Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013Planning / Implementation

This document provides information on how to implement the solution as described in the Lenovo Press publication, Reference Architecture: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.

Whereas the reference architecture provides the planning, design considerations, and best practices for creating a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 architecture, this document provides the steps necessary to configure and install the solution using Lenovo products.

The intended audience of this document is IT professionals, technical architects, and consultants to assist in planning, designing, and implementing the solution as described in the reference architecture.

1. Introduction
2. Installation and configuration
3. Server installation
4. Networking
5. Storage networking
6. Storage partitioning
7. Creating Windows clusters
8. Microsoft Hyper-V configuration
9. Creating a highly available VM for SharePoint Server 2013
10. Installing and configuring SQL Server 2012 SP2
11. Installing and configuring SharePoint 2013    
12. References

Changes in the September 30 update:

• Changed the FC switches to the Brocade 6505 Switch

Related product families

Product families related to this document are the following:

• Microsoft Applications
• 2-Socket Rack Servers
• Microsoft Alliance
• Microsoft Hyper-V