Tips for SharePoint Administrators - 1

1- Service account

SharePoint has many background services which required to run under service account with minimum privilege so how we can create a service account?

   1- Open Active Directory Users and Groups
  2- Expand the node
  3- Right click under Users and choose New >> User

  4- Fill the fields and then press Ok (Uncheck all check boxes except Password never expires)

  5- Now we created a domain user account

  6- Right click on domain server name >> select Delegate Control…

 7- Click Next than Add >> enter the previous domain account then OK >> Next
 8- Select Create a custom task to delegate >> Next
 9- Keep first radio button selected and then Next
 10- Now check “General” and from the permission check “Replicating directory changes” then Next

  11- Finish

2- 64-bit compatible

If you want to install SharePoint 2010 in your local system you can install it using Windows 7 64 bit or using Virtual machine software but if you want to install a Windows 2008 R2 your pc should support the following:

   1- 64-bit compatible

   2- Virtualization Technology (VT) is enable from BIOS.

You can use this tool to check if it’s enable or not

http://download3.vmware.com/software/wkst/VMware-guest64check-6.0.0-45731.exe

http://www.vikitech.com/8208/check-if-processor-supports-virtualization

3- Standalone farm

Standalone farm suitable for testing or development environment but you need to note the following :

  1- You can’t scale this farm so if you are planning to scale your farm in future don’t use standalone farm

  2- It’s come by default with SQL Server 2008 Express edition so you can’t insert your desired SQL Server instance.

  3- You can't select a port for Central administration site because by default the wizard select one for you.