Psconfig Steps at each task

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.

·        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

·        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 services. During PSConfig, steps above firewall rules will be created for newly created Web applications and services