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Installation via XML Config File (pre-created Active Directory Security Groups)

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Posted on by roman_gryphon 80

I will be installing Dynamics CRM 2013 in an enterprise environment via command line/ XML config file.

1. Our environment will have pre-created Active Directory Security Groups.   

2. Our environment has several servers (Web, Front-end, back-end, reporting, SharePoint, DB,  )

Question 1. How many XML config files are required to install "Dynamics CRM 2013" across these servers?

Questions 2. What would a SAMPLE XML file look like in light of Dynamics CRM services spread across these servers and the pre-created security groups.

**Please note, I have read the installation guide and blogs, however, it is still not clear.  I would appreciate any and all feedback.

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    Abe Saldana Profile Picture
    Abe Saldana 390 on at

    The following is the XML Sample included on the Implementation Guide (CRMIGv6.chm)

    Searching for "Sample server XML configuration file"

     

    <CRMSetup>

    <Server>

    <Patch update="true>\\ServerName\ShareName\patchfile.msp</Patch>

    <LicenseKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</LicenseKey>

    <SqlServer>SQLServer</SqlServer>

    <Database create="true"/>

    <Reporting URL="myreportingserver/ReportServer&quot;/>

    <OrganizationCollation>Latin1_General_CI_AI</OrganizationCollation>

    <basecurrency isocurrencycode="USD" currencyname="US Dollar" currencysymbol="$" currencyprecision="2"/>

    <Organization>Organization Display Name</Organization>

    <OrganizationUniqueName>Organization_Name</OrganizationUniqueName>

    <OU>OU=value,DC=subdomain,DC=subdomain,DC=subdomain,DC=com</OU>

    <WebsiteUrl create="true" port="5555"> </WebsiteUrl>

    <InstallDir>c:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM</InstallDir>

    <CrmServiceAccount type="DomainUser">

    <ServiceAccountLogin>Contoso\CRMAppService</ServiceAccountLogin>

    <ServiceAccountPassword>password</ServiceAccountPassword>

    </CrmServiceAccount>

    <SandboxServiceAccount type="DomainUser">

    <ServiceAccountLogin>Contoso\CRMSandboxService</ServiceAccountLogin>

    <ServiceAccountPassword>password</ServiceAccountPassword>

    </SandboxServiceAccount>

    <DeploymentServiceAccount type="DomainUser">

    <ServiceAccountLogin>Contoso\CRMDeploymentService</ServiceAccountLogin>

    <ServiceAccountPassword>password</ServiceAccountPassword>

    </DeploymentServiceAccount>

    <AsyncServiceAccount type="DomainUser">

    <ServiceAccountLogin>Contoso\CRMAsyncService</ServiceAccountLogin>

    <ServiceAccountPassword>password</ServiceAccountPassword>

    </AsyncServiceAccount>

    <VSSWriterServiceAccount type=”DomainUser”>

    <ServiceAccountLogin>Contoso\CRMVSSWriterService</ServiceAccountLogin>

    <ServiceAccountPassword>password</ServiceAccountPassword>

    </VSSWriterServiceAccount>

    <MonitoringServiceAccount type=”DomainUser”>

    <ServiceAccountLogin>Contoso\CRMMonitoringService</ServiceAccountLogin>

    <ServiceAccountPassword>password</ServiceAccountPassword>

    </MonitoringServiceAccount>

    <ConfigDB>

    <!-- Override default Encryption key settings:  Normally these should be left as default -->

     <encryptionkeys certificate="CrmEncryptionCertificate">

    <encryptionkey physicalname="CrmSymmetricKey" virtualname="CrmKeyEncryptionKey" />

    </encryptionkeys>

    <!-- Override default CRM key settings:  Normally these should be left as default -->

    <crmkeysettings>

      <crmkeysetting>

        <keytype>CrmTicketKey</keytype>

        <keylength>128</keylength>

        <cryptotimetolive>24</cryptotimetolive>

        <keygenerationinterval>8</keygenerationinterval>

        <archivelength>7</archivelength>

        <algorithm>HMACSHA256</algorithm>

        <enabled>true</enabled>

     </crmkeysetting>

      <crmkeysetting>

        <keytype>CrmWRPCTokenKey</keytype>

        <keylength>128</keylength>

        <cryptotimetolive>168</cryptotimetolive>

        <keygenerationinterval>24</keygenerationinterval>

        <archivelength>7</archivelength>

        <algorithm>HMACSHA256</algorithm>

        <enabled>true</enabled>

     </crmkeysetting>

     <crmkeysetting>

        <keytype>CrmEmailCredentialsKey</keytype>

        <keylength>32</keylength>

        <cryptotimetolive>65535</cryptotimetolive>

        <keygenerationinterval>65535</keygenerationinterval>

        <archivelength>7</archivelength>

        <algorithm>Rijndael</algorithm>

        <enabled>true</enabled>

      </crmkeysetting>

     </crmkeysettings>

    </ConfigDB>

    <SQM optin="true"/>

    <muoptin optin="true"/>

    <!-- Settings for IFD installation.  May be skipped for intranet-only deployment.-->

    <ifdsettings enabled="false">

         <!-- Define what address considered internal, required only if enabled=true -->

         <internalnetworkaddress>10.0.0.1-255.0.0.0</internalnetworkaddress>

         <!-- Define URLs with IFD authentication, required only if enabled=true -->

         <rootdomainscheme>http</rootdomainscheme>

         <sdkrootdomain>api.contoso.com</sdkrootdomain>

         <webapplicationrootdomain>app.contoso.com</webapplicationrootdomain>

         <discoveryrootdomain>disc.contoso.com</discoveryrootdomain>

    </ifdsettings>

    <Email>

     <IncomingExchangeServer name="ExchangeServerName"/>

    </Email>

    </Server>

    </CRMSetup>

    Also Search on the Implementation Guide Help for 

    "Sample server XML configuration file for installing with pre-created groups"

    <Groups AutoGroupManagementOff="false">

       <PrivUserGroup>CN=PrivUserGroup,OU=CRM,DC=sales,DC=contoso,DC=com</PrivUserGroup>

       <SQLAccessGroup>CN=SQLAccessGroup,OU=CRM,DC=sales,DC=contoso,DC=com</SQLAccessGroup>

       <ReportingGroup>CN=ReportingGroup,OU=CRM,DC=sales,DC=contoso,DC=com</ReportingGroup>

       <PrivReportingGroup>CN=PrivReportingGroup,OU= CRM,DC=sales,DC=contoso,DC=com</PrivReportingGroup>

    </Groups>

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    roman_gryphon 80 on at
    1. Does the "<OU>OU=value,DC=subdomain,DC=subdomain,DC=subdomain,DC=com</OU>" need to be defined in the XML or is it "optional"  since you have defined you AD groups?
    2. Does the"CrmServiceAccount" mapped to the service account that is used for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM services and IIS application pool(APPPOOL service account)

    <CrmServiceAccount type="DomainUser">
    <ServiceAccountLogin>Contoso\CRMAppService</ServiceAccountLogin>
    <ServiceAccountPassword>password</ServiceAccountPassword>
    </CrmServiceAccount>

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