Workflow Manager Tips & Tricks
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Workflow Manager Tips & Tricks
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Agenda
Hardware
requirements
SQL
requirements
Installing &
Configuring
Tips
Tricks
Flashback
SharePoint 2010 Workflows

If you had 2010 WF, it will continue to work in SP 2013 farm

And you still can create a new 2010 WF in SP 2013 Farm
Hardware Requirements
Installation Scenario
RAM
Processor
Hard disk space
Single server with a built- 8 GB
in database or single
server that uses SQL
Server
64-bit, 4 cores
80 GB for system drive
Single server with a built- 10 GB
in database or single
server that uses SQL
Server
64-bit, 4 cores
80 GB for system drive
Single server with a built- 24 GB
in database or single
server that uses SQL
Server
64-bit, 4 cores
80 GB for system drive
Web server or application 12 GB
server in a three-tier farm
64-bit, 4 cores
80 GB for system drive
Supported Operating Systems

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64

Windows Server 2012 x64
WARNING:
Windows 7 SP1 ×64 and Windows 8 ×64 are not supported for production
environments, but you can install Workflow 1.0 on them for development
purposes.
SQL Server requirements

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

SQL Server 2012
Note:
SQL Server can be installed on the same physical machine with Workflow 1.0 and
Service Bus, or on a different one. This flexibility is most valuable for your
development environment, minimizing the number of servers or virtual
machines you need.
Requirements for SQL Server

TCP/IP, shared memory, or named pipes must be enabled.

Port 1443,12290 and 12291 on the firewall must be open to inbound and outbound communications.

If named pipes are used, the name of the machine on which the SQL Server instance is running
should have a name with no more than 16 characters. Named pipes use NetBIOS names, which carry
that restriction.

Supported Authentication

Integrated Authentication

SQL Authentication
Current user
The user that is configuring Workflow Manager must meet this requirements

If the machine is domain joined, the user must be a domain user; otherwise
the user must be a local user.

The user must be an administrator on the computer on which the
configuration is running.

The user must have DBCreator privilege on this SQL Server instance.
Note:
Workflow Manager does not support built-in accounts (for example, NETWORK
SERVICE).
Installing & configuring Windows Azure
Workflow Manager

Install the Windows Azure Workflow Server software

Configure a workflow farm

Join the SharePoint farm to the workflow farm
Start Web PI
Prerequisite Components
Firewall

During configuration, Workflow Manager will open ports that are configured
by default or set explicitly by the user in the Windows Firewall.

If a firewall other than Windows Firewall is used, you will have to make
these exceptions manually.
Database Names
Workflow Manager databases

WFManagement

WFInstanceManagement

WFResourceManagement
Service Bus databases

SBManagement

SBGateway

SBMessageContainer01
Once it’s installed, we need to pair
it with SharePoint
By PowerShell; there is no user interface for this
Check HTTP and HTTPS ports the
Workflow has been installed
Https certificate
For your production environment and communication over HTTPS..
1.
Create a digital certificate
2.
configure IIS
3.
export the certificate
4.
and then import and install the certificate on the SharePoint server
This ensures encrypted communication between SharePoint and Workflow
Manager
Tips
When you are ready to pair the farms…
Execute the following PowerShell cmdlet using the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell
window.
The command does not return any output if successful, so no news is good news.
This script describes how SharePoint and workflow manager will communicate.
Register-SPWorkflowService –SPSite http://intranet.contoso.com –WorkflowHostUri
http://contososerver.contoso.com:12291 –AllowOAuthHttp
Important Ports

HTTP = 12290

HTTPS = 12291
intranet.contoso.com, then you would use http://intranet.contoso.com:12291
Testing & Verifying the Workflow
Installation
A new web application called Workflow
Management Site under IIS
SharePoint Designer 2013
Central Administration
Questions?
Thanks!