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SharePoint 2013 Hosted-Apps (On-premises)

Infrastructure Setup

About Me

Veenus Maximiuk, MCSE – SharePoint, MCSA , MCPD

Managing Architect

© 2013, Information Control Corporation2

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@SharePointVee

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Agenda

• What are Apps for SharePoint?

• How to Configure SharePoint-hosted Apps

• Fix Error?

• Gotchas and Lessons Learned

What are Apps?



Sandbox - not a fan

What are Apps for SharePoint?

Practically all SharePoint ”artifacts” are Apps now (lists, libraries, web parts, as well as real Apps)


Apps are stand alone bits of functionality that can be hosted locally, or in the cloud (SharePoint Store)

Apps in SharePointDemo


App URLs and Terminology

http(s)://app-9920e1970da725.YourAppDomain.com/demo/HelloWorld

App Prefix App ID App Domain Host Web App Name


Host Web

App Web

How to Configure SharePoint-hosted Apps

1. Create Web Application

2. Create Forward Lookup Zone for Apps

3. Map Zone to SharePoint

4. Start Required Services

5. Create Subscription Settings and App Management Service Applications

6. Configure App URLs in SharePoint

7. Configure App Catalog

8. Add App to Catalog and Site

9. Create a Routing Web Application



• We know how to do this already

• Let’s move on to the next step

1. Create Web Application

2. Create Forward Lookup Zone for Apps

• If you plan to use apps on an internet-facing website, remember to buy this domain name

• If you only use it internally, remember to add it to either your local intranet or trusted sites


3. Map Zone to SharePoint

• For multiple servers, point the FQDN to the DNS A Record or IP of the load balanced address

• Test – ex: ping SomeSite.veeapps.local

– Should get a reply back


Optional: Create SSL Certificate

• An optional step

• Use a wildcard SSL certificate

– Use SSL certificate for each domain or sub-domain

• Since an app has its own unique ID, you’ll need to create one SSL for each app (not ideal)

• Not required to use a SSL certificate if you’re not planning on using SSL in your environment


4. Start Required Services


Get-SPServiceInstance | Where {$_.GetType().Name -eq"AppManagementServiceInstance" -or $_.GetType().Name -eq"SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceInstance"} | Start-SPServiceInstance

5.1 Create Subscription Settings Service#Get Managed Account

$managedAccount = Get-SPManagedAccount “<DOMAIN\ManagedAccount>”

#Create Application Pool

$appPoolAccount = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name “<SharePoint Application Services>” –Account $managedAccount

**If you want to use an existing service application pool**

$appPoolAccount = Get-SPServiceApplicationPool –Identity “<SharePoint Application Services>”

#Create Subscription Settings Service Application

$appSubscriptionService = New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplication -Name “Subscription Settings Service” -DatabaseName “<DEMO_Service_SubscriptionSettings>” -ApplicationPool $appPoolAccount

#Create Proxy

New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplicationProxy -ServiceApplication $appSubscriptionService


5.2 Create Application Management Service Application

#Get Managed Account

$managedAccount = Get-SPManagedAccount “<DOMAIN\ManagedAccount>”

#Create Application Pool

$appPoolAccount = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name “<SharePoint Application Services>” –Account $managedAccount

**If you want to use an existing service application pool**

$appPoolAccount = Get-SPServiceApplicationPool –Identity “<SharePoint Application Services>”


#Create App Management Service$appManagementService = New-SPAppManagementServiceApplication -Name “<App Management Service>” -ApplicationPool$appPoolAccount -DatabaseName “<DEMO_Service_AppManagement>”

#Create App Management Service ProxyNew-SPAppManagementServiceApplicationProxy -Name “<App Management Service Proxy>” -ServiceApplication$appManagementService

6. Configure App URLs

#Set App Domain

Set-SPAppDomain –AppDomain “veeapps.local”

#Set App Prefix

Set-SPAppSiteSubscriptionName –Name “app” –Confirm:$false


http(s)://app-9920e1970da725.veeapps.local/demo/HelloWorld

App Prefix App ID App Domain Host Web App Name

7. Configure App Catalog


8. Add App to Catalog and Site


Routing Web Application


No host header

http(s)://app-bcf5d1b0eaa845.veeapps.local/HelloWorld

*.veeapps.local= 192.168.1.7

http(s)://veeintranet.vee.local

http(s)://team.vee.local

App Management

Service Application

NLB192.168.1.7

DNSFarm

9. Create a Routing Web Application


1. Disable Default Web Site in IIS 2.


Yes!There, I fixed it.

DemoConfiguring SharePoint-hosted Apps


Gotchas and Lessons Learned

Apps do not support Kerberos


If you plan on using FBA, extend the Web App to a different zone

Gotchas and Lessons Learned (cont’d)

• Both Subscription and App Management Services must be in the same proxy group

• Apps do not automatically replicate to variation sites

• AppPool account used for routing Apps must have rights to all content databases

– Use same AppPool for all Web applications

– Use same account for all AppPools

• Backup and restore

– Restore App Management Service

– Restore Content Database(s)

– Manage App Catalog

• Enter a URL for an existing app catalog site



• How to setup our environment

• How SharePoint 2013 Apps work

• How to manage apps

• Some gotchas and workarounds

We’ve Learned

References

• Configure an Environment for Apps for SharePoint (SharePoint 2013)

– http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161236(v=office.15).aspx

• How to Configure SharePoint 2013 On-Premises Deployments for Apps

– http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/01/31/configuring-sharepoint-on-premise-deployments-for-apps.aspx


http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161236(v=office.15).aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/01/31/configuring-sharepoint-on-premise-deployments-for-apps.aspx


Questions?

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