Active Directory Setup:

  • Create 3 Accounts to be used for SharePoint:
    • SPAdmin – Used to login to Central Admin
    • SPFarm – Farm Account
    • SPServices – SharePoint services account.

Prerequisites List (SharePoint Server):

Windows Features Requirement:

Import-Module ServerManager

Add-WindowsFeature Net-Framework-Features,Web-Server,Web-WebServer,Web-Common-Http,Web-Static-Content,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Dir-Browsing,Web-Http-Errors,Web-App-Dev,Web-Asp-Net,Web-Net-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Health,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Log-Libraries,Web-Request-Monitor,Web-Http-Tracing,Web-Security,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Filtering,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Performance,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Dyn-Compression,Web-Mgmt-Tools,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-Mgmt-Compat,Web-Metabase,Application-Server,AS-Web-Support,AS-TCP-Port-Sharing,AS-WAS-Support, AS-HTTP-Activation,AS-TCP-Activation,AS-Named-Pipes,AS-Net-Framework,WAS,WAS-Process-Model,WAS-NET-Environment,WAS-Config-APIs,Web-Lgcy-Scripting,Windows-Identity-Foundation,Server-Media-Foundation,Xps-Viewer –Source D:sourcessxs

Replace D: with your drive letter.

SharePoint 2013 SP1 Prerequisites:

You can download all the install files to location on your SharePoint Server and then install the files manually or run a script below to install them. (**If you want to use the GUI to download and install the prerequisites you can do so**)

Location of Files:

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Native Client
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/3/9138773A-505D-43E2-AC08-9A77E1E0490B/1033/x64/sqlncli.msi

Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/F/9/8F93DBBD-896B-4760-AC81-646F61363A6D/WcfDataServices.exe

Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.6 (rename this download to WcfDataServices56.exe)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/C/A/1CAA41C7-88B9-42D6-9E11-3C655656DAB1/WcfDataServices.exe

Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/D/91DA8796-BE1D-46AF-8489-663AB7811517/setup_msipc_x64.msi

Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/0/E0060D8F-2354-4871-9596-DC78538799CC/Synchronization.msi

Windows Identity Extensions
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/1/D/01D06854-CA0C-46F1-ADBA-EBF86010DCC6/r2/MicrosoftIdentityExtensions-64.msi

Windows Identity Foundation (KB974405)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/7/2/D72FD747-69B6-40B7-875B-C2B40A6B2BDD/Windows6.1-KB974405-x64.msu

Windows Server AppFabric
http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/6/7/A678AB47-496B-4907-B3D4-0A2D280A13C0/WindowsServerAppFabricSetup_x64.exe

CU 1 for AppFabric 1.1 (KB2671763)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/B/5/7B51D8D1-20FD-4BF0-87C7-4714F5A1C313/AppFabric1.1-RTM-KB2671763-x64-ENU.exe

Install each of these files in order except for the last 2 as AppFabric requires configuration.

Open up an elevated prompt and run the following:

  • WindowsServerAppFabricSetup_x64.exe /i CacheClient”,”CachingService”,”CacheAdmin /gac

Once that is done then install CU1 for AppFabric.

Restart your server once all this is done.

If you want to use a script to install the files rather than doing it manually then run the following:

**Change the <Drive> entry to where you downloaded all the files to**

$SharePoint2013SP1Path = “<Drive>SharePoint2013SP1Install”

Start-Process “$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstaller.exe”

–ArgumentList “/SQLNCli:$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstallerFilessqlncli.msi

/WCFDataServices:$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstallerFilesWcfDataServices.exe

/WCFDataServices56:$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstallerFilesWcfDataServices56.exe

/Sync:$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstallerFilesSynchronization.msi

/IDFX:$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstallerFilesWindows6.1-KB974405-x64.msu

/IDFX11:$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstallerFilesMicrosoftIdentityExtensions-64.msi

/MSIPCClient:$SharePoint2013SP1PathPrerequisiteInstallerFilessetup_msipc_x64.msi”

Install SQL Server:

Double Click the setup file in the SQL install directory.

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  • Click on the Installation link/button.
  • Now select “New SQL Server stand-Alone installation or add features to an existing installation link.
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  • The Setup Support Rules screen will show, click Ok to continue.
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  • Enter your product key that you got from your MS reseller or enter your TechNet license and click Next.
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  • Accept the license terms checkbox and then click Next.
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  • Let SQL download any updates by selecting the checkbox above and then click Next.
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  • Progress screen will show while downloading and installing the updates.
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  • Splash screen will appear before the next SQL screen comes up.
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  • The Setup and Support Rules will run, if there are any failures you will need to address those before you can continue. With this installation it was only giving a warning about the windows firewall. Click Next.
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  • Choose the option above and then click Next.
  • Select the following features:
    • Database Engine Services
    • Client Tools Connectivity
    • Client Tools Backwards Compability
    • Management Tools – Basic
  • Click Next.
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  • Review the status of each option above, if there are failures then address those first before you continue. Click Next to continue.
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  • Select the default instance and click Next.
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  • On the disk space requirements page, review the summary and click next.
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  • Enter in the accounts that we setup in the beginning and then click Next.
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  • Select Mixed mode and then enter in the SA password.
  • Also click the “Add Current User” button and add in the user we created above. Click Next.
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  • If you want to send report to MS then click the checkbox and click Next.
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  • Review the installation rules and address any failures if there are and click Next.
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  • Click the Install button to start the installation.
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  • Installation of SQL complete. Click the close button.
  • Login to SQL Management Studio now and grant the SPAdmin the DB_Creator and Security_Admin Rights.
  • Close SQL Management Studio.

Install SharePoint 2013:

Open up Explorer and go to the SharePoint ISO and double click the setup file. We are going to install SharePoint server.

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  • Enter in your product key and wait for it to be verified. Click the Continue button.
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  • Accept the license agreement and click the Continue button.
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  • Select Complete as we are going to be doing a full installation. Click the Install Now button.
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  • The installation takes a little while, depending on your hardware.
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  • Finalization screen.
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  • Setup is now complete. Click the Close button.

Configure SharePoint 2013

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  • Press the windows key and the click on SharePoint 2013 Products Configuration.
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  • Click Next to start the configuration wizard.
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  • The splash screen above will show, click yes to stop the services and continue the setup.
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  • Accept the default settings or enter in a database server (I removed my name from the screen shot)
  • Select the first option “Do no disconnect from this server farm” and click Next.
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  • You can specify a port number as above or accept the one assigned. Select your Security settings and then click Next.
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  • Review your selection and then click the Next button to start the configuration/installation.
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  • Installation progress.
  • Step 2 takes a few minutes and then the rest of the steps go pretty quickly.
  • Step 9 and 10 also take some time. Just be patient for the install to finish.
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  • Configuration successful. Copy the URL for Central Administration and paste it in a web browser to start the configuration of SharePoint 2013 in your environment.

Advanced configuration SharePoint 2013

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  • Select the option that suites you and click Ok.
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  • Central Administration Webpage.
  • Now you can setup your search services, user profile services and creating or managing your websites.

Hope it helps.

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