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Step by step Installation & Configuration of Workflow Manager (SharePoint 2013)

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Introduction

There is a document in the TechNet Gallery which contains detailed steps for configuration & Installation of SharePoint 2013 Workflow Manager.

Content

  • Overview of Workflow Manager
  • Prerequisites
  • Pre-install steps
  • Installation of Workflow Manager
  • Configuration of Workflow Manager & Service Bus
  • Install and configure Workflow Manager Client
  • Configure the SharePoint farm with the workflow farm

Overview

  • Workflow Manager 1.0 allows you to host and manage long-running Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) applications.
  • It extends the functionality originally delivered with Windows Workflow Foundation.
  • Designed to meet the scale and multi-tenant needs of your modern enterprise applications.
  • Workflow Manager is the backing technology for SharePoint Workflows in SharePoint Server 2013 and next version of Office 365.
  • Increase developer and administrator productivity.
  • Workflow Manager 1.0 is also supported in Windows Azure Virtual Machines.**
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Prerequisites

  • Web Platform installer checks for these prerequisites:
    • .NET Framework 4 Platform Update 3 or .NET Framework 4.5
    • Service Bus 1.0
    • Workflow Client 1.0
    • PowerShell 3.0
  • Additional requirements must be met before you can run Configuration Wizard to configure Workflow Manager:
    • Instance of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1, SQL Server Express 2008 R2 SP1, or SQL Server 2012
    • TCP/IP Connections or named pipes must be configured in SQL Server
    • Windows Firewall must be enabled
    • Ports 12290 and 12291 must be available**
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Pre-install Steps

  • Create setup, service accounts and Workflow Group in AD
  • Create Accounts on AD
    • *WFSetup
      *
    • WFService
  • Create Workflow Administration Group in AD
    • WFGroup
  • Add SharePoint setup Admin account to WFGroup in AD
  • Add WFSetup account to SQL Server security group and give them SysAdmin permission
  • Add WFSetup to Workflow server in machine administrator group, so user can login as workflow administrator

Document Source

You can find further detail on Installation and Configuration of Workflow Manager in TechNet Gallery.