Prerequisites

First thing when you decide to test MOSS 2010 is to install an W2k8 64 bits, the SQL server must be a SQL 2008 64 bits SP1 with CU2.
After that launch the setup and read the following instructions (In our Case SQL and MOSS are installed on the same machine).
We decide to install the Farm in Kerberos authentication procotol.

Before to begin the MOSS installation you must install the following hotfix:

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=21953

Good Thing

You can install prerequistes software automaticlally through internet!!!! The setup module Install IIS7 and configure it transparently!!!!
During the installation prerequistes the setup install the following softwares:

• Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

• Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

• Windows PowerShell(TM) V2 (CTP3)

• Microsoft "Geneva" Framework Runtime

• Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64)

• Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

• Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET

 

After Installing the prerequisites softwares, launch the setup installation MOSS program and choose the following options:

 

_Installation choice step, please choose Server Farm, look the Web Front options is not here....

_Server type step, please choose Complete install and leave the default options.

 

SharePoint Products Wizzard step

 

Before to launch the wizzard, please create two Active Directory accounts: One for setup MOSS and another one for Farm Admin purpose, for the Farm Admin account please set the SPN, grant this into IIS WarmReg Dcom object with local and remote activation. Grant the farm admin account local admin of the MOSS server. For the Setup MOSS account grant this into SQL with the following roles: DBCreator, SecuriyAdmin.

After that, log on the MOSS server with the setup account credentials and apply the following procedure:

 

_Create a New Farm.

_Specify the SQL instance and give theFarm Admin credentials.

_Wait few minutes,the setup is creating your farm.



New Security features during the setup wizzard: Passphrase to secure communication between farm, data and servers:



 

As you can see no great news about the installation, the new things is just to simplify the setup process with no choice between complete, web front or stand alone, juste Server Farm or Stand Alone and the last thing is the setup process is capable to dowlnload the requirement.