Okay, I have been trying for months (granted on and off) to get SharePoint setup and configured properly. I have actual on-premises licenses and not trials versions.
I want a 3-Tier farm and have found numerous installation guides. For example, I have found these:
Install SharePoint 2013 across multiple servers for a three-tier farm
Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2013 in a three-tier farm
The Test Lab Guide is more valuable to me because I do need to setup SAML and Single Sign-On as well as eventually getting Business Intelligence configured.
My problem is that every guide I find violates Best Practices and all, essentially, have disclaimers indicating they are not fully complete or appropriate for a production environment. Are there any guides that actually use Best Practices and/or are appropriate for a production environment? I am particularly looking for guides where the correct accounts are setup as this link describes:
SharePoint 2013 Service Accounts Best Practices Explained
I am looking for something that, at least, follows the "medium security" described. Every time I follow one of the official guides I get bit in the @ss later because the permissions are so mangled: upgrades don't install properly, warning messages fill the logs, websites don't work correctly, etc. ... OR ... the farm is highly vulnerable for accounts not following least privileged principles.
Is there at least one guide that demonstrates setting up a 3-Tier farm that DOES follow a reasonable level of "Best Practice"?