http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049.aspx
- Compeltes a profile sync planning worksheet: (an Excel file with one page of questions)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=202832 - To configure profile sync, you must have a farm account and sync account, each with specific permissions. Incorrect permission are the ost common cause of errors
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Farm account permissions: (** Farm Account is not the same as farm administrator account)
Farm account is the account through which Sharepoint connects to its configuration database. To access the farm account, Central Admin à Security à General Security à Configure Service Account- Farm account must be a member of the administrator group on the syn server. You can remove the permission after.
- Farm account must be able to log on locally to the sync server.
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Sync Account Permissions: used to access directory service and sync profile information between Sharepoint server and directory service. You will provide this account and its password when you create a sync profile. For AD DS (Active Directory Directory Service)
- Replicate Directory Changes permission
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Procedures:
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Configure the farm—create a web application to host My Site and create a User Profile service application.
- Create a new web application; create managed path; create a new site collection based on the My Site Host template.
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Start the user profile sync service –
- Central Admin à Application management à Manage service Applications, create a new User Profile Sync service application. In the My Site Host URL, enter the URL of the My Site site collection.
- Enable NetBIOS domain names on the user profile service if NetBIOSName is different FQDN
- Start the User Profile Service and User Profile Sync Service: Central Admin à Manage Services on Server
- Reset iis: iisseset
- Central Admin à Application management à Manage service Applications, create a new User Profile Sync service application. In the My Site Host URL, enter the URL of the My Site site collection.
- Configure connections and import data from directory service
– create a sync connection to each directory service from which you want to import profile information, and perform the initial sync.
To configure sync connection: Central Admin à Manage service Web Application à User Profiel Service application à Manage à Sync à Configure Sync Connections à Create New Connections - Once done, start syn: (full or incremental)
- Configure connections and import data from business systems
– if applicable. May be skipped - Configure connections and export data to directory service – modify profile mappings and export data back to directory service.
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