SharePoint Subscription Edition (SPSE) Installation on R-Series Servers (Step-by-Step)

 

SharePoint Subscription Edition (SPSE) Installation

 on R-Series Servers (Step-by-Step)

Assuming you are installing a new SharePoint Subscription Edition farm on Windows Server 2022 with SQL Server 2019/2022.

Architecture Example

Server	Role
R1	Active Directory + DNS (optional if existing AD available)
R2	SQL Server
R3	SharePoint Application Server
R4	SharePoint Web Front End (WFE)
R5	Office Online Server (Optional)

 

Phase 1: Prerequisites

Step 1: Create Service Accounts in AD

Create the following domain accounts:

Account	Purpose
sp_setup	SharePoint Installation
sp_farm	Farm Account
sp_services	Service Applications
sp_crawl	Search Crawl
sp_webapp	Application Pool
sp_sql	SQL Service Account

Example:

DOMAIN\sp_setup
DOMAIN\sp_farm
DOMAIN\sp_services
DOMAIN\sp_crawl
DOMAIN\sp_webapp

 

Step 2: SQL Server Installation (R2)

Install:

• SQL Server 2022
• Database Engine
• Full Text Search

Collation:

Latin1_General_CI_AS_KS_WS

Enable:

TCP/IP
Named Pipes

Restart SQL Service.

 

Step 3: Configure SQL Permissions

Login using SQL Management Studio.

Add:

DOMAIN\sp_setup

Roles:

dbcreator
securityadmin

Server Level Permissions only.

 

Step 4: Install Windows Features on SharePoint Servers

On R3 and R4:

Install-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-45-Features,NET-Framework-Core,Web-Server,Web-WebServer,Web-Common-Http,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Dir-Browsing,Web-Http-Errors,Web-Static-Content,Web-Health,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Log-Libraries,Web-Request-Monitor,Web-Http-Tracing,Web-Performance,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Security,Web-Filtering,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-App-Dev,Web-Net-Ext45,Web-Asp-Net45,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Mgmt-Tools,Web-Mgmt-Console,Server-Media-Foundation

Reboot.

 

Step 5: Download Required Software

Download:

• SharePoint Subscription Edition
• SharePoint Language Packs (if required)
• SharePoint SE Updates
• SQL Native Client
• Visual C++ Redistributable

From:

Microsoft Download Center

 

Phase 2: Install SharePoint Binaries

Step 6: Login as Setup Account

DOMAIN\sp_setup

Run:

setup.exe

on R3.

 

Step 7: Enter Product Key

Choose:

SharePoint Subscription Edition

Accept License.

Install Path:

D:\Program Files\Microsoft SharePoint

 

Step 8: Install Language Packs

If required:

serverlanguagepack.exe

Install on all SharePoint servers.

 

Step 9: Install Latest CU

Install latest SPSE update.

Reboot.

Verify:

(Get-SPFarm).BuildVersion

 

Phase 3: Create Farm

Step 10: Run SharePoint Configuration Wizard

Launch:

PSConfigUI.exe

Choose:

Create New Farm

 

Step 11: Connect SQL

Provide:

SQL Server: R2SQL
Database Name: SharePoint_Config
Username: DOMAIN\sp_farm
Password: ********

 

Step 12: Passphrase

Example:

SPFarm@2026#Secure

Save securely.

 

Step 13: Configure Central Administration

Port:

9999

Authentication:

NTLM

 

Step 14: Complete Farm Configuration

Wizard creates:

Config DB
Admin Content DB
Farm Objects

Verify:

Get-SPFarm

 

Phase 4: Join Additional Server (R4)

Step 15: Install Same Binaries

Install:

• SPSE
• Language Packs
• Same CU

on R4.

 

Step 16: Run Configuration Wizard

Choose:

Connect to Existing Farm

Provide:

SQL Server
Passphrase

Farm joins successfully.

 

Phase 5: Configure MinRole

R3

Set-SPServer -Identity R3 -Role Application

 

R4

Set-SPServer -Identity R4 -Role FrontEnd

 

Verify:

Get-SPServer

Expected:

R3 Application
R4 Front-End

 

Phase 6: Create Service Applications

Step 17: Managed Accounts

Central Admin

Security
→ Configure Managed Accounts

Add:

sp_services
sp_crawl
sp_webapp

 

Step 18: Create Service Apps

Create:

Managed Metadata

New-SPMetadataServiceApplication

Search

New-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication

State Service

New-SPStateServiceApplication

Usage Service

New-SPUsageApplication

Secure Store

New-SPSecureStoreServiceApplication

 

Phase 7: Search Configuration

Start Services:

Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance

Verify:

Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance

Status:

Online

 

Phase 8: Create Web Application

Step 19

New-SPWebApplication

Example:

Port: 80
Host Header: intranet.company.com
App Pool: SharePointWebAppPool
Account: sp_webapp

 

Step 20: Create Site Collection

New-SPSite

Template:

Team Site

URL:

http://intranet.company.com

 

Phase 9: Configure SMTP

Central Admin

System Settings
→ Configure Outgoing E-Mail

Example:

SMTP Server: smtp.company.com
From: sharepoint@company.com

 

Phase 10: Configure SSL

Create Certificate.

Import into IIS.

Bind:

443

Add AAM:

New-SPAlternateURL

 

Post Installation Validation

Verify Farm

Get-SPFarm

Verify Servers

Get-SPServer

Verify Service Applications

Get-SPServiceApplication

Verify Databases

Get-SPDatabase

Verify Search

Get-SPEnterpriseSearchTopology

 

Q: What are the major tasks after SPSE installation?

Answer:

1. Configure MinRole.
2. Create Managed Accounts.
3. Create Service Applications.
4. Configure Search Topology.
5. Configure SSL.
6. Configure Outgoing Email.
7. Create Web Applications.
8. Create Site Collections.
9. Configure Backup Strategy.
10. Configure Monitoring and Health Analyzer.
11. Apply latest SPSE updates.
12. Validate High Availability and Disaster Recovery setup.