Configure services (SharePoint Server 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010

In Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, individual services can be configured independently, and you can implement only the services that your organization needs. For information about how to start, stop, and configure services, see Manage services on the server (SharePoint Server 2010).

Services that are deployed are named service applications. A service application provides a resource that can be shared across sites within a farm or sometimes across multiple farms, and can be accessed by users through a hosting Web application. Service applications are associated to Web applications by service application connections. For more information about managing and publishing service applications, see Service application and service management (SharePoint Server 2010).

For more information about service applications and services, see Technical diagrams (SharePoint Server 2010).

This section contains the following articles:

• Manage service applications (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article discusses the structures of service applications and services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and explains how service applications and services can be managed.

• Configure a service application by using a Windows PowerShell script (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article describes how to configure a service application by using a Windows PowerShell script instead of using the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard.

• Configure the security token service (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article provides guidance to help you to configure the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 security token service (STS). An STS is a specialized Web service that is designed to respond to requests for security tokens and provide identity management.

• Configure the Secure Store Service (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article describes the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Secure Store Service operations that solution designers can use to create target applications that map user and group credentials to the credentials of external data sources.

• Configure enterprise search (SharePoint Server 2010)

  Configuring enterprise search consists of the following post-installation steps: create and configure a Search service application; create a Search Center site; enable people search.

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