Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010 - 10174A

5 Days

Course Description:

The course teaches students how to install, configure and administer SharePoint, and also manage and monitor sites and users by using SharePoint 2010

Course Objective:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Prepare for and install SharePoint 2010
• Configure the fundamental service and logical components of a SharePoint implementation
• Administer SharePoint using the user interface, the command line, and Windows PowerShell
• Manage content in Lists and Libraries
• Administer identities and authentication
• Secure content in SharePoint sites
• Manage customizations to a SharePoint implementation
• Configure SharePoint services and applications
• Configure SharePoint social networking features
• Manage SharePoint search
• Configure farms, servers, service applications, and web applications
• Install, upgrade, configure, and operate a SharePoint farm
• Configure high availability and recoverability
• Monitor and optimize SharePoint performance

Prerequisites

This course is intended for IT Professionals who are experienced Windows Server 2003 or 2008 administrators and are interested in learning how to administer SharePoint 2010. The course is also intended for part time Business Application Administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in the administering line-of-business (LOB) applications in conjunction with internal business customers.

Course Content:

Module 1: Introducing SharePoint 2010

• Evaluate the Features of SharePoint 2010
• Prepare for SharePoint 2010
• Install SharePoint 2010
• Advanced Installation of SharePoint 2010

Lab 1

Exercise 1: Create Active Directory Accounts for SharePoint
• Exercise 2: Install SharePoint Server Prerequisites
• Exercise 3: Install SharePoint Server
• Exercise 4: Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard
• Exercise 5:Configure the Farm with the Farm Configuration Wizard
• Exercise 6 (Optional): Install a Language Pack

Module 2: Creating a SharePoint 2010 Intranet

• Perform Initial Farm Configuration
• Configure the SharePoint Logical Structure
• Explore the SharePoint Web Application and Physical Architecture

Lab 2

• Exercise 1: Create a Web Application
• Exercise 2: Create a Site Collection
• Exercise 3: Create a Site Collection in a New Content Database

Module 3: Administering and Automating SharePoint

• Configure Central Administration
• Administer SharePoint from the Command Line
• Automate SharePoint Operations with Windows PowerShell

Lab 3a

• Exercise 1: Add SharePoint Functionality to Windows PowerShell
• Exercise 2: Delegate the Ability to Use Windows PowerShell to Manage SharePoint
• Exercise 3: Report Web and Site Collection Properties
• Exercise 4: Create Site Collections Using Windows PowerShell
• Exercise 5: Create and Update Items

Lab 3b

• Exercise 1: Execute Stsadm Commands

Module 4: Configuring Content Management

• Optimize Content Storage and Access
• Manage Site Content Types and Site Columns
• Configure the Managed Metadata Service

Lab 4a

• Exercise 1: Configure List Throttling
• Exercise 2: Enable FILESTREAM and Provision the RBS Data Store
• Exercise 3: Install RBS on All SharePoint Web and Application Servers
• Exercise 4: Configure the Blob Size Threshold for RBS

Lab 4b

• Exercise 1: Configure and Implement Managed Metadata

Module 5: Configuring Authentication

• Classic SharePoint Authentication Providers
• Federated Authentication

Lab 5a

• Exercise 1: Create the ASP.NET Membership Database
• Exercise 2: Create a Web Applications that Uses Claim Based Authentication

Lab 5b

• Exercise 1: Create User Accounts for Access to External Data
• Exercise 2: Configure Secure Store Services
• Exercise 3: Configure Secure Store Unattended Accounts

Module 6: Securing Content

• Administer SharePoint Users and Groups
• Implement SharePoint Roles and Role Assignments
• Secure and Audit SharePoint Content

Lab 6

• Exercise 1: Managing SharePoint Groups
• Exercise 2: Creating Custom Permission Levels
• Exercise 3: Managing List and ListItem Permission Inheritance
• Exercise 4: Create a Web Application Policy

Module 7: Managing SharePoint Customizations

• Customize SharePoint
• Deploy and Manage Features and Solutions
• Configure Sandboxed Solutions

Lab 7a

• Exercise 1: Administering Features
• Exercise 2: Administering Solutions

Lab 7b

• Exercise 1: Administering SandBoxed Solutions
• Exercise 2: Modifying SandBoxed Solutions Timer Jobs
• Exercise 3: Configuring Sandbox Points

Lab 7c

• Configure the Developer Dashboard

Module 8: Configuring and Securing SharePoint Services and Applications

• Secure the Enterprise SharePoint Service
• Secure and Isolate Web Applications
• Configure Service Applications

Lab 8a

• Exercise 1: Administer SharePoint Services
• Exercise 2: Administer SharePoint Windows Services

Lab 8b

• Exercise 1: Configure Web Application and Application Pool Security
• Exercise 2: Configure SSL Security (Optional)

Lab 8c

• Exercise 1: Explore Service Applications
• Exercise 2: Create a Service Application

Module 9: Implementing Productivity Service Applications

• Implement Business Connectivity Services
• Implement Excel Services Application
• Implement PerformancePoint Services
• Implement InfoPath Services
• Implement Visio Services
• Implement Access Services
• Implement Office Web Apps

Lab 9

• Exercise 1: Install and Configure Office Web Apps
• Exercise 2: Configure and Test the Office Web Apps in a Document Library

Module 10: User Profiles and Social Networking

• Configure User Profiles
• Implement SharePoint 2010 Social Networking Features

Lab 10a

• Exercise 1: Creating a Service Application
• Exercise 2: Configuring User Profiles
• Exercise 3: Connecting BDC to SharePoint Profiles
• Exercise 4: Administering ForeFront Identity Manager

Lab 10b

• Exercise 1: Configuring My Sites
• Exercise 2: Creating a My Site
• Exercise 2: Updating a User Profile
• Exercise 3: Administering Colleagues
• Exercise 4: Configuring Personal and Shared Documents
• Exercise 5: Creating A My Site Personal Blog
• Exercise 6: Administering My Tags and Notes

Module 11: Administering and Configuring SharePoint Search

• Configure Search
• Refine Search

Lab 11a

• Exercise 1: Create and Configure A Content Source
• Exercise 2: Configure Search Settings
• Exercise 3: Add and Configure A Search Scope

Lab 11b

• Exercise 1: Configure Relevance
• Exercise 2: Create Keywords and Best Bets
• Exercise 3: Configure a Thesaurus
• Exercise 4: Configure Noise Words

Module 12: Installing and Upgrading to SharePoint 2010

• Install SharePoint Servers and Farms
• Upgrade to SharePoint 2010
• Monitor and Troubleshoot installation and upgrade
• Update SharePoint

Lab 12a

• Exercise 1: Create a Multi-Server Farm
• Exercise 2: Configure SharePoint Server Roles
• Exercise 3: Install Language Packs

Lab 12b

• Exercise 1: Creating a SharePoint 2010 Install Script
• Exercise 2: Configuring SharePoint 2010 via Scripts
• Exercise 3: Creating a SharePoint 2010 Service Applications Script

Lab 12c

• Exercise 1: Defragmenting Content Databases
• Exercise 2: Migrating Content Between Databases
• Exercise 3: Truncating and Backing Up Content Databases
• Exercise 4: Installing Cumulative Update (Oct 2009)
• Exercise 5: Analyzing the Upgrade

Lab 12d

• Exercise 1: Upgrading the SharePoint Binaries
• Exercise 2: Implement a Database Attach Upgrade
• Exercise 3: Implementing a Visual Upgrade

Module 13: Implementing Business Continuity

• Lesson 1: Configure High availability
• Lesson 2: Backup and Restore SharePoint

Lab 13a

• Exercise 1: Implement a Central Administration Backup Strategy
• Exercise 2: Implement a Windows PowerShell Backup Strategy

Lab 13b

• Exercise 1: Implement a Central Administration Restore Strategy
• Exercise 2: Perform a Partial Restore

Module 14: Monitoring and Optimizing SharePoint Performance

• Monitor Performance
• SharePoint Health Analyzer
• Usage reports and web analytics
• Monitor and Optimize SharePoint Performance

Lab 14a

• Exercise 1: Configure Diagnostic Logging

Lab 14b

• Troubleshoot Correlation Errors

Lab 14c

• Configure Health Analyzer Rules

Lab 14d

• Exercise 1: Configure the Logging Database
• Exercise 2: Write Reports with the Logging Database

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