Hi all-
I am in the middle of setting up my first-ever SharePoint 2013 deployment in a lab environment. I currently have 3 Windows Server 2012 R2 VMs running on Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V. The servers are:
SQL1 - for hosting of my various SharePoint-related SQL databases
SP1DEV - for hosting Central Admin and apps
SP2DEV - for hosting my web front end.
I started by installing SP2013 to SP1DEV. I have been developing some content for the last couple of weeks. Now, following Microsoft's recommended three tier approach, I am looking to deploy my first WFE server. I installed SP2013 on SP2DEV (my WFE target server) and successfully added it to the existing farm.
After installation, however, I can't seem to find much documentation on CONFIGURING the server to act as the WFE. Can someone please steer me in the right direction?
Also, most of the docs I have seen point toward using TWO WFE servers for load balancing and such. Is this really necessary in a small deployment of 50ish users + minimal Internet access?
Thanks