Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Overview for IT Professionals

Course Overview

This course explores the new architectural changes made to SharePoint 2010 and how to upgrade your 2007 environment to 2010. It is intended for IT Pros who want to get a quick understanding of the new features and interfaces in SharePoint 2010.

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Audience

IT Pros who want to get a quick understanding of the new features and interfaces in SharePoint 2010.

Skills Gained

After completing this course, students will be able to describe how the Service Application architecture works; understand how PowerShell works with SharePoint 2010; configure monitoring of SharePoint 2010; query the Logging Database; install SharePoint Search; understand the different search options; understand the backup and recovery techniques in SharePoint 2010; install and upgrade to SharePoint 2010.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:

Experience using SharePoint 2007
An understanding of database and web applications.

Course Outline

Service Applications
PowerShell
Monitoring
Search
Backup, Restore and Disaster Recovery
Install and Upgrading

Module 1: Service Applications

This module looks at Service Applications and how the Shared Service Provider is now obsolete.
Service Applications
Lab: Explore Service Applications
Lab: Install a Service Application
Skills
Describe Service Applications.
Understand how the Service Application architecture works.
Install new Service Applications.

Module 2: PowerShell

This module looks at the new PowerShell features in SharePoint 2010.
SharePoint and PowerShell
Set PowerShell Execution Policy
Create a site with PowerShell
Create/Update an item with PowerShell
Backup SharePoint with PowerShell
Profiles and MySites script
Explore SharePoint 2010 Commandlets
Lab: PowerShell Basics
Lab: PowerShell With SharePoint
Lab: Profiles and MySites script
Skills
Understand the benefits of PowerShell.
Work with PowerShell scripts.
Be familiar with out of the box SharePoint PowerShell Scripts.

Module 3: Monitoring

This module looks at the new monitoring features in SharePoint 2010.
Monitoring
Configuring Diagnostic Logging
ULS Viewer
SharePoint Health Analyzer
SharePoint Logging Database
Lab: Configure Monitoring
Lab: Explore the ULS Viewer
Lab: Health Analyzer
Lab: Logging Database
Skills
Describe the improved monitoring features of SharePoint 2010.
Understand how to use the ULS Viewer.
Understand how to use the Health Analyzer.
Query the new Logging Database.

Module 4: Search

This module looks at the new Search features in SharePoint 2010, Search Federation, and the new Search product called FAST ESP.
Install SharePoint Search
Federated Search
Search Architecture
Install FAST Search
SharePoint Search 2010
Lab: Install Search
Lab: Explore Search
Lab: Install FAST Search
Skills
Understand the new features of SharePoint Search.
Install and configure SharePoint Search.
Install and configure FAST Search.

Module 5: Backup, Restore and Disaster Recovery

In this module we are going to take a look at new High Availability features in SharePoint 2010.
Disaster Recovery
Explore Backup Options
Central Administration
PowerShell
Restore SharePoint
Partial Restore
Lab: Backup
Lab: Restore
Skills
How to backup and restore SharePoint 2010.
How to use the granular restore feature of 2010.

Module 6: Install and Upgrading

This module looks at upgrading an existing SharePoint 2007 site to SharePoint 2010.
Deep Details
Upgrading from SharePoint 2007
Install SharePoint Foundation
Install SharePoint Server
Upgrade Pre-requisites
Gradual Upgrade
In-Place Upgrade
Lab: Installing SharePoint 2010
Lab: Upgrade (Pre-reqs)
Lab: Upgrade (Gradual)
Lab: Upgrade (In-Place)
Skills
Understand Upgrade Architecture.
Learn to perform a In-place upgrade.
Learn to perform a Gradual upgrade.
Understand what items to test after upgrade.