Configuring a SharePoint farm in single server without domain controller.

Recently I had a requirement of configuring 25 SharePoint development servers.

The beauty of the requirement is "The servers are not joined with Domain".

As usual, I installed the SQL Server 2012 Standard edition.

When installing the prerequisites of SharePoint, The IIS throws the configuration error, had more than 2 cup of coffee, then only released I am having SharePoint 2013 RTM version and trying to install it in Windows server 2012 R2. This is not possible.

Then downloaded the SharePoint 2013 with SP1 and installed the prerequisites and SharePoint too with complete option.

Didn't expect, that I will going to be in office for another 2 hours for configuring the SharePoint. Got the below error and absolutely yes got the help from Mr.Google.

 

 

SharePoint PowerShell is really powerful tool, because it have some backend gate to configure the SharePoint illegally or they missed to check the condition from configuring from PowerShell.

 

Open the SharePoint management Shell with Elevated permission(Run As administrator).

 

Execute the command called New-SPConfigurationDatabase.

 

It will shoot out some question to you like Config Database Name, Database Server Name, Credentials (Enter the local account like below) and provide the passphrase.

 

 

Go and take some sambar vadai(south indian dish), with coffee or some other and open the system the above mentioned command executed successfully. Go to ssms and check the database server you can see SharePoint Config database and admin content database.

 

Now run the SharePoint configuration wizard and choose DO NOT DISCONNECT THE SERVER FROM FARM.

 

Catch you later on next post. Post your queries if you have anything.