Psconfig
Steps at each task
check out What happens when we run the
Post Setup configuration Wizard . After setup is run the post setup
configuration wizard must be run to complete the process of either creating a
new farm or joining a server to an existing farm.
Step 1 - Initialize
SharePoint products and technologies configuration
Note - It Initializes the configuration and has very
less chances of failing on this step.
Step 2 - Create Configuration database.
Note - It creates a new configuration Database in
the SQL. You need to have proper rights to create a database.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678863%28v=office.14%29.aspx
Setup user account - The Setup user
account is used to run the following:
·
Setup
·
SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard
·
Domain user account.
·
Member of the Administrators group on
each server on which Setup is run.
·
SQL Server login on the computer that
runs SQL Server.
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Member of the following SQL Server
roles:
·
securityadmin fixed server role
·
dbcreator fixed server role
If you
run Windows Power Shell cmdlets that affect a database, this account must be a
member of the db_owner fixed database role for the database.
If you
find an issue Connecting SharePoint to the SQL server. Create a UDL file and
check for the connectivity. For further information on UDL check the link
below
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/farukcelik/archive/2007/12/31/basics-first-udl-test.aspx
Step 3 - Install
help collections
Step 4 - Secure
SharePoint resources
Step 5 - Register
SharePoint Services
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Successfully provisioned service:
Windows SharePoint Services Usage.
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Successfully installed service instance:
Windows SharePoint Services Usage
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Successfully provisioned service
instance: Windows SharePoint Services Usage
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Successfully installed service:
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SharedSBdcService.
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Successfully provisioned service:
Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Sharee.BdcService.
Step 6 - Register
SharePoint features
·
Successfully installed feature
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Sh…
·
Server
Extensions\14\Template\Features\SPSearchFeature\Feature.xml.
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Successfully installed feature
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Sh
·
b Server
Extensions\14\Template\Features\TenantAdmin\feature.xml.
Step 7 - Provision Central Administration Web application and
site if Standalone
install.
Step 8 - Register SharePointHealth Analysis rules
Step 9 - Create sample data and provision default Web
application
Step 10 - Install application content files
·
Installing the application content
files...
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Installing the SharePoint Central
Administration Web Application content.
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Installing the SharePoint Web
Application content files...
Step 11 - Finalize SharePoint product and technologies
configuration
One new
feature of SharePoint Foundation 2010 is that it will automatically set up
inbound Windows firewall rules when provisioning a Web application or Web
services. During PSConfig, steps above firewall rules will be created for newly
created Web applications and services