Implementing and Administering an Enterprise SharePoint Environment


I. Overview
	(a) What is SharePoint?
			Discussion: What Do You Think SharePoint Is?
			What is SharePoint 2007?
			SharePoint Services
			Why SharePoint 2007?
			Common Collaboration Issues
			Business Needs
			SharePoint 2007 Benefits
			Collaboration Features
			Document Management Features
	(b) What's New in SharePoint 2007?
			What's New in SharePoint 2007
			New Features
II. Installing
	(a) Installing SharePoint
			Hardware Requirements
			Software Requirements
			Security Requirements
			Installation
			Installation Ordering
			Configuration
			Configuration Wizard
	(b) SharePoint Farms
			Building a Farm
			SharePoint Server Roles
			Application Requirements
		Lab: Installing.
				Install WSS
				Install MOSS
				Detach/Attach to SharePoint Farm
III. SharePoint Architecture
		Lab: Site Definitions.
				Create One of Each WSS/MOSS Site Definition
		Lab: SharePoint Architecture.
				Explore a SharePoint Config File
		Lab: SharePoint Architecture.
				Learn Content Database structure
				Use SQL Profiler to Reverse Engineer the Web Front End and Stsadm
		Lab: SharePoint Architecture.
				Create a Customized Page
				Analyze a Customized Page
		Lab: 12 Hive.
				Explore the 12 Hive
IV. Stsadm
	(a) Overview
	(b) Commands
	(c) Extending
		Lab: Stsadm.
				Use Stsadm Command Line Tool
		Lab: Extend Stsadm.
				Review the Stsadm Commands xml File
				Extend Stsadm
V. SharePoint Services
	(a) Services
			Services
			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
VI. PowerShell
	(a) Overview
	(b) Commandlets
	(c) PowerShell Variables
	(d) Using With SharePoint
		Lab: Install PowerShell.
				Install PowerShell
				PowerShell Basics — Commandlets
				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
VII. General Operations Tasks
	(a) Email Settings
			Overview
			Outgoing Email
			Incoming Email
			Distribution Groups
	(b) Migrating File Shares
			Overview
			Issues
	(c) Master Site Directory
			Overview
	(d) Alternate Access Mappings
			Overview
			Scenarios
			ISA Server 2006
	(e) External Service Connections
			Records Center
			HTML Viewer
			Document Conversions
	(f) Language Packs
			Language Pack Overview
			Downloading
			Installing
			Creating a Site
	(g) Features and Solutions
			Features Overview
			Types of Features
			Feature Scopes
			Feature Dependencies
			Feature Sequence
			Feature Localization
			Feature Event Receivers
			Feature Stapling
			Creating Features
			Deploying Features
			Activating/Deactivating
			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
VIII. Information Rights Management
	(a) Information Rights Management
			Overview
			Installing
			Configuring
			Troubleshooting
	(b) SharePoint IRM
			Overview
			SharePoint to IRM Permissions
			Configuring
		Lab: Information Rights Management.
				Install Information Rights Management (IRM)
				Configure IRM
				Use IRM
IX. AntiVirus
	(a) Microsoft ForeFront
			Overview
			ForeFront for SharePoint
			Installing
			Configuring SharePoint
			Configuring ForeFront
		Lab: Forefront.
				Install Microsoft Forefront
				Configure Microsoft ForeFront
X. Information Management Policy
		Lab: Information Management Policy.
				Create a Basic Policy (Manual)
				Use a Policy
XI. Single Sign On
	(a) Overview
	(b) Setup
	(c) Configuring
	(d) Using
	(e) Applications Scenarios
		Lab: Single Sign On.
				Learn How to Configure Single Sign On
				Program Web Parts to Use Single Sign On
XII. Logging Settings
		Lab: Logging Settings.
				Learn to Debug SharePoint via Log Files
XIII. Usage Analysis Processing
	(a) Overview
	(b) Configuring
	(c) Architecture
	(d) Reports
	(e) Trouble Shooting
	(f) Custom Log Processing
		Lab: Usage Analysis Processing.
				Enable Usage Analysis Processing (UAP)
				Use UAP
XIV. Content Deployment
		Lab: Content Deployment.
				Setup Content Deployment Path and Jobs
				Quick Deployment
				Debug Content Deployment
XV. Backup/Restore
	(a) Backup Techniques
			Things to Backup
			Ways to Backup
			Central Administration Backup
			SQL Server Backup
			Stsadm Backup
			Site Template Backup
			SharePoint Designer
			List Template Backup
			Item Level Backup
			Recycle Bin
			Event Receivers
			Gotchas to Backups
	(b) Disaster Recover Techniques
			Database Redundancy
			SQL Server Clustering
			Comparing Solutions
			Data Protection Manager 2007
	(c) Restore Techniques
			Restoring
		Lab: Backup Central Administration.
				Use Central Administration to Backup and Restore (Farm)
		Lab: Backup SQL Server.
				Use SQL Server to Backup SharePoint
		Lab: Backup Stsadm.
				Use Stsadm to Backup and Restore a Farm
				Use Stsadm to Export a Site Collection
				Use Stsadm to Export a Single Site
		Lab: Backup 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: Backup SharePoint Designer.
				SharePoint Designer Backup (Web Package)
				SharePoint Designer Backup (Content Migration)
				SharePoint Designer Backup (Site Template)
XVI. Timer Jobs
	(a) Timer Service
	(b) Timer Job
	(c) SPJobDefinition Class
	(d) WSS Timer Jobs
	(e) MOSS Timer Jobs
		Lab: Timer Jobs.
				Explore SharePoint Timer Jobs
				Disable a Job
				Disable the Timer Service
XVII. Shared Services Provider
	(a) Shared Services Overview
	(b) Shared Services Components
	(c) Shared Services Features
	(d) Life without SSP
	(e) Life with SSP
	(f) Installing
		Lab: Shared Services Provider.
				Create a Shared Services Provider (SSP)
				Configure Multiple SSPs
				Configure Global "My Sites"
XVIII. Application Security
	(a) SharePoint Security
			Farm Admin vs. Server Admin
			Authentication methods
			Windows Groups
			Service Accounts
			Changing Accounts/Passwords
			SharePoint Default Groups
			Site Permissions
			Security Trimmed Interface
			Web Application Policies
			Web Parts
			Excel Services
			Business Data Catalog
	(b) Custom Authentication
			Overview
			Configuring
	(c) Code Access Security
			Overview
			SharePoint CAS Policies
	(d) Securing Communications
			IPSec
			SSL
		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).
XIX. InfoPath Services
	(a) InfoPath 2007
			InfoPath 2007
			New Features
			Forms Publishing
			Importing Forms
	(b) InfoPath and Windows Workflow
			Windows Workflow Foundation
			InfoPath and WWF
	(c) InfoPath Forms Services
			IFS Architecture
			Runtime Architecture
			Form Templates
			Uploading Forms
			Unsupported Features
			Upgrading/Quiescing Forms
			IFS Settings
			Forms Integration with ASP.NET
	(d) Best Practices
			Best Practices
		Lab: InfoPath Services.
				Review MOSS Forms
				Publish/Upload a Form to Forms Library
				Verify/Upload/Activate a Form with IFS
XX. Business Data Catalog
	(a) Business Data Catalog Overview
			Planning Business Data Catalog
			Application Definition Files
			Business Data Catalog Web Parts
			Business Data Catalog Indexing
			Business Data Catalog Authentication
			Business Data Catalog with Single Sign on
			Business Data Catalog Permissions
		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
XXI. Search
	(a) Search Overview
			Search Overview
			Microsoft Search Products
			Search Architecture
			Content Sources
			Crawl Process
			Crawl Schedules
			Crawl Schedule Best Practices
			Crawling Content
			Crawl Rules
			Search Scopes
			File Types
			Default Access Account
			Query Crawl Logs
	(b) Performing Searches
			Keyword Search
			Full Text Search
			URL Query
			SPQuery
			CAML Query
	(c) Tuning Search
			Thesaurus
			Noise Words
			Relevance
			Improving relevance
			Best Bets
			Search Web Parts
			Search Results Customization
	(d) Extending Search
			Search Terms
			Protocol Handlers
			IFilters
			IStemmers
			IWordBreakers
		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
XXII. Excel Services
	(a) Excel Services Trusted Locations
	(b) Shared Data Connections
	(c) User Defined Functions
	(d) Excel Services isThreading
	(e) Excel Services Web Parts
	(f) 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
XXIII. User Profiles My Sites
	(a) User Profile Overview
			User Profiles
			My Site
	(b) User Profile Settings
			Profile Properties
			Importing Profile Data
			Data Connections
			Editing Profile Data
			Security / Policies
	(c) My Sites
			My Site Overview
			My Profile
			Colleagues / My Workgroup
			Colleague Tracking / In Common With
			Memberships
			Organizational Hierarchy
			Personal vs. Shared Views
			My Blog
			My Site Web Parts
			My Links
		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
XXIV. Performance Optimization
	(a) Capacity Planning
			Farm Member Server Hardware
			Content Databases
			Metrics
			SharePoint Maximums
			System Center Capacity Planner
	(b) Performance Optimization Techniques
			ASP.NET Caching
			Simple Recovery Mode
			Database File Design
			Database memory
			IIS Application Pool Unload
			Start-up/Warm-up Scripts
			Indexed Views
			Network Performance
			System Center Operations Manager
		Lab: Performance Optimization.
				Database Tuning (Recovery Mode)
				Database Tuning (TempDB)
				Database Tuning (Indexes)
				Warm-up Scripts and Application Pool Timeout