Project Server Over Sharepoint

[Mike]

I installed Project Server 2003 on a sharepoint server. Project and
Sharepoint are on the same server, SQL server 2000 on a different box.
I followed the Project installation manual.

My sharepoint previously existed and has many sites. I created a new
site in IIS called project server then went to sharepoint admin and
extended the site. Then I ran the sharepoint wizard from the project
CD on the projectserver sub-site.

My problem is now that I have a projectserver site that is a sharepoint
site. Where is my project web access site? I think it has something
to do with the fact that I did install project server on the default
site on the sharepoint server, I installed it on the projectserver
subsite.

 

[Rolly Perreaux]

Hi Mike,

A couple of things...
1. When you say you "ran the sharepoint wizard from the project
CD on the projectserver sub-site", what URL did type?

2. Was a Project Server IIS web site created and Project Server
installed on that web site? reason for asking is that PWA uses Active
Server Pages as it's web base technology and that SharePoint uses
ASP.NET. Two totally different technologies.

As mentioned in a previous thread called "Impossible to have Proj Server
2003 and SPS 2003 on the same server...", create two IIS web sites, one
for PWA and the other for Project Server's WSS. I would make the port
numbers sequential.

Extend the one used for WSS
Run the WSSWIZ Project Server template wizard
Install Project Server on the other IIS web site

Please get back with the answers to my questions and we can go over the
details to fix the problem.

Many thanks!

--
Rolly Perreaux, PMP, MCSE
Project Server Trainer/Consultant

TriMagna Corporation
Microsoft Gold Partner
http://www.trimagna.com

 

[Mike]

1. I created a subsite on the sharepoint server and called it
projectserver. Then I extended the site using sharepoint
administrator. http:\\projectserver was the URL I typed. I don't know
if that answers your question.

2. Yes

I think i now understand the problem. I read the other thread and
tried installing separate sites: one for project server and one for
WSS. When you say make the port numbers sequntial, are you saying they
should have the same IP? I didn't do that.
My second attempt didn't work.

 

[Rolly Perreaux]

Hi Mike,

I think the problem is two-fold, a) you created a SharePoint sub-site
instead of an IIS Web Site and b) you called the sub-site projectserver

Without having access to your server, here's what I'd do.
1. Uninstall Project Server
2. Remove the SharePoint from the sub-site
3. Delete the sub-site
4. Create two "new" IIS web sites. Name one PRJ and assign it Port 90.
Name the other WSS and assign it Port 91. The reason for assigning ports
is that your current SharePoint web server is most probably using port
80 (default for HTTP)
5. Open SharePoint Central Administration and extend the WSS web site
with SharePoint. Then follow the remaining installation instructions.
6. Run the WSSWIZ wizard on WSS. This will add the integration and
Project Workplace templates that will be used later...
7. Install Project Server and use the PRJ web site where PWA will be
configured. Make sure you use the URL that was displayed when you ran
WSSWIZE for the SharePoint configuration in the Project Server Setup.
Follow the remaining installation instructions.

Then you should be good to go with PWA and you will have a separate web
site for WSS, but will be and connected and integrated with PWA.

And the bonus...
All your previous SharePoint Sites still remain the same ;-)

Good Luck and let us know how it turns out.

--
Rolly Perreaux, PMP, MCSE
Project Server Trainer/Consultant

TriMagna Corporation
Microsoft Gold Partner
http://www.trimagna.com

 

[Mike]

OK, that did it. Thanks very much.
I'm still a bit confused and I think I mis-described my previous
attempt.
I created two IIS sub-sites, one for project and one for WSS and I used
unique IP's and headers to distinguish them. I extended the WSS site
in sharepoint and installed project server on the other. That didn't
work for some reason.

The problem I have with the current (working ) setup is that I have
to append a port number to the address and I don't have a friendly DNS
name I can use for PWA. I had intended to use http:\projectserver for
our PWA site.

 

[Rolly Perreaux]

Hi Mike,

First part
The reason why the two IIS sub-sites didn't work is that they use quite
different web technologies.

Project Server = Active Server Pages
WSS = ASP.NET

Second Part
You can still use Host Header Names within you IIS web site to have your
DNS point to the actual web server. For example, if your machine name is
DumbServerName, and you originally installed and configured Project
Server to use the machine name, the URL to PWA would be:

http://DumbServerName/ProjectServer

But if you wanted to use Host Header Names, it would just be a matter of
a) adding an Alias (CNAME) in the DNS forward lookup zone. For example:

PWA Alias (CNAME) DumbServerName
OR
PWA.contoso.msft Alias (CNAME) DumbServerName

b) Then adding the Host Header Name in the properties of the IIS web
site.

1. Open IIS Manager and navigate to Web Sites.

2. Right click the web site and click Properties.

3. At the Web Site tab, click Advanced.

4. In the Advanced Web Site Identification dialog box, under Multiple
identities for the Web Site, select the entry that has port 80 and click
Edit.

5. In the Add/Edit Web Site Identification dialog box, in the Host
Header value box, type PWA and click OK three times.

6. Test accessing Project Web Access using the new host header
configuration.

Note: if you wanted both host headers, PWA (for internal) and
PWA.contoso.msft (for external) you would add another entry under under
Multiple identities for the Web Site.

Here's some additional information on Host Headers

Using Host Header Names to Host Multiple Web Sites (IIS 6.0)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/I
IS/883a9544-3f70-4d46-a6df-bbadbd1fe7de.mspx?mfr=true

Good Luck!

--
Rolly Perreaux, PMP, MCSE
Project Server Trainer/Consultant

TriMagna Corporation
Microsoft Gold Partner
http://www.trimagna.com

 

[Mike]

That did it Rolly.
I don't know why I didn't think of that, worked like a charm.

Thanks, Mike.

 

[Rolly Perreaux]

No worries Mike
Glad it all worked out!

--
Rolly Perreaux, PMP, MCSE
Project Server Trainer/Consultant

TriMagna Corporation
Microsoft Gold Partner
http://www.trimagna.com