PSConfig Steps at each task
After setup, 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 less chance of failing on this step.
Step 2
Create Configuration database.
Note: It creates a new configuration database in 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.
- Member of the following SQL Server roles:
- securityadmin fixed server role
- dbcreator fixed server role
If you run Windows PowerShell 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 SQL Server create a UDL file and check for 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.
- Successfully provisioned service: Windows SharePoint Services Usage
- Successfully installed service instance: Windows SharePoint Services Usage
- Successfully provisioned service instance: Windows SharePoint Services Usage
- Successfully installed service: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SharedSBdcService
- 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.
- 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...
- Installing the SharePoint Central Administration Web Application content.
- 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 service. During PSConfig, steps above firewall rules will be created for newly created Web applications and services.