- Web Application
- Site Collection
- Site Collection in a new Content Database.
A. CREATING A WEB APPLICATION
2. Open Sharepoint 2010 Central Administration. The User Account Control dialog box appears.
3. Click Yes.
4. In the Central Administration Quick Launch, click Application Management.
5. In the Web Application section, click Manage web applications.
6. On the Web Applications tab of the ribbon, click New.
The Create New Web Application page opens.
7. In the Authentication section, select Classic Mode Authentication.Microsoft Sharepoint can now use Claims Based Authentication, which is discussed in next page,
8. In the IIS Web Site sectin, in the Port box, type 80
9. In the Host Header box, type Intranet.contoso.com
10. Make no changes to the Security Configuration and Public URL sections.
11. In the Application Pool section, ensure that Create New application pool is selected.
12. In the Application pool name box, type Sharepoint Web Applications.
You should use a meaningful, descriptive name for each application pool that you create.
13. In the Application Pool section, under Select a security account for this application pool, in the Configurable list, select Contoso\SP_ServiceApps.14. In the Database Name and Authentication section, in the Database Name box, type WSS_Content_Intranet.
You should always use a meaningful name for your content database.
15. Click OK.
The Web application and content database will be created. When it is complete, the Application Created page opens.
16. Click OK.
The new Web application is displayed on the Web Applications Management page.
1. In the Central Administration Quick Launch, click Application Management.
2. In the Site Collections section, click Create site collections.
3. In the Web Application section, confirm that http://intranet.contoso.com is selected.
If not, click the button, then click change web application, and then click Sharepoint - intranet.contonso.com80
4. In the Title box, type CONTOSO Intranet.
5. In the Web Site Address section, confirm that the address is http://intranet.contoso.com/
6. In the Template Selection section, click the Publishing tab, and then click Publishing Portal.
7. In the Primary Site Collection Administrator section, in the User name box, type CONTOSO\SP_Admin.
8. Click OK.
The site collection is created, and the Top-Level Site Collection page opens
9. Click OK.
Attempt to open the new site.
In the Windows Internet Explorer, in the address bar, type http://intranet.contoso.com and then press ENTER.
An Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage error page is displayed because the browser cannot resolve the name intranet.contoso.com. There is no DNS record for intranet.contoso.com
Add a DNS host record for the new Web Application
1. Click Start, then point to Administrative Tools, then hold the SHIFT key and right-click DNS and then click Run as different user. The Windows Security dialog box appears.
2. In the User name box, type CONTOSO\Administrator.
3. In the Password box, type [Sp_adminpassword], and then press ENTER.
4. Expand CONTOSO-DC, then expand Forward Lookup Zones, and then click contoso.com
5. Right-click contoso.com, and then click New Host (A or AAAA).
The New Host dialog box appears.
6. In the Name box, type intranet.
7. In the IP Address box, type 10.0.0.21
8. Click Add Host.
9. Click OK.
10. Click Done.
11. Close DNS Manager.
Open the new site
1. In Internet Explorer, in the address bar, type http://intranet.contoso.com and then press ENTER.
An Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage error is displayed. If this error does not appear on your system, continue to the next steps. Why? because the DNS client has cached the negative resolution of intranet.contoso.com
2. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.
3. Type iconfig /flushdns, and then press ENTER.
4. Close Command Prompt.
5. In Internet Explorer, in the address bar, type http://intranet.contoso.com, and then press ENTER.
The Web site begins to load. Because this is the first time that the site has been requested from the server, it must be compiled. This take several seconds. The Intranet Web Application opens.
Create a publishing site page
1. On the Contoso Intranet Site, click Site Actions, and then click New page. The New Page page opens.
2. In the New page name box, type Important Phone Numbers.
3. Click Create.
4. In the Page Content area, type in case of emergency, call 911.
5. In the ribbon, click Save & Close.
The page is displayed.
Configure permissions
1. Click Site Actions, and then click Site Permissions
2. In the Groups list, click the Contoso Intranet Visitors link
3. Click the New arrow, and then click Add Users.
4. In the Users/ Groups box, type CONTOSO\Domain Users and then click OK.
All users with Active Directory Accounts in the CONTOSO domain can access the intranet site.
C. CREATING A SITE COLLECTION in a New Content Database
Create a content database
1. Switch to Sharepoint 2010 Central Administration
2. In the Central Administration Quick Launch, click Application Management.
3. In the Database section, click Manage content databases.
4. In the Web Application section, confirm that http://intranet.contoso.com is selected.
If not, click the button, then click Change Web Application, and then click Sharepoint - intranet.contoso.com80
5. Click Add a content database.
6. In the Database Name box, type WSS_Content_Intranet_IT, and then click Ok.
Create a site collection in a specific content database
1. In the Central Administration Quick Launch, click Application Management.
2. In the Site Collections section, click Create site collections.
3. In the Web Application section, confirm that http://intranet.contoso.com is selected.
If not, click the button, then click Change Web Application, and then click Sharepoint - intranet.contoso.com80.
4. In the Title box, type Information Technology.
5. In the Web Site Address section, ensure that sites is selected in the Site Prefix list, and then type IT in the Site Name text box.
6. In the Template Selection section, ensure that the Team Site site definition is selected.
7. In the Primary Site Collection Administrator section, in the User name box, type CONTOSO\SP_admin.
8. Click OK.
The Top-Level Site Successfully Created page appears.
9. Click OK.
Examine the information technology Web Site
1. Open a new tab of the browser, and then type http://intranet.contoso.com/sites/IT in the address bar. Press ENTER.
The Information Technology site opens.
2. Spend some time reviewing and experimenting with the new site. You can make changes to the site.
