Install or uninstall SharePoint Solution Pack for BI Indexing Connector (front end)

 

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

Important

The Microsoft Business Intelligence Indexing Connector free download was removed from the download site. Customers who have downloaded the Business Intelligence Indexing Connector as of March 2011 will continue to be supported as per standard support procedures. However, Business Intelligence Indexing Connector will not be tested or supported for SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1.

This article describes how to install and configure Microsoft Business Intelligence Indexing Connector (front end). This article does not show how to install Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.

Before you start

Before you start deployment, do the following.

SharePoint Solution Pack for SharePoint Server

By installing the SharePoint Solution Pack, you add a Reports tab to the front-end FAST Search site that enables users to use the Business Intelligence Indexing Connector.

To install SharePoint Solution Pack

  1. At a command prompt, type the following command to extract the contents of BIConnectorFrontend.exe. BIConnectorFrontend.exe /extract:<folder location>

    Example: BIConnectorFrontend.exe /extract:C:\BIConnectorFrontendFolder

  2. Open a Command Prompt window and navigate to where Stsadm.exe is located: %ProgramFile%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Bin.

  3. Type the following stsadm command and make sure that you indicate the folder location of the BIConnectorFrontend.wsp file. This file was extracted in step 1.

    stsadm -o addsolution -filename <folder location>\FullPack\BIConnectorFrontend.wsp

    Press ENTER.

  4. After the operation completes successfully, type the following Stsadm command.

    stsadm -o deploysolution -name BIConnectorFrontend.wsp -local -allowgacdeployment

    Press ENTER.

  5. After the operation completes successfully, type the following Stsadm command and make sure that you indicate the URL of the FAST Search site collection that you created.

    stsadm -o activatefeature -name BIIndexingConnector -url [Website URL]

    Press ENTER.

  6. Note

    Before testing the Reports tab in your FAST Search site, wait 60 seconds for Reports search scope to be deployed. Otherwise, you will receive the error: "The scope selected is not valid".

    Go to the FAST Search site to verify that a Reports tab was added.

    Note

    Only a single SharePoint Solution Pack from any language can be installed.

Uninstall SharePoint Solution Pack

This section shows how to uninstall the SharePoint Solution Pack for SharePoint Server.

Note

All language packs must be uninstalled before you continue with the uninstallation of the SharePoint Solution Pack.

To uninstall SharePoint Solution Pack

  1. Open a Command Prompt window and navigate to where Stsadm.exe is located: %ProgramFile%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Bin.

  2. Type the following Stsadm command and make sure that you indicate the URL of the FAST Search site collection that you used in the SharePoint Solution Pack installation.

    stsadm -o deactivatefeature -name BIIndexingConnector -url <Website URL>

    Press ENTER.

  3. After the operation completes successfully, type the following Stsadm command.

    stsadm -o retractsolution -name BIConnectorFrontend.wsp -local

    Press ENTER.

  4. After the operation completes successfully, type the following Stsadm command and press ENTER.

    stsadm -o deletesolution -name BIConnectorFrontend.wsp

See Also

Concepts

Determine software requirements for Business Intelligence Indexing Connector (SharePoint Server 2010)
Overview of Business Intelligence Indexing Connector architecture (SharePoint Server 2010)