Windows Updates for SharePoint 2013 Environment

Hi
I created a visual machine for SharePoint 2013 development by following steps mentioned below.
--Install Winows Server 2008 R2
--SQL Server 2008 R2
--SP2 for SQL Server 2008 R2
--SP1 for Winows Server 2008 R2
--Sharepoint 2013 Pre-Requisites
--Sharepoint 2013 Setup
--Sharepoint 2013 Designer
--Installed March and August 2013 Cumulative Updates for SharePoint 2013
--Installed SP1 for SharePoint 2013
I want to ask do i need to install Windows Updates after installing different updates as i mentioned above because everty now and then windows updates message keep pops up and i did'nt install windows updates yet.
Why is it necessary or what impact window updates would have on my environment if i need to do it??

Windows Updates cover security updates as well as stability improvements, and so on. You're simply patching SharePoint and SQL in the above case.
It should be noted that any SharePoint patches that come down through Windows Update need to be manually handled as you'll need to run the Config Wizard (e.g. MS14-022 and MS14-050 which are SharePoint updates).
When you're installing SharePoint 2013, you only need to install SP1 if that is your target. There is no requirement to install March 2013 or August 2013.
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Hi James,
check the steps on those articles
http://blog.fpweb.net/how-to-install-sharepoint-2013-service-pack-1/#.VDRnG_mSxyw
http://jamesdiblasi.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/howtosharepointsp1/
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Can any one share prerequisites download location for SharePoint 2013 SP1 on Windows 2012 R2 SP1 platform.

Did you see this
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Configure an Environment for Apps for SharePoint 2013

hH,
We are building QA environment for Sharepoint 2013. For this my management asked me to configure the APPS store. But when i referred the MSDN article, they are suggesting
" You must purchase a domain name from a domain name provider for your apps, for example, ContosoApps.com."
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2) since it is in a QA environment, is it necessary to have a SSL ??
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Hi Praveen,
you don't need to buy a domain use your internal DNS
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i think you mean app catalog, each environment will be having it app catalog
some other links
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/01/31/configuring-sharepoint-on-premise-deployments-for-apps.aspx
http://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/2013/02/13/configure-an-environment-for-apps-for-sharepoint-2013-aspx/
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Which laptop is good to build sharepoint 2013 environment for personal use ?

Which laptop is good to build sharepoint
2013 environment for personal use ?

HI Chaitu,It depends on what function of development that you want to do.I suggest to have
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500 GB of space
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I'm on Windows 7 Enterprise SP1.
I have Office 2013 Professional Plus.
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My Windows Update screen tells me:
"You receive updates: For Windows only."
When I click the "Find out more" to get updates for other MS products, all that happens is the IE opens up on a page that says "Use your Start menu to check for updates"
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Check for updates manually
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[Article 3]
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Reporting services in three tier SharePoint 2013 environment

Hi,
I am trying to integrate SQL Server 2012SP1 Reporting Services in a three tier SharePoint 2013 environment, but it seems it is not succesful.
The setup is as following:
SRV1: SQL Server with content, config,... and the Reporting Service databases.
SRV2: SharePoint 2013 Application server & Central Administration
SRV3: SharePoint Web Front with SharePoint sites
All application pools are started with domain accounts on SRV2 & 3
When opening the Central Administration site, the Reporting Services Service Application and its Proxy is created and configured. On SRV2 the Application exists in the application pool in IIS, but it does not appear in the SRV3. Should it be created manualluy?
In Central Administration, when opening the site settings the Reporting Services section is created, but when opening the Site Settings for the root site the section shows variables:
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Hi J-S,
Generally, the issue occurs if you are in the Windows Powershell instead of the SharePoint Management Shell or the Reporting Services - SharePoint mode feature is not installed. So, please double check you are using the SharePoint Management Shell or install
the Add-in by installing the rssharepoint.msi instead. Here is the download link:
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Where is coding guideline for SharePoint 2013 available?

Can any one suggest where is coding guidelines and best practices for SP 2013 development is available?

Hi,
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There are some articles cover best practices targeted towards software developers in SharePoint 2013, you can refer to them.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13373.sharepoint-2013-what-to-do-farm-solution-vs-sandbox-vs-app.aspx ,
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http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13637.sharepoint-2013-best-practices-what-client-api-should-you-choose-when-building-apps.aspx ,
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj164060(v=office.15).aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16343.sharepoint-2013-best-practices-setting-up-a-dev-environment-for-windows-apps-and-sharepoint.aspx ,
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http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16353.sharepoint-2013-best-practices-working-with-connection-strings-in-auto-hosted-sharepoint-apps.aspx ,
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Reverse Proxy for SharePoint 2013

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I need to setup SharePoint 2013 environment which needs to be accessible from mobile devices e.g. iPAD/Android, for reverse proxy, I am looking at apache or IIS ARR since UAG is going to be deprecated. So far any one setup apache (on
RHEL 6.x)
or IIS ARR(on W2K8R2) successfully as reverse proxy for SharePoint 2013 access? Is there any issue? and which SharePoint authentication method should be configured?
Must is be Form based authentication? As I read some articles it seems ARR supports Windows authentication. Thanks in advance.

IIS ARR doesn't authenticate users, it is a pass-through (unlike UAG which can do auth or anon). Both IIS AAR and the new Web Proxy Role in Server 2012 R2 do not work with SharePoint 2013 Apps.
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SQL 2012 AlwaysON High Availability for SharePoint 2013

Our Company have 2 Webfront Servers for Sharepoint 2013 and one Database SQL 2012 Server.
We got one more Server & we don't have Storage so need to configure Always On.
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1- Database Server is in production, so how much down time required to Achieve the AlwaysOn?
2- What are the Changes need to be done on Production Server?
3- What are the Steps to be followed While Configuring new Database Server?
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Hi Genius1985,
According to your description, you want to configure a SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Group for your database, right?
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There is no a certain downtime for AlwaysOn, it depends on the configuration of our AlwaysOn Availability Group, normally it can be several seconds or minutes. In order to understand why there is downtime for SQL Server with Microsoft Clustering, please refer
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For more details about Step-By-Step: Creating a SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Group, please refer to the following article:
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Getting error while publishing workflow using SP designer for SharePoint 2013

Hi,
I am try to setup Workflow manager for our sharepoint applications.
WF manager set ran without any issue.
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Autocomplete is not working for Sharepoint 2013 search box.

I added the below code in cewp in sharepoint 2010 and autocomplete worked fine.
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when i added this code in sharepoint 2013 by changing the searchbox class name in the code. it is not working. why ??
Sharepoint 2010 searchbox class name ="ms-sbplain"
what is Sharepoint 2013 searchbox class name ?? i added "ms-textLarge" as class name but it didn't work.
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Hi M.M,
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http://spautosuggestion.codeplex.com/
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PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013 Configuration not starting

Dear,
I have
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SQL Server 2012 SP1 PowerPivot For SharePoint (11.1.3000.0 -> the number is from the control Panel)
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If someone has idea, he is welcomed
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Bohor

hi Muhammad,
thanks a lot for your help but what is "Powershare"?
About running Powerpivot configuration Tools with administrator rights , I have tried without success :-(
I have found the error log in the Windows event viewer, maybe it'll be helpful
Application : PowerPivotSPAddinConfiguration.exe
Version du Framework : v4.0.30319
Description : le processus a été arrêté en raison d'une exception non gérée.
Informations sur l'exception : System.TypeInitializationException
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à System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1(System.Object)
à System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
à MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
à System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
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à System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
à System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
à System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
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à MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef)
à MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object)
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à MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
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à MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)
à MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(System.Windows.Interop.MSG ByRef)
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à System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(System.Windows.Window)
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regards
Bohor

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