50353A: SharePoint 2010 Overview for IT Professionals
Three days—Instructor-led

About this Course

This 3-day instructor-led course looks at the new architectural changes made to SharePoint 2010 and how to upgrade your 2007 environment to 2010.

Audience Profile

IT Pros who want to get a quick understanding with hands-on labs of the new features and interfaces for IT Pros in SharePoint 2010.


What you will Learn:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explore new service applications, PowerShell features, monitoring improvements, search features, backup and recovery techniques and a full coverage of upgrading to 2010.


Prerequisites

• SharePoint 2007 experience (for upgrade), understanding of database and web applications.


Course Outline


Module 1: Overview

A simple introduction module.

Lessons
• Overview

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.

Module 2: Service Applications

In this module we are going to take a look at Service Applications and how the older Shared Service Provider is now obsolete.

Lessons
• Service Applications

Lab : Explore Service Applications
• Explore Service Applications

Lab : Install Service Application
• Install Service Application
• Assign a Service Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe Service Applications
• Understand how the Service Application architecture works
• Install new Service Applications

Module 3: PowerShell

In this module we are going to take a look at new PowerShell features in SharePoint 2010.

Lessons
• PowerShell
• SharePoint and PowerShell

Lab : PowerShell Basics
• PowerShell Basics – Command Lets
• Variables
• Arrays
• While Loop
• If Statement
• 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
• Profiles and MySites script

Lab : SharePoint Commandlets
• Explore SharePoint 2010 Commandlets

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• What PowerShell is
• How to work with PowerShell scripts
• Be familiar with out of the box SharePoint PowerShell Scripts

Module 4: Monitoring

In this module we are going to take a look at new monitoring features in SharePoint 2010.

Lessons
• Monitoring

Lab : Configure Monitoring
• Configuring Diagnostic Logging

Lab : ULS Viewer
• Explore the ULS Viewer

Lab : Health Analyzer
• Explore SharePoint Health Analyzer

Lab : Logging Database
• Explore SharePoint Logging Database

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the improved monitoring features of SharePoint 2010
• How to use the ULS Viewer
• How to use the Health Analyzer
• Query the new Logging Database

Module 5: Search

In this module we are going to take a look at new Search features in SharePoint 2010, Search Federation, and the new Search product called FAST ESP.

Lessons
• Federated Search
• Search Architecture
• FAST Search
• Search 2010

Lab : Install Search
• Install SharePoint Search

Lab : Explore Search
• Explore SharePoint Search

Lab : Install FAST Search
• Install FAST Search

After completing this module, students will be able to:
 
• Understand the new features of SharePoint Search
• Install and configure SharePoint Search
• Install and configure FAST Search

Module 6: Backup Restore Disaster Recovery

In this module we are going to take a look at new High Availability features in SharePoint 2010.

Lessons
• Disaster Recovery
• Backup
• Restore

Lab : Backup
• Explore Backup Options
• Central Administration
• PowerShell

Lab : Restore
• Restore SharePoint
• Partial Restore

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• How to backup and restore SharePoint 2010
• How to use the granular restore feature of 2010

Module 7: Install and Upgrading

In this module we are going to take a look at upgrading your older SharePoint 2007 farm to 2010!

Lessons
• Deep Details
• Upgrading 2007

Lab : Installing SharePoint 2010
• Install SharePoint Foundation
• Install SharePoint Server

Lab : Upgrade (Pre-reqs)
• Upgrade to SP2
• Install CU Oct 2009

Lab : Upgrade (Gradual)
• Gradual Upgrade

Lab : Upgrade (In-Place)
• In-Place Upgrade

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand Upgrade Architecture
• Learn to perform a In-place upgrade
• Learn to perform a Gradual upgrade
• Understand what items to test after upgrade