1. How To Build a Production-Ready SP 2013 Farm Martin Cox SharePoint / O365 Architect SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices

2. Necessary Evils The Greatest Things Since Sliced Bread SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com Infrastructure Security SharePoint Farms Azure Virtual Machine PowerShell MSDN Subscriptions

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4. What is the SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Guide? How to build an on-premises SharePoint 2013 farm that is Production-Ready According to “Best Practices” Step-By-Step procedure for how to build a multi-server farm including Planning Provisioning Installing Configuring SharePoint, SQL, AD, DNS, and BI SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com

5. What Does This Guide Include? All the steps to build a SharePoint 2013 farm with all the most common, core SharePoint features configured according to best practices, plus a set of the most important Business Intelligence (BI) features. Planning Screen Shots Diagrams PowerShell scripts Best Practices SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com

6. Home site collection Search User Profile Synchronization “My Sites” and “People Search” Managed Metadata Service Office Web Applications Secure Store Service Business Intelligence Center site collection SQL Server Report Server in SharePoint mode Excel Services PowerPivot for SharePoint Demo One: The MBP Farm SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com

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8. Key Features of the MBP Process On-premises equivalent using Azure Virtual Machines (laaS) Production-quality scale and security Multi-server, three-tier architecture (5 SharePoint Servers; 2 SQL servers; 1 OWA server) http://mcox13579.blogspot.com SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices Multi-Farm PowerShell Scripts designed for re- use : use the same scripts to build DEV, TEST, STAGE and PROD farms. All PowerShell scripts included All PowerShell scripts parameterized: no hard- coded names, passwords or URLs

9. So what are Martin’s Best Practices? Plan your farms before you start Ten Services Accounts Naming Conventions Plan your Farm Pipeline DEV > TEST > STAGE > PROD Use Azure to host your VMs Activate your MSDN Benefits! Use new portal.azure.com UI Use OPTIONAL CONFIGURATION >NETWORK to get a static internal IP address Configure Only What You Need Add Services + Features later if/ when needed SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com

10. Use PowerShell to Configure your farm Do Not Run the SP Configuration Wizard! Use Environment Variables to abstract all strings that vary from Farm to Farm Host names, URLs, account names, etc… Do not put Passwords in PowerShell files! Get Search and UPS working early in the process Get past problematic core features before your farm becomes complex Configure Group Policy with SharePoint Services in mind Set up Organizational Units (OUs) in Active Directory, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Group Policy Management so service accounts have login as a service rights protected. So what are Martin’s Best Practices? SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com

11. Demo Two: Azure Resources Provisioned First: Resource Group: MBPI Virtual Network: mbp-net Active Directory / Domain Controller: MBP-DC SQL 2012 R2 Server for SharePoint Content and Config DBs: MBP-SQL Provision the CA Virtual Machine SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com

12. Automated SharePoint 2010/2013/2016 PowerShell-based installation script Free, CodePlex open-source project Great solution for scenarios where you repeatedly build & tear-down whole farm FAQ: What about Auto SP Installer? SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com Big Input XML file specifies all config parameters Builds the whole farm in one run

13. You get the SP Preview Edition Few options to customize the physical architecture FAQ: What about Azure Compute - SharePoint Server Farm? SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices http://mcox13579.blogspot.com Fastest way to get a stand-alone farm You get One SP server One SQL server One AD/DS

14. SharePoint 2013 BI Farm Setup Best Practices “On-Premises” (in Azure) Production-quality Multi-server, three tier architecture (e.g. 5 SharePoint Servers; 2SQL servers; 1 OWA server) All PowerShell Scripts Included 1.PowerShell Scripts do not contain any hard-coded names, passwords or URLs. 2.PowerShell Scripts are designed for re-use; you can use the same script to build multiple SP farms e.g. DEV, TEST, STAGE, PROD http://mcox13579.blogspot.com Summary: When to use the MBP Procedure