Hello
I would like to update information about Host named Site Collection (HNSC) and also have a place where all the doubts can be answered. So i will check Q&A to keep this discussion up-to-date.
First of all the process to create a HNSC. After some try and fail times i found the most appropriate method to create HNSC sites is the one explained from Critical Path Training, LLC:
1st ensure you delete the standard web application created by the configuration wizard the one created on port 80. delete all web app, content database.
2nd DNS modifications:
if your web server is on test.local, please add a Host entry on this domain with name * and ip the same as your webserver. This way any request to a http://*.test.local is going to be redirected to the webserver/sharepoint.
3rd run the following script (some modifications from original please modify your values at the beginning):
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# Script: SetupSharePointForHNSC.ps1
#
# Author: Critical Path Training, LLC
# http://www.CriticalPathTraining.com
#
# Description: Configures a SharePoint 2013 install for hosting Host-Named Site Collections (HNSC).
# This involves creating a Web Application in SharePoint that has no host header bindings.
# Using DNS, all requests are mapped to this Web Application. You then create the site collections
# via PowerShell as you can't create HNSC's via the browser (Central Administration).
#
# Optional Parameters:
# $WebApplicationName - Name of the Web application to create to host HNSC's.
# DEFAULT - "SharePoint HNSC Host - 80"
# $AppPoolName - Name of the app pool to create to host the HNSC Web Application.
# DEFAULT - "SharePoint Default HNSC AppPool"
# $ManagedAccountUsername - Username of the managed account to create for the app pool's identity.
# DEFAULT - WINGTIP\SP_Content
# $AdminAccountUsername - Administrator of the domain.
# DEFAULT - WINGTIP\Administrator
# $WfeName - SharePoint WFE name.
# DEFAULT - WINGTIPALLUP
# $DeleteCACreatedWebApp - Flag indicating if the default Web Application ceated by CA
# should be deleted.
# DEFAULT - TRUE
# $CreateDefaultSiteCollections - Flag indicating if two default site collections should be created.
# These are intranet.wingtip.com (team site) & dev.wingtip.com (developer site).
# DEFAULT - TRUE
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param(
[string]$WebApplicationName = "SharePoint HNSC Host - 80",
[string]$AppPoolName = "SharePoint Default HNSC AppPool",
[string]$ManagedAccountUsername = "WIN2012\SP_Content",
[string]$AdminAccountUsername = "WIN2012\Administrador",
[string]$WfeName = "WIN2012",
[switch]$DeleteCACreatedWebApp = $true,
[switch]$CreateDefaultSiteCollections = $true
)
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$appHostDomain = "apps.test.local"
Write-Host
Write-Host "Configuring SharePoint Server 2013 Hosting Named Site Collection" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " Script Steps:" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " (0) Validating parameters..." -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " (1) Verify SharePoint PowerShell Snapin Loaded" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " (2) Deleting default Central Administration Created Web Application" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " (3) Verifing / Creating New App Pool Managed Account" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " (4) Creating New Web Application to Service HNSC's" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " (5) Creating Default Site Collections" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host
#
# verify parameters passed in
#
Write-Host "(0) Validating parameters..." -ForegroundColor White
if ($WebApplicationName -eq $null -xor $WebApplicationName -eq ""){
Write-Error '$WebApplicationName is required'
Exit
}
if ($AppPoolName -eq $null -xor $AppPoolName -eq ""){
Write-Error '$AppPoolName is required'
Exit
}
if ($ManagedAccountUsername -eq $null -xor $ManagedAccountUsername -eq ""){
Write-Error '$ManagedAccountUsername is required'
Exit
}
if ($WfeName -eq $null -xor $WfeName -eq ""){
Write-Error '$WfeName is required'
Exit
}
# Load SharePoint PowerShell snapin
Write-Host
Write-Host "(1) Verify SharePoint PowerShell Snapin Loaded..." -ForegroundColor White
$snapin = Get-PSSnapin | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq 'Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell'}
if ($snapin -eq $null) {
Write-Host " .. Loading SharePoint PowerShell Snapin" -ForegroundColor Gray
Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"
}
Write-Host " Microsoft SharePoint PowerShell snapin loaded" -ForegroundColor Gray
Write-Host
Write-Host "(2) Deleting default Central Administration Created Web Application..." -ForegroundColor White
if ($DeleteCACreatedWebApp -eq $true){
Write-Host " .. searching for default Web App, created by Central Administration..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$defaultWebApp = Get-SPWebApplication | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -eq $WebApplicationName}
if ($defaultWebApp -eq $null) {
Write-Host " .. failed to find default Web App" -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-Host " Skipping this step" -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-Host " ACTION: you should check Central Administration to see if a default Web App is present; having two default Web Apps is going to cause problems" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} else {
Write-Host " Found default web app, name = " $defaultWebApp.DisplayName -ForegroundColor Gray
Write-Host " .. deleting default Web App..." -ForegroundColor Gray
Remove-SPWebApplication -Identity $defaultWebApp -DeleteIISSite -RemoveContentDatabases -Confirm:$false
Write-Host " Default Web App deleted" -ForegroundColor Gray
}
} else {
Write-Host " Skipping this step per parameter passed in" -ForegroundColor Gray
}
Write-Host
Write-Host "(3) Verifing / Creating New App Pool Managed Account..." -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " .. Checking for existing managed account for user $ManagedAccountUsername..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$managedAccount = Get-SPManagedAccount -Identity $ManagedAccountUsername -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($managedAccount -ne $null) {
Write-Host " Found existing managed account for $ManagedAccountUsername, skipping this step" -ForegroundColor Gray
} else {
Write-Host " .. creating new managed account for $ManagedAccountUsername..." -ForegroundColor Gray
Write-Host " .. obtaining reference to $ManagedAccountUsername account that will be a managed account for apps and Web Applications..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "Password1" -AsPlainText -Force
$contentAccountCredentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($ManagedAccountUsername, $securePassword)
Write-Host " .. creating managed account for $ManagedAccountUsername..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$managedAccount = New-SPManagedAccount $managedAccountCredentials
Write-Host " $ManagedAccountUsername is now a managed account in SharePoint" -ForegroundColor Gray
}
Write-Host
Write-Host "(4) Creating New Web Application to Service HNSC's..." -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " .. obtaining Active Directory claims authentication provider..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$authProvider = New-SPAuthenticationProvider
Write-Host " .. creating a new web application..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$hnscWebApp = New-SPWebApplication -Name $WebApplicationName -AuthenticationProvider $authProvider -ApplicationPool $AppPoolName -ApplicationPoolAccount $managedAccount -DatabaseName "WSS_Content_HNSCDefaultHost"
Write-Host " New HNSC Web Application created" -ForegroundColor Gray
Write-Host " .. creating default site collection at root without a template..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$rootSite = New-SPSite -Name "Root HNSC Site Collection" -Url "http://test.local" -HostHeaderWebApplication $hnscWebApp -OwnerAlias $AdminAccountUsername
Write-Host " Root site created" -ForegroundColor Gray
Write-Host
Write-Host "(5) Creating Default Site Collections..." -ForegroundColor White
if ($CreateDefaultSiteCollections -eq $false) {
Write-Host " .. per parameter passed in, skipping this step" -ForegroundColor Gray
} else {
# create default team site
Write-Host " .. creating default team site..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$teamSite = New-SPSite -Name "Wingtip Intranet" -Url "http://intranet.test.local" -HostHeaderWebApplication $hnscWebApp -Template "STS#0" -OwnerAlias $AdminAccountUsername
Write-Host " Default team site created" -ForegroundColor Gray
# create default developer site
Write-Host " .. creating developer site..." -ForegroundColor Gray
$developerSite = New-SPSite -Name "Wingtip Developer Site" -Url "http://dev.test.local" -HostHeaderWebApplication $hnscWebApp -Template "DEV#0" -OwnerAlias $AdminAccountUsername
Write-Host " Developer site created" -ForegroundColor Gray
}
Write-Host
Write-Host "Finished configuring SharePoint Server 2013 for HNSC! Script details are as follows:" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host
Write-Host "=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "Root Site Collection Details" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "Site URL: " $rootSite.Url -ForegroundColor White
if ($CreateDefaultSiteCollections -eq $true) {
Write-Host
Write-Host "Default Team Site Collection Details" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "Site Title: " $teamSite.RootWeb.Title -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "Site URL: " $teamSite.Url -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host
Write-Host "Developer Site Collection Details" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "Site Title: " $developerSite.RootWeb.Title -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host "Site URL: " $developerSite.Url -ForegroundColor White
}
Write-Host "=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=" -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host And Thats all we have prepared.
Now the questions and things to consider (please help)
COntent DataBase Multi tenancy.
How we can isolate content from different sites (http://customer1.test.local, http://customer2.test.local) with only one Web applications with only one database?