This article will be divided to three sections
- Setting up the Environment and Service Accounts
- Getting Ready with AutoSPInstaller Online
- Configuring the XML using Online Editor and Installation
Setting up the Environment and Service Accounts
AutoSPInstaller Online is one of a great project that facilitate Automated SharePoint installation including Sharepoint 2010, 2013 and 2016.
Auto SP Installer provides a powerful way to deploy and configure a single-server development environment to multiple-server SharePoint farm.
Reference: https://autospinstaller.com/
Before doing anything we will set up the environment for SharePoint three server Farm.
Will name these servers as
SPWFE - Share Point Front End Server
SPAPP - Share Point App server
SPDB - DB server
Please find the reference for SharePoint minimum requirement and practices from
For the the medium segregation, we have to create below list of service accounts.
Service Accounts for Active Directory
Service Account name : spadmin
Rights : Local Admin All Servers (DB,WFE,APP)
SQL DB Rights: SQL DB Creator and Security Admin Rights
Domain Privileges: Service User
Description: Use for set up and Configuration
Service Account name : spfarm
Domain Privileges: Service User
Description: sp timer service , Central Admin Application Pool, Other Configurations
Service Account name : spservices
Domain Privileges: Service User
Description:Service and Pool account user
Service Account name : spsqlservice
Domain Privileges: Service User
Description:Run services in SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER, SQLSERVERAGENT)
Service Account name : spsearch
Domain Privileges: Service User
Description: SP search service , crawlers , search related
Service Account name : spprofile
Domain Privileges: Need Replicating Directory Changes
Description:user profile synchronization account
User Profile User Configuration
Run dsa.msc in Run Windows or open Active Directory Users and Computers.
Then Right click the domain and click delegate control.
Then click next and select spprofile user.
Then Click next and Select Custom Task Delegate and click next.
Then select This folder, Existing objects in this folder, and creation of new objects in this folder and click next.
In here select Replicating Directory Changes and Proceed to finish the wizard.
Configure SQL server
After installing SQL server you need to do following configuration. also you might need to install .NET 3.5 manually in the server by specifying source path manually.
Setting Up DB Server (Login as spadmin)
I installed Windows Server 2012 in the DB server. After installing OS you need to install the SQL server. Following are the steps you need to perform additionally.
In the feature selection you can select Database Services and Management Tools – Basic , Management Tools – Complete , Other than these features you can select other related ones if needed.
Then You can add spadmin as a Admistrator for management.
And you should add spsqlservice as service accounts running credentials for MSSQLSERVER, SQLSERVERAGENT.
Then complete the installation and Enable TCP/IP , and start the SQL browser in SQL configuration management.
Getting Ready with AutoSPInstaller Online
First, download the latest build from below link
https://autospinstaller.com/Download
and copy, SP folder to C:\ drive (this can be any convenient location)
Now you need to mount your SharePoint Image and copy all the content to inside the folder
2016 –> SharePoint
then download the prerequisites files from as required
SQL Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client:
http//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29065
Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server:
http//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36434
Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64):
http//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17616
Windows Server AppFabric 1.1:
http//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27115
Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB2671763):
http//support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2671763
Microsoft Identity Extensions:
http//go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=252368
Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client:
http//go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=528177
Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0:
http//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29306
Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.6:
https//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39373
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2:
http//support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2934520
Microsoft .NET Framework to disable RC4 in Transport Layer Security (KB2898850):
http//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42883
Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2013:
http//www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784
and copy under the prerequisites folder inside the SharePoint 2016.
Server Set UP Servers
You need to install following pre software in Servers in order to Set Up SharePoint.
Application server Server, Web Front End Server
OS: Windows Server 2016
You might need to install l .NET Framework 3.5 to the server.
Thus you need to install manually.
Ref: http://www.danielclasson.com/install-net-framework-35-server-2012/ Jump
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/4146.installing-net-3-5-framework-on-microsoft-windows-server-2012.aspx Jump
DB Server
OS : Windows Server 2016
SQL Server 2017
After you install the basic required Software and Operating system now you are ready for install the SharePoint.
Before, installing the SharePoint you must configure the AutoSPinstallerInput file.
This is just a XML file , you can Edit using NotePad ++, but there is a great online tool provided by AutoSPInstaller Online, that you can use to configure the XML file.
https://autospinstaller.com/FarmConfiguration
You can load the XML and enter your service account details and DB connection details and save the file for installation.
Configuring the XML using Online Editor and Installation
after you have set up everything, as per my previous articles, You need to go to Online Configuration Editor
https://autospinstaller.com/FarmConfiguration
Then you need to choose Load from my XML and and choose the AutoSPInstallerInput file.
Then the below page will be visible.
we don't need to edit all the configurations for this scenario.
First add the HOST name for the SharePoint Server. Since we have two SharePoint servers, we will insert both two hostnames.
If you are multiple domain environment, use the full domain name for the host.
Then navigate to Install Section and Specify the SharePoint Product Key and the Version to 2016 if it if not selected.
then, Navigate to Main section,
here, there are few sections you need to fill up.
First you need to add the Security Phase for the Farm
Then we have to mention the farm account name, refer my first Article.
Service Account name : spadmin
Rights : Local Admin All Servers (DB,WFE,APP)
SQL DB Rights: SQL DB Creator and Security Admin Rights
Domain Privileges: Service User
Description: Use for set up and Configuration
since we are not using any custom alias , remove the tick and mention the database server name and the prefix for SharePoint databases.
Central Administration will be provision on the APP server, thus I selected it and remove the SSL because , we will be running behind the WAF
Then specify the other accounts which we have created before as below
Service Account name : spfarm
Domain Privileges: Service User
Service Account name : spservices
Domain Privileges: Service User
Service Account name : spsearch
Domain Privileges: Service User
Service Account name : spprofile
Domain Privileges: Need Replicating Directory Changes
Then navigate to services section and select web application to deploy in WFE server.
Then configure the email , setting, You can use the existing Email server.
All other sections are optional to configure.
go to the Review and Download section to copy the configuration file.
Copy and paste the XML file to AutoSPInstallerInput file.
Now you are done with the configuration.
Just go to Automation Folder
and Launch to install the SharePoint.
and do the same installation in SPApp server as well.
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