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Checklist
Please ensure the following items have been completed before accessing the RAP as a Service Portal for the first time and starting your engagement.
General Use
- A Microsoft account is required to activate and sign in to the RAP as a Service portal.
- If you don’t have a Microsoft account already, create one.
- Ensure access to
https://services.premier.microsoft.com - Ensure the internet browser on the data collection machine has JavaScript turned on. Follow the steps listed at "How to enable scripting in your browser." Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge are the supported and recommended browsers for this offering. Most other modern HTML5 based browsers will also work.
Activation
- Ensure access to
https://corp.sts.microsoft.com. - Ensure access to
https://live.com.
Data collection
Tools machine hardware and Operating System
- Server-class or high-end workstation machine.
- Minimum: 4GB RAM 12GB Recommended, 2Ghz dual-core processor, 5 GB of free storage space.
- Windows 10/Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server and beyond
- Joined to the same domain as the SharePoint farm being assessed.
Software for Tools machine
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 installed
Note
If the SharePoint Server has a newer version of .NET installed than 4.6.2 than the version installed on the Tools machine must be equal to or newer than installed on the Target SharePoint Server.
- Windows PowerShell 3.0 or later installed
- PowerShell Execution policy set to RemoteSigned
Account Rights
- Member of the local Administrators group on all servers in the SharePoint environment
- Member of SharePoint Farm Administrators group
- Full Control to all Service Applications.
- Member of the “SysAdmin” group on SQL instances hosting SharePoint databases
- Unrestricted network access from the Tools machine to all servers
Additional Requirements for Windows Server 2008 R2 (and later) servers
- Configure all server firewalls for Remote Event Log Management
Note
The data collection is done from a machine (a.k.a. Tools Machine or Data Collection Machine) which is not part of the SharePoint farm that is analyzed but is joined to the same domain as of the SharePoint farm.
Details regarding the requirements for the Tools Machine are provided in the subsequent pages of this document.
Data is collected by the Tools Machine by connecting to one of the SharePoint Servers in the farm, which is called Target Server. More information about the Target Server requirements is provided later in this document.
A domain user account is needed for data collection (recommended to use a dedicated account). The details regarding the account rights are provided later in this document.
The Appendix Data Collection Methods details the methods used to collect data.