Configuring Excel Servers in the Farm

To configure Excel Calculation Services on a server, you need to install the server with the Complete option. The next step is to start Excel Calculation Services in the Services On Server page in Central Administration. Because Excel Calculation Services is hosted in a Shared Services Provider (SSP) in SharePoint Server, you need to create at least one SSP before you can use Excel Calculation Services.

Enabling Excel Calculation Services

Enabling Excel Calculation Services

Enabling Excel Calculation Services

  1. Open Central Administration from the Start menu.

  2. Click the Operations tab.

  3. Click Services On Server.

  4. If the Status Of Excel Calculation Services is Stopped, click the Start link to the right.

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