Allow own installation of licensed software

Per Jakobsen

• April 20, 2012 19:12

It would be really benificial if it was possible to install the software you've licensed on any of the VMs.

This would make it possible to make the environment exactly as I want.

Today to add an extra SharePoint server to a farm I have to:

• add a preconfigured SharePoint VM
• take it out of it's own farm
• take it out of it's own domain
• remove AD
• add to target farm AD
• join farm
• remove all the stuff I don't need

It would be a lot easier to add a new blank server and then add SharePoint with the right licence key

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  Steve Leney

  • April 20, 2012 19:31

  Hey Per, I think you can already do this?  Just add a regular Win Server 2008 box and install your own copy of SP. 

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  Per Jakobsen

  • April 20, 2012 19:48

  But then I have to have a license key for the version of SharePoint I want, one of the reasons for using CloudShare is to avoid that

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  Chris Riley

  • April 20, 2012 21:28

  Per,

  We are unable, do to agreements with Microsoft, allow access to installers and ISOs at this time.  We of course give users full control of the VMs to install their own software, we are also very happy to take requests for templates, or have you participate in a community built templates.  For more information visit this blog post. http://blog.cloudshare.com/2012/02/17/we-second-that-emotion/ 

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