Create User Profile Service Application

This blog is part of Series : Comprehensive SharePoint 2013 Development Environment Installation and Configuration

Overview

This blog will cover User Profile Service Application creation, Configuration, My Site Configuration and initiation of User Profile

Create USP Service Application

Browse to CA with SPSetup. Navigate to Application Management>Manage Service Applications

Click on Create… wait

Configure Profile Synchronization

This time you need to log on to the SP2013APP1 Server with SPSetup account. (This is where we want the USP Synchronization Process to run)

Run the Local Security Policy

Add SPFarmAdmin with "Allow log on locally" rights

In addition also add farm admin to local administrator

From SharePoint restart the Use Profile Service and User Profile Synchronization Service.

From CA Home>Manage Services on Server

Locate User Profile Service and User Profile Synchronization Service and if in Stopped state, start the service.

Provide Farm Admin password for the Service Account

Wait….. If not try IIS reset on the SP2013APP1, if not try Reboot SP2013APP1 (I have to reboot)

Update( If you have UPS and CA on the same server then IIS reset is required)

1. Ensure User Profile Synchronization Service is running.

1. At this stage remove the Farm account from local administrators

 

 

Before	After

 

Configure User Profile Synchronization

From the CA>Application Management>Mange Service Applications choose User Profile Service Application go to to the USP Management Page

In the Synchronization section, click Configure Synchronization Connections

Click Create New Connection

Use SPProfileSync (The account that has Replicating Directory Changes permission )

Click on Populate Containers

Choose your appropriate user OUs

Click OK

Navigate back to Manage Profile Service

In the Synchronization Section click Start Profile Synchronization

1. On the Start Profile Synchronization page, choose Full click OK.

Refresh the Manage Profile Service Page, you will see the progress on the right hand side.

 

Before	After

 

Setup My Site

This completes UPS setup.