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Course Length:
5 Days
Course Description:
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.
Who Should Attend:
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.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Understand every aspect of managing a SharePoint 2007 Server farm.
  • Integrate with applications such as IRM, ForeFront, and Performance Point.
  • Understand the many ways to back up and restore SharePoint environments.
Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have experience managing windows server environments and an understanding of database and web application architecture fundamentals.
Course Outline:
  • Module 1: OverviewLessons
    1. What Is SharePoint?
    2. Why SharePoint 2007?
    3. SharePoint 2007 Benefits
  • Module 2: InstallingLessons
    1. Installing SharePoint
    2. SharePoint Farms
    3. Lab : Installing
    4. Install WSS
    5. Install MOSS
    6. Detach/Attach to SharePoint Farm
  • Module 3: SharePoint ArchitectureThis module contains only labs.Lab : Site Definitions
    1. Create One of Each WSS/MOSS Site Definition
    2. Lab : SharePoint Architecture 1
    3. Explore a SharePoint config file
    4. Lab : SharePoint Architecture 2
    5. Learn Content Database structure
    6. Use SQL Profiler to reverse engineer the web front end and stsadm
    7. Lab : SharePoint Architecture 3
    8. Create a Customized Page
    9. Analyze a Customized Page
    10. Lab : 12 Hive
    11. Explore the 12 Hive
  • Module 4: StsAdmLessons
    1. Overview
    2. Commands
    3. Extending
    4. Lab : Stsadm
    5. Use StsAdm command line tool
    6. Lab : Extend Stsadm
    7. Review the stsadmcommands xml file
    8. Extend StsAdm
  • Module 5: SharePoint ServicesLessons
    1. Document Conversions Launcher
    2. Document Conversions Load Balancer
    3. Excel Calculation Services
    4. Officer SharePoint Server Search
    5. Windows SharePoint Services Search
    6. Windows SharePoint Services Web Application
    7. Lab : SharePoint Services
    8. Explore the SharePoint Services
  • Module 6: PowerShellLessons
    1. Commandlets
    2. PowerShell variables
    3. Using With SharePoint
    4. Lab : Install PowerShell
    5. PowerShell Basics – Command Lets
    6. Create An Object
    7. Static Properties
    8. Lab : PowerShell With SharePoint
    9. Load SharePoint Dll into PowerShell
    10. Set PowerShell Execution Policy
    11. Enumerate Webs
    12. Create a site with PowerShell
    13. Create/Update an item with PowerShell
    14. Backup SharePoint with PowerShell
  • Module 7: General Operations TasksLessons
    1. Email Settings
    2. Migrating File Shares
    3. Master Site Directory
    4. Alternate Access Mappings
    5. External Service Connections
    6. Language Packs
    7. Features & Solutions
    8. Lab : Email Settings
    9. Configure the Outgoing Email Settings
    10. Load balance Email Load
    11. Configure the Incoming Email Settings
    12. Lab : Distribution Groups
    13. Create Active Directory Distribution Groups
    14. Lab : Migration File Shares
    15. Migrate a File Share
    16. Blocked File Types
    17. NTFS Permissions
    18. Lab : Master Site Directory
    19. Setup the Master Site Directory
    20. Lab : Alternate Access Mappings
    21. Configure Alternate Access Mappings
    22. Test Alternate Access Mappings
    23. Lab : External Service Connections
    24. Records Center
    25. Document Conversion
    26. Lab : Features and Solutions
    27. Features
    28. Solutions
  • Module 8: Information Rights ManagementLessons
    1. Information Rights Management
    2. SharePoint IRM
    3. Lab : Information Rights Management
    4. Install Information Rights Management (IRM)
    5. Configure IRM
    6. Use IRM
  • Module 9: AntiVirusLessons
    1. Microsoft ForeFront
    2. ForeFront for SharePoint
    3. Installing
    4. Configuring SharePoint
    5. Configuring ForeFront
    6. Lab : Forefront
    7. Install Microsoft Forefront
    8. Configure Microsoft ForeFront
  • Module 10: Information Management PolicyLessons
    1. There are only labs in this module.
    2. Lab : Information Management Policy
    3. Create a basic policy (Manual)
    4. Use a policy
  • Module 11: Single Sign OnLessons
    1. Setup
    2. Configuring
    3. Using
    4. Applications Scenarios
    5. Lab : Single Sign On
    6. Learn how to Configure Single Sign On
    7. Program web parts to use Single Sign On
  • Module 12: Logging SettingsLessons
    1. There is only a lab in this module.
    2. Lab : Logging Settings
    3. Learn to Debug SharePoint via Log Files
  • Module 13: Usage Analysis ProcessingLessons
    1. Configuring
    2. Architecture
    3. Reports
    4. Troubleshooting
    5. Custom Log Processing
    6. Lab : Usage Analysis Processing
    7. Enable Usage Analysis Processing (UAP)
    8. Use UAP
  • Module 14: Content DeploymentLessons
    1. There is only a lab in this module.
    2. Lab : Content Deployment
    3. Setup Content Deployment Path and Jobs
    4. Quick Deployment
    5. Debug Content Deployment
  • Module 15: Back Up and RestoreLessons
    1. Backup Techniques
    2. Disaster Recover Techniques
    3. Restore Techniques
    4. Lab : Backup Central Administration
    5. Use Central Administration to Back up and Restore (Farm)
    6. Lab : Back up SQL Server
    7. Use SQL Server to Back up SharePoint
    8. Lab : Backup Stsadm
    9. Use Stsadm to back up and restore a Farm
    10. Use Stsadm to export a site collection
    11. Use Stsadm to export a single site
    12. Lab : Back up SiteList Template
    13. Create a List Template
    14. Create a Site Template
    15. Create a Site from the new Site Template
    16. Create a List from the new List Template
    17. Lab : Back up SharePoint Designer
    18. SharePoint Designer Backup (Web Package)
    19. SharePoint Designer Backup (Content Migration)
    20. SharePoint Designer Backup (Site Template)
  • Module 16: Timer JobsLessons
    1. Timer Service
    2. Timer Job
    3. SPJobDefinition Class
    4. WSS Timer Jobs
    5. MOSS Timer Jobs
    6. Lab : TimerJobs
    7. Explore SharePoint Timer Jobs
    8. Disable a job
    9. Disable the Timer Service
  • Module 17: Shared Services ProviderLessons
    1. Shared Services Overview
    2. Shared Services Components
    3. Shared Services Features
    4. Life with and without SSP
    5. Installing
    6. Lab : Shared Services Provider
    7. Create an Shared Service Provider
    8. Configure multiple SSPs
    9. Configure global “My Sites”
  • Module 18: Application SecurityLessons
    1. SharePoint Security
    2. Custom Authentication
    3. Code Access Security
    4. Securing Communications
    5. Lab : Application Security
    6. Application Pools
    7. Web Application Security
    8. Site\List\Item level Security
    9. SSL Security
    10. Lab : Custom Authentication
    11. Change the default Authentication Method of SharePoint to use a custom Membership Provider (ASP.NET 2.0)
  • Module 19: InfoPath ServicesLessons
    1. InfoPath 2007
    2. InfoPath and Windows Workflow
    3. InfoPath Forms Services
    4. Best Practices
    5. Lab : InfoPath Services
    6. Review MOSS Forms
    7. Publish/Upload a Form to Forms Library
    8. Verify/Upload/Activate a Form with IFS
  • Module 20: Business Data CatalogLessons
    1. Business Data Catalog Overview
    2. Lab : Business Data Catalog
    3. Import an application definition file
    4. Utilize BDC web parts
    5. Utilize Filter web parts
    6. Lab : BDC Application Definition Files
    7. Review BDC Schema
    8. Create a BDC File (manually)
    9. Create a BDC File (Code Gen)
    10. Lab : BDC Permissions
    11. DataSource Permission Errors
    12. Application Permission Errors
    13. Entity Permission Errors
    14. Lab : BDC Authenication
    15. Modify BCD to Use Database Credentials
    16. Modify BDC to Use Single Sign On
    17. Custom Single Sign On Solution
    18. Lab : BDC Profiles
    19. Search and BDC Integration
    20. BDC Entity Profile
  • Module 21: SearchLessons
    1. Search Overview
    2. Performing Searches
    3. Tuning Search
    4. Extending Search
    5. Lab : Search
    6. Create Content Source
    7. Create Crawl Schedules
    8. Crawl All Scopes
    9. Create Crawl Rule
    10. Create Search Scopes
    11. Add a File Type
    12. Set Default Access Account
    13. Query Crawl Logs
    14. Lab : Tuning Search
    15. Relevance
    16. Keyword and Best Bets
    17. Thesaurus
    18. Noise Words
    19. Lab : Customizing Search
    20. Customize Search Results
  • Module 22: Excel ServicesLessons
    1. Excel Services Trusted Locations
    2. Shared Data Connections
    3. User Defined Functions
    4. Excel Services Web Parts
    5. Excel Services Object Model/Web Service
    6. Lab : Excel Services
    7. Learn to use Excel Services
    8. Create/Publish to Excel Services
    9. Configure Excel Services
    10. Shared Data Connections
    11. Single Sign On Data Connections
  • Module 23: User Profiles My SitesLessons
    1. User Profile Overview
    2. User Profile Settings
    3. My Sites
    4. Lab : User Profiles
    5. Configure User Profiles (Active Directory)
    6. Configure Import Connections
    7. Configure Profile Properties
    8. Lab : My Sites
    9. Create your My Site
    10. Your Profile
    11. Colleagues
    12. Colleagues - Tracking Changes
    13. Explore Memberships
    14. Explore In Common With
    15. Documents
    16. Configuring My Calendar Web Part
    17. RSS Viewer
    18. Personal vs Shared Views
    19. My Links
  • Module 24: Performance OptimizationLessons
    1. Capacity Planning
    2. Performance Optimization Techniques
    3. Lab : Performance Optimization
    4. Database Tuning (Recovery Mode)
    5. Database Tuning (TempDB)
    6. Database Tuning (Indexes)
    7. Warm-up Scripts and Application Pool Timeout