40 thoughts on “Sitecore XP 9.1 – Step by step Install Guide on your machine”

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3. There is a built in uninstall function now in the configs.

   If you comment out line 76 and uncomment line 79 in the authors example sc91_install.ps1 script you can re-run the script to remove an installation.

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   1. Thanks for pointing it out 🙂

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4. Great guide! Needed to stand up a dev site asap. I didn’t have time to update my copy of SIFless for 9.1, so I used this to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Went flawlessly. Thanks for your efforts.

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   1. Thank you! I’m so happy to hear that 😀

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5. Hello everyone! Thansk for the guide. The download link for the SiteCore XP Single 9.1 is not working. (even after login) Do you have an alternative link?
   Thank you.

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   1. You may want to register for Sitecore Dev Trial Program https://www.sitecore.com/getting-started/developer-trial. It will give you access to that file.

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6. Thanks so much, this saved my hide!

   In step 10, you’ll need to disable the digital-signature check, since sc91_install.ps1 isn’t signed. See:
   http://tritoneco.com/2014/02/21/fix-for-powershell-script-not-digitally-signed/

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   1. Thanks for pointing it out 🙂

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8. sc91_install.ps1 throws error.
   Install-SitecoreConfiguration : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name ‘InstallDirectory’.

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   1. Did you perform Step 6 ?

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      1. Its a great article. Helped me a lot installing sitecore 9.1. Just I was not able to understand “Install Directory” Parameter. Which I managed doing with XP0-SingleDeveloper.ps1. I made changes in XP-SingleDeveloper.ps1 and executed it. Rest run smoothly.
         Thank Viet.

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9. Best step by step guide for Sitecore 9.1 Installation.

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   1. Thanks man 🙂

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11. Hi Viet,
    I am getting an error.

    PS D:\sc91_install> .\sc91_install
    Install-SitecoreConfiguration : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Invalid JSON primitive: .
    At D:\sc91_install\sc91_install.ps1:76 char:1
    + Install-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Objec …
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Install-SitecoreConfiguration], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Install-SitecoreConfiguration

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    1. Hi Navneet,

       You should ensure to “open raw” and then copy / paste the files in Step #6.

       The error “Invalid JSON primitive” is due to an unrecognized escape sequence.

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12. I have successfully installed it, but when I log in, it always reminds me that my password is not correct. What is the problem? Do you have a method to troubleshoot it ?

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    1. Did you note the auto-generated password in Step #11? If not yet, you will have to open “XP0-SingleDeveloper.log” to get it.

       If your admin account is locked out due to multiple invalid login attempts, you may want to try https://kamsar.net/index.php/2016/10/Become-a-Sitecore-admin-without-a-login/

       (Note: you will have to disable Sitecore Identity as well https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/91/sitecore-experience-management/en/understanding-sitecore-authentication-behavior-changes.html#UUID-153eb49e-9b9c-c95e-1e0c-c368778c900d_section-idm45851236122672)

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       1. Thank you , Viet Hoang .

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14. hi Viet Hoang
    I facing the following error while installing the last point

    Install-SitecoreConfiguration : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Invalid JSON primitive: .
    At C:\sc91_install\sc91_install.ps1:76 char:1
    + Install-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Objec …
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Install-SitecoreConfiguration], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Install-SitecoreConfiguration

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    1. also I have copy raw data even in point 6

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       1. Can you try to unzip https://gitlab.com/viet.hoang/workshop/blob/master/Scripts%20for%20Sitecore%209.1/ConfigsForDirectories/ConfigsForDirectories.zip and then copy / paste them all to your “sc91_install” folder?

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       2. Thank you so much, its work now>
          one more error i’m facing is related to sql instance. I have installed MSSQL 2016 with sp2 and instance is working on local machine. here is error:

          SQLCMD.EXE : Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server : The client cannot connect to the server because
          the requested instance was not available. Use SQL Server Configuration Manager to make sure the SQL Server instance is
          configured correctly. .
          At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\SitecoreInstallFramework\2.1.0\Public\Tasks\Invoke-CommandTask.ps1:31
          char:13
          + & $Path $Arguments | Out-Default
          + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Sqlcmd: Error: …ed correctly. .:String) [], RemoteException
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

          Install-SitecoreConfiguration : Command sqlcmd returned a non-zero exit code – (1)
          At C:\sc91_install\sc91_install.ps1:76 char:1
          + Install-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Objec …
          + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Install-SitecoreConfiguration

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15. Hi,
    Viet Hoang
    Thank you it’s all done!
    just I repeat the point 6, may be i miss some file to copy paste of raw data.
    It’s so easy explanation and save my time.
    Now have you any blog how to connect it with visual studio to work as a developer?

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17. Thank you! It is very helpful. But when I try to run this on my personal laptop on Windows 10 machine. I get the following error. I checked many articles but none helped to resolve this. Any help from your side would be really appreciated.
    Error: Install-SitecoreConfiguration : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Unrecognized escape
    sequence. (2548): {
    “Parameters”: {
    “InstallDirectory”: {
    “Type”: “String”,
    “Description”: “The install directory for all the sites.”,
    “DefaultValue”: “”
    }, …….

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    1. Can you try to unzip https://gitlab.com/viet.hoang/workshop/blob/master/Scripts%20for%20Sitecore%209.1/ConfigsForDirectories/ConfigsForDirectories.zip and then copy / paste them all to your “sc91_install” folder and then perform the installation again?

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18. Hi Viet,
    Thanks a lot for your reply. Wanted to update you that the above mentioned error is resolved. Error was due to escape character which was not given on SqlServer parameteter ‘DELL-PC\MSSQLSERVER12’. I update this with escape char ‘DELL-PC\MSSQLSERVER12’.

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21. Thanks! Nice article. Just want to share some issue i got:

    Escape sequence error.
    Resolution: path needs to be corrected, like: $SolrRoot = “D:\solr\7.2\solr-7.2.1”
    Error on 14th step “http://sitename/sitecore/admin/PopulateManagedSchema.aspx?indexes=al”
    a. I free up space on c drive
    b. Uninstall setup by running script again through uncommenting uninstall command at line 77 i.e. Uninstall-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Object XP0-SingleDeveloper-Uninstall.log
    c. It didn’t removed certificate so removed manually from C:\certificates
    Rerun install script again i.e. ./XP0-SingleDeveloper.ps1

    Hope it will help someone!!!! Happy coding…

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22. Hi Viet,
    I am facing below issue when i am trying to install sitecore.

    Install-SitecoreConfiguration: C:\sc91_install\sc911_install.ps1:76
    Line |
    76 | Install-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Objec …
    | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    | No registration found for extension ‘NewRootCertificate’ of type ‘Task’.

    [TIME] 00:00:00
    Write-Error: C:\Users\kxm0224\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\SitecoreInstallFramework\2.2.0\Public\Install-SitecoreConfiguration.ps1:453
    Line |
    453 | … sksConfig = MapTasks -InputObject $rawConfig -TasksToExecute $tasksTo …
    | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    | No registration found for extension ‘NewRootCertificate’ of type ‘Task’.

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    1. Hi Kamini,

       Please try with SIF version 2.0 rather than version 2.2 by executing the following ones (note: ensure to open a new Windows PowerShell and run it as admin)

       Install-Module SitecoreInstallFramework -Repository SitecoreGallery -RequiredVersion 2.0.0

       Import-Module SitecoreInstallFramework -Force -RequiredVersion 2.0.0

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24. Hi Viet! I’m running into an issue when I get to step 10 and I execute .\sc91_install. I get the following error:

    Install-SitecoreConfiguration : The property ‘Value’ cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists.
    At C:\sc91_install\sc91_install.ps1:76 char:1
    + Install-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Objec …
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Install-SitecoreConfiguration

    [TIME] 00:00:09
    Invoke-ManageWebsiteTask : The property ‘Value’ cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists.
    At C:\Program
    Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\SitecoreInstallFramework\2.3.0\Public\Install-SitecoreConfiguration.ps1:641 char:25
    + & $entry.Task.Command @paramSet | Out-Default
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Invoke-ManageWebsiteTask

    Can you provide assistance?

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25. Hi Viet Hoang,

    I am running into the issue when I ran the last command .XP0-SingleDeveloper.ps1. I am getting the following error:

    Install-SitecoreConfiguration : Parent node has no children of type appPool.
    Parameter name: path
    At C:XXsitename XP0-SingleDeveloper.ps1:76 char:1

    • Install-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Objec …
    • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
      • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Install-SitecoreConfiguration

    [TIME] 00:00:03
    new-item : Parent node has no children of type appPool.
    Parameter name: path
    At C:Program FilesWindowsPowerShellModulesSitecoreInstallFramework2.3.0PublicTasksInvoke-AppPoolTask.ps1:27 char:13

    • $instance = New-WebAppPool -Name $Name
    • ~~~~~~~~~~
      • CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-Item], ArgumentException
      • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Parent node has no children of type appPool.
        Parameter name: path,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand

    Usually sitename.identityserver should be created in physical path but for me .identityserver folder is created in physical path

    Can you please provide any solution?

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