Creating User Profile Service

1. Open Central Administration > Manage service application > “New” > “User Profile Service Application”
2. Enter the following on the popup box
   1. Name: User Profile Service
   2. Application Pool: Use existing: SharePoint Services
   3. Profile Database: Database Name: WSS_Service_UPA_DEV
   4. Syncronization Database: WSS_Service_UPASync_DEV
   5. Social Tagging Database: WSS_Service_UPASocial_DEV
   6. My Site Host URL: http://my.domain.au:80/
   7. Site Naming Format: Select the 2^nd Radio Button
3. Click “Create” button

 

Start the User Profile Service Synchronization Service

1. Open Central Administration > Application Management > Manage services on server
2. Select the server you want the UPSS to run on (one of the APP servers)
3. Click “Start” in the row of “User Profile Synchronization Service”
4. In the pop up box, enter the SharePoint farm account and password and click “Start”
5. Wait up to 10 minutes for it to start, “Starting” should change to “Started”

 

Create Synchronization Connection

1. Click on “User Profile Service” > Configure Synchronization Connections
2. Click “Create New Connection”
3. Enter the following on the popup box
   1. Connection Name: Active Directory
   2. Forrest Name: active directory forest name
   3. Account Name: AD Domain\SharePoint Sync account
   4. Password:
   5. Click “Populate Containers”
   6. Select the tick box next to the Forrest Name to select all OU’s. (Generally user container and AD group container)
4. Click “OK” button
5. Run a Full Profile Sync

 

Give necessary access to MySite Web Application – not needed

1. Open CA > “Manage web application”
2. Select mysite and in the ribbon click “User Policy”
    
   Need to add service app account to User profile service application for Mysite newsfeed to work.