Build Service Provisioning

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Build Service Provisioning

Service provisioning relies on the Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) to automate routine administrative server management tasks such as adding new users, updating directory entries, and provisioning applications and services. By automating provisioning activities, you can lower development costs.

This section contains procedures to deploy service provisioning in your hosting infrastructure. It also includes installation tasks that you should perform prior to building your provisioning environment with the MPS Deployment Tool.

Update! - Windows Server 2003, SP2 Deployment Information

Do not install Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 2 (SP2) on any server that is running the Microsoft Provisioning System Engine, including MPS01 and MPS02. Windows Server 2003, SP2 has known compatibility issues with the Microsoft Provisioning System Engine, which will cause servers running the Microsoft Provisioning System Engine to fail.

For more information about how Windows Server 2003, SP2 may affect your hosting environment, please visit Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 2 and the Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration.

The MPS Deployment Tool will help you deploy the core items necessary for service provisioning to work in this solution. These items include:

  • Provisioning Engine
  • Service accounts in the Active Directory directory service
  • Configuration of Active Directory to the correct mode
  • Creation of the Servers OU structure

Tasks Summary

  1. Prepare the Provisioning Engine
  2. Prepare the MPS Database Server
  3. Deploy MPS
  4. Install the Provisioning Web Server
  5. Deploy the MPS DNS Client
  6. Configure the DNS Client