On Sif Configuration files sitecore-XP0.json and xconnect-xp0.json you have a
InstallWD task like below.
"InstallWDP": {
// Syncs the web deploy package with the website.
"Type": "WebDeploy",
"Skip":"True"
"Params": {
"Verb": "Sync",
"Arguments": {
"Source": {
"Package": "[resolvepath(parameter('Package'))]"
},
"Dest": "Auto",
"SetParam": [
{ "Name": "IIS Web Application Name", "Value": "[parameter('SiteName')]" },
{ "Name": "Database Server Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlServer')]" },
{ "Name": "Database Admin User Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlAdminUser')]" },
{ "Name": "Database Admin User Password", "Value": "[parameter('SqlAdminPassword')]" },
{ "Name": "Collection Database Server Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlServer')]" },
{ "Name": "Collection Shard Map Manager Database Name", "Value": "[variable('Sql.Database.ShardMapManager')]" },
{ "Name": "Collection Shard 0 Database Name", "Value": "[variable('Sql.Database.Shard0')]" },
{ "Name": "Collection Shard 1 Database Name", "Value": "[variable('Sql.Database.Shard1')]" },
{ "Name": "Processing Pools Database Name", "Value": "[variable('Sql.Database.Pools')]" },
{ "Name": "Marketing Automation Database Name", "Value": "[variable('Sql.Database.MarketingAutomation')]" },
{ "Name": "Messaging Database Name", "Value": "[variable('Sql.Database.Messaging')]" },
{ "Name": "Reference Data Database Name", "Value": "[variable('Sql.Database.Reference')]" },
{ "Name": "Search SOLR Core Application Connection String", "Value": "[variable('Solr.Url.Xdb')]" },
{ "Name": "XConnect Server Configuration Environment", "Value": "[parameter('XConnectEnvironment')]" },
{ "Name": "XConnect Server Certificate Validation Thumbprint", "Value": "[variable('Security.XConnect.CertificateThumbprint')]" },
{ "Name": "XConnect Server Log Level", "Value": "[parameter('XConnectLogLevel')]" },
{ "Name": "Marketing Automation Engine Xconnect Collection Client Endpoint", "Value": "[variable('Endpoint.MarketingAutomation')]" },
{ "Name": "Marketing Automation Engine Xconnect Collection Client Certificate Thumbprint", "Value": "[variable('Security.XConnect.CertificateThumbprint')]" },
{ "Name": "Marketing Automation Engine Xdb Reference Data Endpoint", "Value": "[variable('Endpoint.ReferenceData')]" },
{ "Name": "Marketing Automation Engine Xdb Reference Data Client Certificate Thumbprint", "Value": "[variable('Security.XConnect.CertificateThumbprint')]" },
{ "Name": "Collection Database Application User Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlCollectionUser')]" },
{ "Name": "Collection Database Application User Password", "Value": "[parameter('SqlCollectionPassword')]" },
{ "Name": "Processing Pool Database Application User Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlProcessingPoolsUser')]" },
{ "Name": "Processing Pool Database Application User Password", "Value": "[parameter('SqlProcessingPoolsPassword')]" },
{ "Name": "Reference Data Database Application User Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlReferenceDataUser')]" },
{ "Name": "Reference Data Database Application User Password", "Value": "[parameter('SqlReferenceDataPassword')]" },
{ "Name": "Marketing Automation Database Application User Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlMarketingAutomationUser')]" },
{ "Name": "Marketing Automation Database Application User Password", "Value": "[parameter('SqlMarketingAutomationPassword')]" },
{ "Name": "Messaging Database Application User Name", "Value": "[parameter('SqlMessagingUser')]" },
{ "Name": "Messaging Database Application User Password", "Value": "[parameter('SqlMessagingPassword')]" }
]
}
}
}
You need to add "Skip" parameter to skip this task.
Other way to do is to add Skip parameter to Install-SitecoreConfiguration command:
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @params -Skip InstallWD
Please have a look on:
https://sitecoredude.com/how-to-skip-tasks-in-sitecore-installation-framework-sif/
https://phani-abburi.blogspot.com/2018/