Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 7.4.2 HA and DR Solutions Guide for Microsoft SharePoint 2013 - Windows

To create the SharePoint Server service group

1. Launch the SharePoint Server 2013 Configuration Wizard from the Apps menu on the Start screen.
2. Review the information in the Welcome panel and click Next.
3. On the Farm Admin User Details panel, specify the SharePoint Farm Admin user credentials and then click Next.

   Farm Name	Displays the name of the farm configuration database where the nodes reside.
   Farm Admin User Name	Specify a user account that has Farm Admin privileges in the SharePoint farm where the current node resides. Click the ellipsis button to launch the Windows Select User dialog box and then specify the appropriate user account. The Farm Admin user account is used to manage the SharePoint applications and services configured in the SharePoint service groups in the cluster.
   Password	Type the password of the user account specified in the Farm Admin User Name field. The wizard stores the user password in the VCS configuration in an encrypted form.

4. On the Web Applications Details panel, review the list of Web Applications that the wizard discovers in the farm and then click Next.

   The wizard configures these Web Applications in a parallel service group. The wizard configures only those components that are part of the local cluster.

5. On the Service Applications Details panel, review the list of Service Applications and running services that the wizard discovers in the farm. You can also select the stopped services that you want to configure as part of the service group. Click Next.

   The wizard configures these Service Applications and services in a local service group on each node. The wizard configures only those components that are part of the local cluster.

   The wizard configures resources for the services currently running on the system. To configure a resource for a service stopped on the system and which can be started independently, click Advanced Service Configuration. The Service Selection dialog box appears.

   In the Service Selection dialog box, select a system to view the list of services stopped on it. Select the services to be configured as resources in the service group. Click OK.

6. On the Service Groups Summary panel, review the service group configuration, edit the service group and resource names if required, and then click Next.

   Resources

   Displays a list of configured service groups and its resources. The wizard assigns unique names to service group and resources. For parallel service groups, the wizard uses the following naming convention: FarmConfigurationDatabaseName-WebApplications For local service groups, the wizard uses the following naming convention: FarmConfigurationDatabasename-NodeName- ServiceApps You can edit resource names only in the create mode. You cannot modify names of service groups and resources that already exist in the configuration. To edit a name, select the resource name and either click it or press the F2 key. Edit the resource name and then press the Enter key to confirm the changes. To cancel editing a resource name, press the Esc key.

   Attributes

   Displays the attributes and their configured values, for a resource selected in the Resources list.

7. Click Yes on the message that informs that the wizard will run commands to modify the service group configuration. The wizard starts running commands to create the service groups. Various messages indicate the status of these commands.
8. On the completion panel, check Bring the service group online check box to bring the SharePoint service groups online in the cluster, and then click Finish.

   This completes the SharePoint service group configuration.