About This Clinic

This clinic provides students with the knowledge and skills to become familiar with what is new for IT professionals in SharePoint 2010.


Audience Profile

This clinic is intended for IT professionals who are experienced in administering Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008. They also may serve as part-time business application administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in the administering line-of-business (LOB) applications in conjunction with internal business customers. They routinely monitor server application status and troubleshoot server application problems. They are somewhat familiar with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, and want to know what's new for IT professionals in SharePoint Server 2010.
The secondary audience of this clinic is Technical Decision Makers who evaluate new server technologies for medium to large IT departments.

At Completion

After completing this clinic, students will be able to:

• Summarize the SharePoint Server 2010 design goals and product architecture, and provide an overview of the key features of SharePoint Business Productivity Infrastructure and how it can help IT pros.
• Provide key knowledge of system requirements, installation scenarios, and deployment options for SharePoint Server 2010. Describe the core set of migration options from SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010 infrastructure.
• Describe the improvements in SharePoint Server 2010 administration and management tools, including Central Administration and the Service Applications model.
• Learn how BCS and other services can integrate SharePoint Server 2010 with Microsoft Office system data and extend connectivity to external data sources.
• Provide a solid understanding of ongoing maintenance activities such as backup/restore, reporting, monitoring, performance controls, and troubleshooting.

Prerequisites

Before attending this clinic, students must have:

• At least two years experience implementing, administering, and troubleshooting Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 in the enterprise.
• At least two years experience implementing and supporting the Microsoft Office system.
• At least two years experience implementing, managing, and supporting Internet Information Services (IIS).
• A working knowledge of networking, such as TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).


In addition to their professional experience, attendees should have the following technical skills and knowledge:

IT Skills:

• General Windows Server 2008 directory administration.
• General networking infrastructure configuration and management experience.
• General conceptual awareness of the Microsoft .NET Framework as it relates to SharePoint Server 2010.
• Understanding of network load-balancing for applications.
• Administration of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for SharePoint Server 2010.
• One year experience using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
• General security and authentication practices and procedures.
• Experience with backup and restoration of data.


Programming Skills:


• Familiarity and experience with Windows batch scripting and Windows PowerShell 2.
• General awareness of the Microsoft .NET Framework as it relates to SharePoint Server, but no experience developing applications or Web Parts is necessary.


Clinic Outline

Module 1: SharePoint Server 2010 Architecture and New Features Overview

This module summarizes the SharePoint Server 2010 design goals and product enhancements and provides an overview of the key features of SharePoint Business Productivity Infrastructure and how it can help IT pros to address common business problems.

Lessons
• SharePoint Server 2010 Design Goals
• SharePoint Business Productivity Infrastructure
• Key Benefits of SharePoint Server 2010 for IT Professionals

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Provide a summary of the SharePoint Server 2010 design pillars for TDM audience.
• Provide an overview of the SharePoint Business Productivity Infrastructure and functional areas in SharePoint Server 2010.
• Provide summary of key areas of product enhancement and associated business value for IT pros.

Module 2: Installation and Deployment of SharePoint Server 2010

This module provides key knowledge of system requirements, installation scenarios, and deployment options for SharePoint Server 2010. Describe the core set of migration options from SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010 infrastructure.

Lessons
• SharePoint Server 2010 System Requirements
• SharePoint Server 2010 Deployment Options
• SharePoint Server 2010 Installation Process Improvements
• SharePoint Server 2010 Installation and Upgrade Options

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Summarize the system requirements and prerequisites for performing a SharePoint Server 2010 server installation or upgrade.
• Understand deployment options for SharePoint Server 2010.
• Know how to use the installation options and understand the various upgrade scenarios.

Module 3: Management and Administration of SharePoint Server 2010

This module describes the improvements in SharePoint Server 2010 administration and management tools, including Central Administration and the Service Applications model.

Lessons
• Central Administration Improvements
• Shared Service Improvements
• SharePoint Search Improvements

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the administration options available through the Central Administration home page.
• Understand the improvements to the previous shared service and architecture, and learn how to manage service applications through the Service Application Management UI.
• Understand the new search architecture (including FAST Search) and discover improvements to the search functionality in SharePoint Server 2010.

Module 4: Extending the SharePoint 2010 Services Architecture

This module explains how BCS and other services can integrate SharePoint Server 2010 with Microsoft Office system data and extend connectivity to external data sources.

Lessons
• SharePoint Server 2010 and Office 2010 Application Integration
• SharePoint Server 2010 Application Integration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand how BCS can connect to external data sources and provide application integration.
• Know how to integrate Microsoft Office 2010 suites with external data.
• Understand how the SharePoint Server Managed Metadata Service can be used to share content types across Web applications.

Module 5: SharePoint Server 2010 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

This module provides a solid understanding of ongoing maintenance activities such as backup/restore, reporting, monitoring, performance controls, and troubleshooting.

Lessons
• SharePoint Server 2010 Health and Monitoring
• SharePoint Server 2010 Diagnostic Tools, Logging, and Reporting
• SharePoint Server 2010 Performance Controls and Management
• SharePoint Command-line Administration using PowerShell
• SharePoint Server 2010 Backup and Restore

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the tools available in SharePoint Server 2010 for monitoring the health and performance of a server farm.
• Know how to use the included diagnostic tools to generate logs and reports, and troubleshoot issues.
• Know how to use the performance controls which can be configured to help increase server performance and protect server resources during peak usage periods.
• Understand how SharePoint Server 2010 command-line administration utilizes Windows PowerShell.
• Use the tools and options in SharePoint Server 2010 to back up and restore data.