50149 - SharePoint 2007 Operations

Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This 5 day deep-dive will guide individuals through the process of architecting and setting up SharePoint 2007 applications and customizations from an Operations viewpoint.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for individuals who access information on a Windows SharePoint team site or SharePoint site owners who are responsible for creating and managing a team website. This includes managers, developers, designers, and every day knowledge workers, anyone that uses SharePoint sites and lists on an everyday basis.

Prerequisites

• Before attending this course, students must have:
  
  Experience managing windows server environments
  Understanding of database and web application architecture fundamentals

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will know:

• Every aspect of managing a SharePoint 2007 Server farm
• Integration with applications such as IRM, ForeFront, and Performance Point
• The many ways to back up and restore SharePoint environments
  

Course Outline

Module 1: Overview
Lessons
What Is SharePoint?
Why SharePoint 2007?
SharePoint 2007 Benefits
Lab : There are no labs in this module

Module 2: Installing
Lessons
Installing SharePoint
SharePoint Farms
Lab : Installing
Install WSS
Install MOSS
Detach/Attach to SharePoint Farm

Module 3: SharePoint Architecture
This module contains only labs.
Lab : Site Definitions
Create One of Each WSS/MOSS Site Definition
Lab : SharePoint Architecture 1
Explore a SharePoint config file
Lab : SharePoint Architecture 2
Learn Content Database structure
Use SQL Profiler to reverse engineer the web front end and stsadm
Lab : SharePoint Architecture 3
Create a Customized Page
Analyze a Customized Page
Lab : 12 Hive
Explore the 12 Hive

Module 4: StsAdm
Lessons
Overview
Commands
Extending
Lab : Stsadm
Use StsAdm command line tool
Lab : Extend Stsadm
Review the stsadmcommands xml file
Extend StsAdm

Module 5: SharePoint Services
Lessons
Document Conversions Launcher
Document Conversions Load Balancer
Excel Calculation Services
Officer SharePoint Server Search
Windows SharePoint Services Search
Windows SharePoint Services Web Application
Lab : SharePoint Services
Explore the SharePoint Services

Module 6: PowerShell
Lessons
Commandlets
PowerShell variables
Using With SharePoint
Lab : Install PowerShell
PowerShell Basics – Command Lets
Create An Object
Static Properties
Lab : PowerShell With SharePoint
Load SharePoint Dll into PowerShell
Set PowerShell Execution Policy
Enumerate Webs
Create a site with PowerShell
Create/Update an item with PowerShell
Backup SharePoint with PowerShell

Module 7: General Operations Tasks
Lessons
Email Settings
Migrating File Shares
Master Site Directory
Alternate Access Mappings
External Service Connections
Language Packs
Features & Solutions
Lab : Email Settings
Configure the Outgoing Email Settings
Load balance Email Load
Configure the Incoming Email Settings
Lab : Distribution Groups
Create Active Directory Distribution Groups
Lab : Migration File Shares
Migrate a File Share
Blocked File Types
NTFS Permissions
Lab : Master Site Directory
Setup the Master Site Directory
Lab : Alternate Access Mappings
Configure Alternate Access Mappings
Test Alternate Access Mappings
Lab : External Service Connections
Records Center
Document Conversion
Lab : Features and Solutions
Features
Solutions

Module 8: Information Rights Management
Lessons
Information Rights Management
SharePoint IRM
Lab : Information Rights Management
Install Information Rights Management (IRM)
Configure IRM
Use IRM

Module 9: AntiVirus
Lessons
Microsoft ForeFront
ForeFront for SharePoint
Installing
Configuring SharePoint
Configuring ForeFront
Lab : Forefront
Install Microsoft Forefront
Configure Microsoft ForeFront

Module 10: Information Management Policy
Lessons
There are only labs in this module.
Lab : Information Management Policy
Create a basic policy (Manual)
Use a policy

Module 11: Single Sign On
Lessons
Setup
Configuring
Using
Applications Scenarios
Lab : Single Sign On
Learn how to Configure Single Sign On
Program web parts to use Single Sign On

Module 12: Logging Settings
Lessons
There is only a lab in this module.
Lab : Logging Settings
Learn to Debug SharePoint via Log Files

Module 13: Usage Analysis Processing
Lessons
Configuring
Architecture
Reports
Troubleshooting
Custom Log Processing
Lab : Usage Analysis Processing
Enable Usage Analysis Processing (UAP)
Use UAP

Module 14: Content Deployment
Lessons
There is only a lab in this module.
Lab : Content Deployment
Setup Content Deployment Path and Jobs
Quick Deployment
Debug Content Deployment

Module 15: Back Up and Restore
Lessons
Backup Techniques
Disaster Recover Techniques
Restore Techniques
Lab : Backup Central Administration
Use Central Administration to Back up and Restore (Farm)
Lab : Back up SQL Server
Use SQL Server to Back up SharePoint
Lab : Backup Stsadm
Use Stsadm to back up and restore a Farm
Use Stsadm to export a site collection
Use Stsadm to export a single site
Lab : Back up SiteList Template
Create a List Template
Create a Site Template
Create a Site from the new Site Template
Create a List from the new List Template
Lab : Back up SharePoint Designer
SharePoint Designer Backup (Web Package)
SharePoint Designer Backup (Content Migration)
SharePoint Designer Backup (Site Template)

Module 16: Timer Jobs
Lessons
Timer Service
Timer Job
SPJobDefinition Class
WSS Timer Jobs
MOSS Timer Jobs
Lab : TimerJobs
Explore SharePoint Timer Jobs
Disable a job
Disable the Timer Service

Module 17: Shared Services Provider
Lessons
Shared Services Overview
Shared Services Components
Shared Services Features
Life with and without SSP
Installing
Lab : Shared Services Provider
Create an Shared Service Provider
Configure multiple SSPs
Configure global “My Sites”

Module 18: Application Security
Lessons
SharePoint Security
Custom Authentication
Code Access Security
Securing Communications
Lab : Application Security
Application Pools
Web Application Security
Site\List\Item level Security
SSL Security
Lab : Custom Authentication
Change the default Authentication Method of SharePoint to use a custom Membership Provider (ASP.NET 2.0)

Module 19: InfoPath Services
Lessons
InfoPath 2007
InfoPath and Windows Workflow
InfoPath Forms Services
Best Practices
Lab : InfoPath Services
Review MOSS Forms
Publish/Upload a Form to Forms Library
Verify/Upload/Activate a Form with IFS

Module 20: Business Data Catalog
Lessons
Business Data Catalog Overview
Lab : Business Data Catalog
Import an application definition file
Utilize BDC web parts
Utilize Filter web parts
Lab : BDC Application Definition Files
Review BDC Schema
Create a BDC File (manually)
Create a BDC File (Code Gen)
Lab : BDC Permissions
DataSource Permission Errors
Application Permission Errors
Entity Permission Errors
Lab : BDC Authenication
Modify BCD to Use Database Credentials
Modify BDC to Use Single Sign On
Custom Single Sign On Solution
Lab : BDC Profiles
Search and BDC Integration
BDC Entity Profile

Module 21: Search
Lessons
Search Overview
Performing Searches
Tuning Search
Extending Search
Lab : Search
Create Content Source
Create Crawl Schedules
Crawl All Scopes
Create Crawl Rule
Create Search Scopes
Add a File Type
Set Default Access Account
Query Crawl Logs
Lab : Tuning Search
Relevance
Keyword and Best Bets
Thesaurus
Noise Words
Lab : Customizing Search
Customize Search Results

Module 22: Excel Services
Lessons
Excel Services Trusted Locations
Shared Data Connections
User Defined Functions
Excel Services Web Parts
Excel Services Object Model/Web Service
Lab : Excel Services
Learn to use Excel Services
Create/Publish to Excel Services
Configure Excel Services
Shared Data Connections
Single Sign On Data Connections

Module 23: User Profiles My Sites
Lessons
User Profile Overview
User Profile Settings
My Sites
Lab : User Profiles
Configure User Profiles (Active Directory)
Configure Import Connections
Configure Profile Properties
Lab : My Sites
Create your My Site
Your Profile
Colleagues
Colleagues - Tracking Changes
Explore Memberships
Explore In Common With
Documents
Configuring My Calendar Web Part
RSS Viewer
Personal vs Shared Views
My Links

Module 24: Performance Optimization
Lessons
Capacity Planning
Performance Optimization Techniques
Lab : Performance Optimization
Database Tuning (Recovery Mode)
Database Tuning (TempDB)
Database Tuning (Indexes)
Warm-up Scripts and Application Pool Timeout

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