Todd Klindt (master install screwer upper)

Installing and Configuring SharePoint 2013 on a Test Machine without screwing it up (too badly)Todd Klindt (master install screwer upper)

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Who is this Todd guy?• WSS MVP since 2006• Speaker, writer, consultant, lover of cheese• Personal Blog

www.toddklindt.com/blog• Company web site

www.Rackspace.com/sharepoint• E-mail

todd.klindt@rackspace.com • Twitter me! @toddklindt

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Agenda• Start the farm build• Talk about building the foundation• Configure the farm• Par-tay!

• All slides, scripts, and a few pictures of my cat at http://www.toddklindt.com/SP2013Webinar

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Create the Farm• Foundation is laid (more on that later)• Prereqs are installed

• Even the forgotten prereqs• http://www.toddklindt.com/sp2013forgottenprereqs (updated)

• Bits are installed• Use PowerShell to thwart GUID creation

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Demo time

Let’s build ourselves a SharePoint farm(EIEIO)

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Hardware considerations• Can I squeeze this all into one box?

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.15).aspx• 24 GB of RAM for SharePoint Server for SQL and SharePoint• 12 GB of RAM for just SharePoint Server• 4 Cores

• I get by with 10 GB, barely…

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Laying down the foundation• The characters• Windows Server 2012

• Trial, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/trial.aspx • SQL Server 2012 64 bit

• Trial, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29066 • SP1, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35575

• SharePoint Server 2013• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973397.aspx

• More Prerequisites• http://www.toddklindt.com/sp2013forgottenprereqs

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Foundation goodies• Use PowerShell to create an AD domain

• Fiddle some domain and machine bits• Create service accounts• Create user accounts• Ring the bell!

• http://www.toddklindt.com/PoshMakeUsers

• Tweak Windows a bit• Make sp_install local admin• Turn off IE Enhanced Security Config• Add Desktop Experience on test machines

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SQL 2012• Database engine and client tools• Add a user to the administrators• Set maximum memory• Set the Max Degree of Parallelism to 1• Change Model database settings• Add sp_install to dbcreators and securityadmins roles

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Creating the Farm• Use PowerShell to create the farm

• New-SPConfigurationDatabase• Can use PowerShell for the rest or use the Wizard• Check MAXDOP

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Configuring the Farm• Some PowerShell, some CA• No Wizards!• Similar to my SharePoint 2010 installation process

• http://www.toddklindt.com/SP2010InstallGuidance • Managed Metadata with PowerShell needs an extra kick

• http://www.toddklindt.com/SP2013ManagedNav • Set up App Domain service with PowerShell

• http://www.toddklindt.com/SP2013AppDomainPosh• Create Web Apps with PowerShell

• http://www.toddklindt.com/CreateClaimsWebApp

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Links and bits• My blog

• http://www.toddklindt.com/blog• SharePoint 2013 specific blog posts

• http://www.toddklindt.com/SP2013BlogPosts• Download this wonderful deck and all my scripts

• http://www.toddklindt.com/SP2013Webinar•

• More fun, free SharePoint 2013 webinars• http://www.rackspace.com/blog/sharepoint-2013-week-of-webinars/• Sign up early, sign up often

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