Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrator's Companion

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; How to Use This Book; System Requirements; About the Companion Media; Support; We Want to Hear from You; Part I: The Basics; Chapter 1: Understanding the Basics of Collaboration in SharePoint 2010; 1.1 Introducing SharePoint 2010 Capabilities; 1.2 Using SharePoint Sites and Templates; 1.3 Editing Features in SharePoint 2010; 1.4 Working with Lists and Libraries; 1.5 Advanced List Concepts; 1.6 Microsoft Office Integration; 1.7 Summary; Chapter 2: Understanding the Architecture of SharePoint 2010; 2.1 Enterprise Architecture; 2.2 Logical Architecture Components; 2.3 Capabilities; 2.4 Deployment; 2.5 Application Pools; 2.6 Summary; Part II: Installation and Implementation; Chapter 3: Optimizing SQL Server for a SharePoint 2010 Implementation; 3.1 About SQL Server; 3.2 Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008 for SharePoint 2010; 3.3 Optimizing SQL Server for SharePoint 2010; 3.4 Optimizing Outside of SQL Server; 3.5 Summary; Chapter 4: Installing SharePoint 2010; 4.1 Introducing SharePoint 2010 Installation Types; 4.2 Preparing for SharePoint 2010 Installation; 4.3 Performing SharePoint 2010 Installations; 4.4 Configuring a SharePoint 2010 Installation; 4.5 Uninstalling SharePoint 2010; 4.6 Summary; Part III: Building and Managing a SharePoint Farm; Chapter 5: Using Windows PowerShell to Perform and Automate Farm Administrative Tasks; 5.1 Using Windows PowerShell: The Basics; 5.2 Working with the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell; 5.3 Examples of SharePoint Administrative Tasks; 5.4 Summary; Chapter 6: Managing SharePoint 2010 Using Central Administration; 6.1 Introducing Central Administration; 6.2 Navigating the Central Administration Home Page; 6.3 Performing Administrative Tasks Using Central Administration; 6.4 Summary; Chapter 7: Scaling Out a SharePoint Farm; 7.1 History of SharePoint Farms; 7.2 Services Federation; 7.3 Scaling Service Applications Architecture; 7.4 Identifying a Logical Location of Services on Servers; 7.5 Configuring Service Applications; 7.6 Publishing Service Applications to Remote Farms; 7.7 Topologies for SharePoint 2010; 7.8 Summary; Chapter 8: Information Management Policies; 8.1 Introducing Records Management and Information Management Policies; 8.2 Implementing and Configuring Information Management Policies; 8.3 Implementing and Configuring a Records Center; 8.4 Implementing and Managing In Place Records; 8.5 Summary; Part IV: Organizing, Publishing, and Finding Information; Chapter 9: Organizing Information; 9.1 Developing an Information Architecture with Sharepoint 2010; 9.2 SharePoint 2010, Putability, and Findability; 9.3 Putability and the Managed Metadata Service; 9.4 Building an Information Architecture; 9.5 An Information Organization Project; 9.6 SharePoint 2010 Tools to Organize Information; 9.7 Summary; Chapter 10: Collaboration and Portals; 10.1 Using Collaboration Sites; 10.2 Choosing to Use Portal Sites; 10.3 The Benefits of Enterprise Wikis; 10.4 Sharing Knowledge: The Social Experience; 10.5 Creating an Information Repository with the User Profile Service; 10.6 Summary; Chapter 11: Search Server 2010 and FAST Search: Architecture and Administration; 11.1 Introducing Enterprise Search; 11.2 Search Architecture; 11.3 Farm and Application Configuration; 11.4 Configuring Crawls; 11.5 Managing Crawls; 11.6 Reviewing and Troubleshooting Crawls; 11.7 Managing the Search Service Topology; 11.8 FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint; 11.9 Summary; Chapter 12: Using Windows PowerShell to Manage Search Services and FAST Search; 12.1 Working with Basic Search; 12.2 Using Enterprise Search; 12.3 Deploying and Managing FAST Search with Windows PowerShell; 12.4 Summary; Chapter 13: Customizing the Search Results and Search Center; 13.1 Benefits of the Search Features; 13.2 Introducing SharePoint Search; 13.3 Improving the User Experience; 13.4 Customizing Search Pages; 13.5 Improving Search Quality; 13.6 Improving Collection Quality; 13.7 Summary; Chapter 14: Administering Enterprise Content Management; 14.1 Document Management; 14.2 Enterprise Metadata Management; 14.3 Records Management; 14.4 Web Content Management; 14.5 Digital Asset Management; 14.6 Summary; Chapter 15: Administering Web Content Management and Publishing; 15.1 Publishing Site Types and Features; 15.2 Administering Publishing Sites; 15.3 Authoring and Publishing Web Content; 15.4 Configuring Content Caching; 15.5 Managing Content Deployment; 15.6 Summary; Chapter 16: Securing Information; 16.1 Introducing SharePoint Security; 16.2 Securing a SharePoint Farm; 16.3 Seccccccuring a Web Application; 16.4 Securing Site Collections; 16.5 Securing Sites; 16.6 Securing Lists; 16.7 Windows PowerShell Security; 16.8 Service Application Permissions; 16.9 Summary; Chapter 17: Data Protection, Recoverability, and Availability; 17.1 Introducing Disaster Recovery; 17.2 Disaster Recovery Planning; 17.3 Using SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Tools; 17.4 Performing Backups and Restores; 17.5 High-Availability Options in SharePoint 2010; 17.6 Ensuring a Full Farm Recovery; 17.7 Summary; Part V: Advanced Topics; Chapter 18: Aggregating External Data Sources; 18.1 What Are the Business Connectivity Services?; 18.2 Using the Business Data Connectivity Service Application and Model; 18.3 Understanding the BCS Security Options; 18.4 Managing Data Connections; 18.5 Building Composite Solutions; 18.6 Summary; Chapter 19: Web Parts and Their Functionality in SharePoint 2010; 19.1 Introducing Web Parts; 19.2 Before You Begin Developing Web Parts; 19.3 Managing Web Parts; 19.4 Exploring New and Improved Out-of-the-Box Web Parts; 19.5 Other Web Parts; 19.6 Summary; Chapter 20: Publishing SharePoint 2010 to Mobile Devices; 20.1 Introducing SharePoint Mobile in 2010; 20.2 Previewing Mobile Access Device Options; 20.3 Setting Up SMS Alerts; 20.4 Exploring Mobile Access Scenarios; 20.5 Examining Common Firewall Configurations; 20.6 Setting Up UAG for SharePoint; 20.7 Summary; Chapter 21: Business Intelligence, Reporting Services, and PerformancePoint Services; 21.1 Decision Making and BI; 21.2 Establishing a Common Language; 21.3 SQL Server Reporting Services 2008; 21.4 PerformancePoint Services 2010; 21.5 Summary; Chapter 22: Upgrading to SharePoint 2010; 22.1 Introduction to SharePoint 2010 Upgrades; 22.2 SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Types; 22.3 Preparing to Upgrade to SharePoint 2010; 22.4 SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Considerations; 22.5 Performing a Database Attach Upgrade; 22.6 Performing an In-Place Upgrade; 22.7 Performing Post-Upgrade Configurations; 22.8 Summary; Chapter 23: Creating and Managing Workflows; 23.1 Understanding Human Workflows; 23.2 Understanding System Workflows; 23.3 Workflows in SharePoint 2010; 23.4 Workflow Modeling and Development Tools; 23.5 Planning for Workflow Deployment; 23.6 Setting Up Workflow Configurations; 23.7 Deploying Workflows; 23.8 Monitoring Workflows; 23.9 Troubleshooting Workflow Issues; 23.10 Summary;

Bill English, MCTS, MCT, CTT+, GSEC certified, is a Microsoft® MVP for SharePoint® Server. He runs a leading training and consulting company, has written 10+ books, and speaks at the Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Conference, Comdex, and other events.

Brian Alderman has his master's in Computer Information Systems and is currently employed by Mindsharp which is located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. Since 1995, he has held several Microsoft certifications that currently include; MCT, MCTS for SharePoint, MCITP for SQL Server®, MCSA and MCSE for Windows Server®, and also his PMP certification. As a Senior Technical Instructor and Consultant he has nearly 15 years of experience in networking, SQL Server databases, SharePoint technologies, and project management. Brian's previous publications include Windows 2000 Professional and SQL Server 2000 Administration. He is an active speaker at SharePoint Industry conferences including SharePoint Saturday's and the SharePoint Best Practices Conference.

Mark Ferraz is the President of SolutionsMark (www.solutionsmark.com), a Houston-based consulting firm specializing in the design, development, and implementation of enterprise platforms, solutions, and services based on Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. As a Senior Information Architect, Enterprise Network/Systems Architect, and Developer, Mark has over ten years of experience designing, managing, and implementing complex projects for some of the world's largest companies. In addition to being a contributing author of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices, Mark is an active speaker at industry conferences such as SharePoint Best Practices Conference and SharePoint Technology Conference.