SharePoint 2013: How to Configure Visio Graphics Service Application using PowerShell

Last Updated March 28, 2014



Description

This post describes how to configure the SharePoint Server 2013 Visio Graphics Service Application using PowerShell.

Solution

1)  Document the Naming Convention

Determine a naming convention for each of the Visio Graphics Service Application components.  Document the naming convention.

Example:
Application Pool Service Account:  Domain\SvcAccount (this should already be created)
Application Pool: SvcApp_SPServiceApplicationPool_02 (this should already be created)
Service Application: SvcApp_SPVisioServiceApplication_01 
Service Application Proxy:  SvcApp_SPVisioServiceApplication_01_Proxy_01

2)  Open the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell as Administrator.

3)  Verify the Name of the Application Pool.
Get-SPServiceApplicationPool | Select Name

4)  Set the Service Application Pool in a variable.
$SvcAppPool02 = Get-SPServiceApplicationPool "SvcApp_SPServiceApplicationPool_02"

5)  Create the Service Application and assign it to the Application Pool.
$SvcApp = New-SPVisioServiceApplication -ApplicationPool $SvcAppPool02 -Name "SvcApp_SPVisioServiceApplication_01"
 
6)  Verify the Service Application.
Get-SPServiceApplication | Select Name

5)  Create the Service Application Proxy and assign it to the Service Application.
$SvcAppProxy = New-SPVisioServiceApplicationProxy -ServiceApplication SvcApp_SPVisioServiceApplication_01 -Name "SvcApp_SPVisioServiceApplication_01_Proxy_01"

7)  Verify Service Application Proxy.
Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy | Select Name



References

Microsoft TechNet (February, 2014).  New-SPVisioServiceApplication.  Retrieved March 27, 2014 from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff608096%28v=office.15%29.aspx

Microsoft TechNet (February, 2014).  New-SPVisioServiceApplicationProxy.  Retrieved March 27, 2014 from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff608020%28v=office.15%29.aspx