Install Sitecore 9.1.0 on a Development environment

In this post I will share you the steps to install Sitecore, but before installation let’s see Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

Please check all the requirements before installing Sitecore 9.1.0 and install all the required software.

Database	Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2016 SP2 – supports XM database and xDB Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Sp2 – supports XM databases and not xDB MongoDB Server 3.6.6 – If you want to use MongoDB for the Collection database or Session State Provider
Operation System	Windows 10 Windows Server 2016
IIS	IIS 10 or later
. NET	Sitecore XP 9.1.0 requires .NET Framework 4.7. 1 Sitecore Identity server requires .NET Core 2.1.3 Windows Hosting module
SOLR	Solr 7.2.1
Powershell	Microsoft PowerShell® version 5.1 or later
URL Rewrite	URL Rewrite 2.1
SIF	Sitecore Install Framework 2.0.0 or later
Sitecore package	Packages for XP Single (On Premises deployment)
Visual Studio	Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 or later
Hardware requirements	4 core processor, 16GB of RAM

Preparation:

      1)    Create a folder with the name into any drive with any name (e.g. D:\\Sitecore9.1.0)

      2)    Download Sitecore Install Framework 2.0.0 and copy it into folder Sitecore9.1.0

      3)    Download Packages for XP Single (On Premises deployment) package from  https://dev.sitecore.net.

      4)    Extract the downloaded Sitecore 9.1.0 rev. 001564 (WDP XP0 packages).zip file.

      5)    Again extract the XP0 Configuration files 9.1.0 rev. 001564.zip file

      6)    Copy the following 3 zip files from Sitecore 9.1.0 rev. 001564 folder to Sitecore9.1.0.

      7)    Copy following json file from XP0 Configuration files 9.1.0 rev. 001564 to Sitecore9.1.0.

      8)    Copy the license file into Sitcore 9.1.0.it will look like the below screen.

        

      

Now let’s start sitecore installation.

Install Solr 7.2.1

Please follow the below link to install SOLR

https://quicksitecore.blogspot.com/p/solr-7.html

Install Sitecore Install Framework 2.0.0 using the Powershell

1)    Launch the Powershell as an administrator

2)    Run following command

Register-PSRepository -Name SitecoreGallery -SourceLocation https://sitecore.myget.org/F/sc-powershell/api/v2

Install-Module SitecoreInstallFramework

Update-Module SitecoreInstallFramework

Get-Module SitecoreInstallFramework –ListAvailable

Update Sitecore Configuration file

Before installation please update the following files in Sitecore 9.1.0 folder with the correct information – sitecore instance name, SQL instance name, SQL login credentials, SOLR path, SOLR service name and configsets path

       ·         Sitecore-solr.json

       ·         Xconnect-solr.json

       ·         XP0-SingleDeveloper.json

       ·         XP0-SingleDeveloper.ps1

Install the prerequisites

To install the prerequisites, launch the powershell and navigate to Sitecore9.1.0 folder in the command prompt. Than type the following command

Install-SitecoreConfiguration -Path .\Prerequisites.json

Install Sitecore 9.1.0

§  Run the following command in powershell

 ./XP0-SingleDeveloper.ps1

You will get the sitecore password later when the installation finished.

Browse the url http://sc910.sc/sitecore it will redirect you to the following login screen.