use Microsoft latest operating system for your development environment, such as Windows 8. At the same time as a CRM developer, you would probably also want to use a Windows server system as your development environment, so you don't have to use a virtual machine, which consumes more computing resource, and takes longer to start up.
If you have the above thought, you are not alone. I have the exact same thought, which is the reason I generally use Windows server system for my CRM development environment.
During the weekend, I started to build up a new development environment using my new Lenovo ThinkPad T520 laptop (Regrettably I bought a laptop with no touch screen, which you should avoid if you in the market for a new laptop). So my natural thought would be using Windows Server 8 (Update - May 31, 2012, Windows Server 8 is now called Windows Server 2012).
[UPDATE - Sep 8, 2012] I was able to use the same approach to install CRM on the final release version (aka RTM) of Windows Server 2012.
However until I started the actual installation, I didn't realize that Windows Server 8 is not supported by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Here are the procedure and a few hacks that I used to get the job done.
- Before you launch the CRM installation program, you should first install Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) using Server Manager
It should be noted, you cannot install WIF using the download bits from Microsoft website, since they are not compatible with Windows Server 8. Also you cannot depend on CRM installation program to install WIF for you, it will always fail, since it basically tries to use the WIF installation package from Microsoft download site. You will always get "Installation failed" error, no matter how hard you click "Install" button in the following screen.
- Secondly, you need to make sure that you have IIS installed first. You can do so by adding Web Server (IIS) role using Server Manager. If you don't have IIS installed, you will encounter the following error during the installation. Having IIS installed will save you this trouble.
- Make a backup of svrmgrnc.dll file under your Windows System32 folder, since we are going to overwrite this file.
- In order for you to be able to overwrite svrmgrnc.dll file under System32 folder, you need to take over ownership of the file. To do so, you need to find the file under System32 folder, right-click on the file, and choose Properties, then navigate to Security tab, choose Advanced button, then click Change.
- Then you need grant yourself Write privilege, or Full Control privilege to svrmgrnc.dll file under System32 folder.
- After you have made the proper changes to svrmgrnc.dll file, the next thing you need to do is to find the following four files from a Windows 2008 R2 system, and copy them to your System32 folder of your Windows Server 8 system.
- Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.dll
- rmConfigHelper.dll
- ServerManagerCmd.exe
- svrmgrnc.dll
- You can now start the CRM installation as usual.
- During the installation process, you will be prompted the following error window, just click OK to continue.
- As the installation goes further, you will run into another two errors, both are related to Windows Indexing Service which is no longer available for Windows Server 8. Those two errors will not affect the general CRM functionality, except CRM help search function, which I have never found myself in need of it anyway. Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.InstallHelpIndexesAction failed.Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {3BC4F3A1-652A-11D1-B4D4-00C04FC2DB8D} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).
Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.StartIndexingServiceAction failed.
The specified service does not exist as an installed service - If you are as lucky as me, your CRM installation should finish with the following message.
- After the installation is done, you should recover the svrmgrnc.dll file that you made the backup in step 2, and also you are now free to remove the other three files from System32 folder.
You might be wondering why we need to replace those four files. The reason is, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 installation program uses a deprecated command line tool called ServerManagerCmd.exe to install and manage Windows features during the installation. ServerManagerCmd.exe depends on a few other libraries including rmConfigHelper.dll, svrmgrnc.dll, and Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.dll.
Summary Notes
- This is not a supported approach, so you may or may not want to go this path depending on your development needs.
CRM R8 is only inches away from the final release, you may want to wait for R8. There is a hope that CRM R8 might have Windows Server 8 support, which I am not sure at this moment yet. [UPDATE - May 10, 2012] CRM R8 is going to be RU9 (confusing enough? RU9=Rollup Update 9, R8=Release 8), which requires RU6. So in order to install R8, you need to first install RU6, so we don't have a way to install R8 on Windows Server 8 unless you use the hacks illustrated in this blog post.- For your convenience, I have uploaded the mentioned 4 files in a zip file to my Skydrive, so feel free to grab it if that saves you time, or you just don't have a Windows Server 2008 R2 system available to get those files. Unless you really trust me, you may not want to use the file. ;-)
- Use the hacks at your risk, I make no warranties of any kind.
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ReplyDeleteGet this error on installing crm 2011 on the new Azure Hosted platform; RC Windows 2012
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Delete@Alex, check the following forum post to see if it helps.
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The error might be related to the local version of Windows system that you are using.
I have tried the steps as mentioned in the article. I am facing an error as
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Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.EnableAspNetOnWebsiteAction failed.
The ASP.NET IIS registration utility failed with the exit code 1 and message: Microsoft (R) ASP.NET RegIIS version 4.0.30319.17626 Administration utility to install and uninstall ASP.NET on the local machine. Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Start registering ASP.NET (4.0.30319.17626) recursively at W3SVC/2/ROOT. The error indicates that this version of ASP.NET must first be registered on the machine. .
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Retry Cancel
Thanks,
Anil
@Anil, I believe you didn't install IIS on your server.
DeleteIIS8 is installed on the server. Do I need to remove this and install IIS 7.5 manually?
ReplyDelete@Anil, you shouldn't need to do so. Did you install ASP.NET on the server?
DeleteI have installed only WIF 3.1.5 and CRM 2011 Prerequisites..
ReplyDelete@Anil, have you selected ASP.NET 4.5 under .NET Framework 4.5 Features in Server Manager? It should be a problem with your ASP.NET installation.
DeleteNow I have installed ASP.NET 4.5 as you mentioned. This time I got below error with ASP.NET
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Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.EnableAspNetOnWebsiteAction failed.
The ASP.NET IIS registration utility failed with the exit code 1 and message: Microsoft (R) ASP.NET RegIIS version 4.0.30319.17626 Administration utility to install and uninstall ASP.NET on the local machine. Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Start registering ASP.NET (4.0.30319.17626) recursively at W3SVC/2/ROOT. The error indicates that this version of ASP.NET must first be registered on the machine. .
Something wrong with your IIS and Windows installation. Try to let CRM installation program create a new website instead of using an existing one. If this doesn't help, then you should consider reinstalling Windows Server.
DeleteYes Daniel you are correct. My System's OS is upgraded to WIN8 from Windows 2008.
DeleteAnyways I am able to make it working now. I need to install CRM first on Win 2008 and then upgraded the OS.
Thank you very much for your support.
Had the same ASP NET error.
DeleteWhat worked for me was to go back to add roles in server manager and under IIS select everything that was ASP NET related. Once i did that and restarted the installation, this time it went through fine.
IIS 8 not supported, final screen, setup failed.
ReplyDeleteSame error :
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17:06:15| Info| CrmAction execution time; ConfigureCrmAppplicationPoolAccountAction; 00:05:52.6805492
17:06:15| Error| System.Exception: Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.ConfigureCrmAppplicationPoolAccountAction failed. ---> Microsoft.Crm.CrmException: IIS version not supported: 8.0
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.Utility.IIsUtility.get_AppPoolIdentityGroupName()
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.ConfigureAppPoolAccountAction.Do(IDictionary parameters)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.CrmAction.ExecuteAction(CrmAction action, IDictionary parameters, Boolean undo)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---, Error, RetryCancel, Option1
If you guys are using the RTM CD installation package, you may want to trythe latest installation package from Microsoft download website at the following URL.
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I believe that's what I used.
I was installing with RTM CD but the setup program download the latest installation files from micosoft website before installing... I didn't try with only the package from the website ! And of course i've installed ASP.NET...
DeleteHi, I followed all the above steps to install MSCRM 2011 on Windows Server 8 and I managed to install it successfully but when I try to access CRM from IE using http://localhost:5555 or http://servername:5555 URL. I get HTTP Error 404 Not Found.
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Squall - I get the same thing:
DeleteHTTP Error 404.17 - Not Found
The requested content appears to be script and will not be served by the static file handler.
I've followed all the steps here, have ALL ASP and .NET Framework role services installed, tried with fresh Windows Server 2012 (with updates) installed TWO TIMES, and same result...
@michaelmayo, you can probably try a different port for CRM website. I used 5555 at the time.
Delete@michaelmayo @Squall, according to @crmbusiness comment below, you should use Network Service account for the CRM website. It is strange that you guys are having problem, I tried the same procedure on both consumer preview and RTM version, and I had no problem. Could it be the case that you manually created the website for CRM in advance? You shouldn't need to do so. But I am not sure if that's the case.
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ReplyDeleteGreat! Worked well for me. Consistant with all the information you provided. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't work. After satisfying all the prerequisites I get a prompt asking to install .NET 4, which succeeds despite it being IMPOSSIBLE since I have .NET 4.5. After this, dialogue closes, nothing happens.
ReplyDeleteHi, I followed all the above steps to install MSCRM 2011 on Windows Server 8 and I managed to install it successfully but when I try to access CRM from IE using http://localhost:5555 or http://servername:5555 URL. I get HTTP Error 404 Not Found.
ReplyDeleteI also installed URL Rewriting Module 2.0 but still unable to resolve the issue.
You can check the screenshot of the error message on the below link.
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/173479
Kindly help me to resolve this.
Thanks
@Prathmesh, the screenshot is not available.
DeleteI managed to install CRM 2011 by using the hacks above and specifying the CRM services as Network service. I appreciate this isn't the most secure way but all the other methods I tried I got IIS 8 not supported error.
ReplyDeleteAfter I did this it was up and running
Hi Daniel Cai,
ReplyDeleteAmazing article!!
Could you tell me the machine specs where you installed the setup in one box?
Farhan
@Farhan, I have a Lenovo T520 laptop with a quad-core processor, 12GB memory, and a 120GB Intel SSD drive.
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1. Go to IIS 8.0 -> Microsoft Dynamics CRM
2. Go to "Handler Mapping"
3. Choose "StaticFile"
4. Click "Revert To Parent" in Action
I solved the issue. Thanks Daniel :)
Great..Thanks for sharing it.
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I was able to set up the system with these steps, but I´m not able to connect the CRM Outlook Client
ReplyDelete10:07:19| Error| Error connecting to URL: http://srvacc05/XRMServices/2011/Discovery.svc Exception: System.InvalidOperationException: Metadaten enthalten einen Verweis, der nicht aufgelöst werden kann: "http://srvacc05/XRMServices/2011/Discovery.svc?wsdl". ---> System.Net.WebException: Der Remotename konnte nicht aufgelöst werden: 'srvacc05'
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bei System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.MetadataLocationRetriever.DownloadMetadata(TimeoutHelper timeoutHelper)
bei System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.MetadataRetriever.Retrieve(TimeoutHelper timeoutHelper)
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bei System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.ResolveNext(ResolveCallState resolveCallState)
bei System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.GetMetadata(MetadataRetriever retriever)
bei System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.GetMetadata(Uri address, MetadataExchangeClientMode mode)
bei Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.ServiceMetadataUtility.RetrieveServiceEndpointMetadata(Type contractType, Uri serviceUri, Boolean checkForSecondary)
bei Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.ServiceConfiguration`1..ctor(Uri serviceUri, Boolean checkForSecondary)
bei Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.ServiceConfigurationFactory.CreateConfiguration[TService](Uri serviceUri)
bei Microsoft.Crm.Outlook.ClientAuth.ClientAuthProvidersFactory`1.GetAuthProviderForDeployment(Uri endPoint, Credential credentials, Uri webEndPoint)
bei Microsoft.Crm.Application.Outlook.Config.DeploymentsInfo.DeploymentInfo.ValidateAuthProvider()
bei Microsoft.Crm.Application.Outlook.Config.DeploymentsInfo.SortAndValidateDeployments()
10:07:19| Error| Exception : Metadaten enthalten einen Verweis, der nicht aufgelöst werden kann: "http://srvacc05/XRMServices/2011/Discovery.svc?wsdl". bei Microsoft.Crm.Application.Outlook.Config.DeploymentsInfo.LoadOrganizations(AuthUIMode uiMode, Form parentWindow)
bei Microsoft.Crm.Application.Outlook.Config.ServerForm.LoadOrganizations(Boolean forceUI)
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bei System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)
bei System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.WorkerThreadStart(Object argument)
@Sari, it seems that you have provided wrong server URL when configuring CRM Outlook client.
DeleteI have the same problem. Did you resolve it?
DeleteDo you know how to add the Now depracated Windows 7 version of Indexing service to windows 8?.
ReplyDeleteAny help appreciated.
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@james_slater, sorry, I am not aware of a way of adding indexing service to Windows 8.
DeleteThank you so much Daniel. Thanks to your help I have now installed CRM 2011 Update Rollup 11 on the same Windows Server 2012, MS SQL 2012 SP1, that also runs SharePoint 2013.
ReplyDeleteWorth pointing out a couple of things.
- Did what Tituah above suggested
1. Go to IIS 8.0 -> Microsoft Dynamics CRM
2. Go to "Handler Mapping"
3. Choose "StaticFile"
4. Click "Revert To Parent" in Action
-Had to change the Reporting Services Account to Network Services Account, for the SRS to install.
-Although Update Rollup 6 is a prerequisite to Update Rollup 11, one cannot install it. However, UR 11 installs with no problem (and same for SRS UR 11)
-One need to run the following commands on the SharePoint 13 Power shell, in case that an error due to time-out appears:
$w = get-spwebapplication http://Your_Sharepoint_Website
$w.HttpThrottleSettings
$w.Update()
@dimitrisv, very good information, thanks for sharing.
DeleteThank you very much to you all. All your posts here helped me a lot to getting started on SRV2012 with SQL2012.
DeleteKind regards, Alex
Anyone getting an SQL Server error "An error occurred when attempting to set the SQLSERVERAGENT service to AutoStart"
ReplyDeleteFinally, I gave up to install CRM2011 on server 2012. After I installed CRM2011 on Server 2008 R2, everything "SEEMS" to work fine. Now, I got other problem to install Dynamics CRM Reporting Extensions.
ReplyDeleteBackground: My SQL 2012 is installed on Server 2012
When I do the Dynamics CRM Reporting Extensions installation on SQL server (Server 2012 + SQl 2012), I got error meesage about the Visual C++ runtime 2010 cannot be installed on server 2012. Now, I have no idea what to do next. I have a lot of databases on my new machine (Server 2012 + SQL 2012).
This piece of software drive me nuts.
This is unsupported, but I altered the registry to get around the IIS version not supported: 8.0 when using domain accounts.
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Hi i am follow that link but my server it giving error for servermanagercmd stopped working that i can't do forther step please help me
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I got that one when I first tried without copying WS2008R2 libraries Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.dll and rmConfigHelper.dll to System32. When I finally found them from the c:\Windows\winxs folder of the WS2008R2 server and did the copying to the WS2012 server, everything worked exactly as documented in this blog, great thanks to Daniel.
DeleteFollowing Daniel's instructions got me up and running for the most part, but I can't access any of the web services. I'm using the links provided by the xrm developer resources page, but XRMServices/2011/Discovery.svc, XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc, XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc all result in a server error 404 - File or directory not found.
ReplyDeleteI reset static mapping as per Tituah, but it had no effect.
Update Rollup 13 is due in March 2013 which introduces support for Windows Server 2012
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I was able to get everything working after
ReplyDelete1) installing update rollup 13
2) then performing setup repair from the original installation files
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Hey thanks a lot for updating me as how to Install Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 on Windows Server 8. This was really helpful for me.
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I'm hoping someone on this blog may be able to help me.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to install CRM 2011 on Windows 2012. The installation thinks Net framework is not installed. The role is install and allowed in IIS. There is even another web site using net framework.
Has any one else encountered this issues
@Marianne, if you are trying to do this, the better approach is to use the installation package's self healing capability to update the installation program. The self healing package has been available for a couple of months. Try to click Update button the first thing when you start the installation program. If the automatic Update button doesn't help, you can check Chris Cognetta's blog post at http://cognettacloud.com/?p=781 to manually patch the installation program.
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Could you please lend these 4 main files.
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@Shivam, there is a download at the end of the post.
Delete@Daniel,
ReplyDeleteThanks. How did i missed that :)
I'm creating a Domain Controller on the same Windows Server 2012 fusionWare VM that I'm installing Dynamics CRM 2011 on.
ReplyDelete1. Microsoft says that having the domain controller on the same box as CRM is not supported. Do you think this will be a problem?
2. Can I use 'Windows Server 2012' Forest Functional Level and 'Windows Server 2012' Domain Functional Level, or do I need to set this to 'Windows Server 2008 R2' for example?
Thanks
Dan
@Daniel, the practice shown here is for development purpose only, it is not meant to be used for production environment.
Delete1. Having domain controller installed on the same box works fine, it is the same way how Microsoft vhd image was setup. However it is not a best practice.
2. I haven't tried, so I am not sure. I am not particularly concerned about active directory in a CRM development environment, so I usually choose the safe path by selecting Windows Server 2003 forest.
For SQL Server, Visual Studio and operating system, I do prefer the most recent versions if possible.
Not relevant anymore after microsoft release the SHS. installation now is much easier:
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This helped me install Sharepoint 2013 on Server 2012 R2
ReplyDeleteThanks Daniel! Excellent blog!
ReplyDeleteAnyone tried installing CRM 2011 for Outlook Client on WS2012?
ReplyDeleteAnyone tried to install CRM 4.0 on Windows 8.1 ?
ReplyDeleteI could install the Dynamics CRM for Outlook and it works ...but it seems the Rollups installers includes a security looking at which OS is installed and reject any upgrades as they see it is Windows 8... Someone would know a trick for this ? Any help would be really appreciated ! Thank you guys.