Microsoft SharePoint 2010 unleashed

Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 34
1 Introducing SharePoint 2010......Page 38
Understanding the Capabilities of SharePoint 2010......Page 39
Using SharePoint for Collaboration and Document Management......Page 42
Outlining Improvements in SharePoint 2010......Page 46
Securing SharePoint 2010 with New Security Enhancements......Page 51
Leveraging Metadata and Content Types......Page 53
Social Networking Tool Advances......Page 54
Creating Powerful and Flexible Workflows......Page 55
Developing Applications Using Visual Studio......Page 56
Leveraging Business Intelligence Tools in SharePoint 2010......Page 57
Best Practices......Page 58
Understanding the SharePoint Server Roles......Page 60
Understanding the Reasons for Deploying Multiple Farms......Page 66
Choosing the Right Hardware for SharePoint......Page 69
Determining Optimal Operating System Configuration......Page 70
Planning for Database and Additional Software......Page 71
Examining Real-World SharePoint 2010 Deployments......Page 73
Addressing Common Business Issues with SharePoint Features......Page 76
Deploying a Team Collaboration Solution with SharePoint......Page 79
Deploying a Corporate Intranet Solution with SharePoint......Page 81
Deploying a Customer Extranet Solution with SharePoint......Page 84
Best Practices......Page 86
Examining SharePoint Installation Prerequisites......Page 88
Installing the SharePoint Server Operating System......Page 91
Installing SQL Server 2008 R2......Page 92
Installing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010......Page 97
Best Practices......Page 105
Creating an Installation Checklist......Page 108
Installing SharePoint 2010 Using PowerShell......Page 110
Understanding Scalability for SharePoint......Page 122
Scaling Logical SharePoint Components......Page 123
Best Practices......Page 124
Formulating a Migration Strategy......Page 126
Planning for an Upgrade to SharePoint 2010......Page 129
Performing an In-Place Upgrade of a SharePoint Environment......Page 132
Performing a Database Attach Upgrade......Page 136
Using Visual Upgrade......Page 140
Best Practices......Page 143
6 Managing and Administering SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure......Page 146
Operations Management with the SharePoint Central Administration Tool......Page 147
Administering Site Collections and Sites......Page 175
Using Additional Administration Tools for SharePoint......Page 176
Summary......Page 178
Best Practices......Page 179
7 Leveraging PowerShell for Command-Line SharePoint Administration and Automation......Page 180
Understanding Windows PowerShell Concepts......Page 181
SharePoint Administration with PowerShell......Page 188
Cataloging the Best Scripts to Automate SharePoint Administration......Page 195
Understanding Advanced PowerShell Topics......Page 203
Beyond Built-In SharePoint PowerShell Cmdlets......Page 204
Best Practices......Page 212
Outlining the Capabilities of SharePoint 2010 Search......Page 214
Deploying a Native SharePoint 2010 Search Service Application......Page 216
Define Content Sources......Page 219
Search Scopes......Page 221
Federating Search......Page 222
Keywords and Best Bets......Page 225
Customizing the Search User Interface......Page 227
Installing FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint......Page 233
Deploying FAST Search Service Applications......Page 236
Customizing the FAST Search User Interface......Page 238
Uninstalling FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint......Page 241
Summary......Page 242
Best Practices......Page 243
9 Managing and Maintaining SQL Server in a SharePoint Environment......Page 244
Monitoring SQL Server in a SharePoint Environment......Page 245
Maintaining SQL Server in a SharePoint Environment......Page 253
Managing SharePoint Content Databases......Page 258
Externalizing BLOB Storage in SharePoint 2010......Page 264
Best Practices......Page 273
Backing Up and Recovering SharePoint Components......Page 274
Using the Recycle Bin for Recovery......Page 276
Using SharePoint Central Administration for Backup and Restore......Page 279
Performing Granular Backup Using the SharePoint Central Administration......Page 282
Restoring SharePoint Using SharePoint Central Administration......Page 285
Using SharePoint 2010 Management PowerShell for Backup and Restore......Page 290
Backing Up Internet Information Services v7 Configuration......Page 293
SQL Backup Tools......Page 294
Best Practices......Page 298
11 Monitoring a SharePoint 2010 Environment......Page 300
Using the SharePoint Health Analyzer......Page 301
Using SharePoint\'s Native Reporting Capabilities......Page 305
Understanding Timer Jobs for SharePoint 2010......Page 310
Using System Center Operations Manager to Simplify Management of SharePoint 2010......Page 312
Establishing Maintenance Schedules for SharePoint......Page 314
Best Practices......Page 321
Microsoft\'s Virtualization Support Story......Page 322
Virtualization Infrastructure Requirements and Recommendations......Page 324
Software Recommendations and Licensing Notes......Page 325
Virtualization of SharePoint Roles......Page 326
Exploring Sample Virtualized SharePoint 2010 Architecture......Page 329
Virtual Machine Management with System Center Virtual Machine Manager......Page 333
Best Practices......Page 338
13 Deploying SharePoint for Extranets and Alternative Authentication Scenarios......Page 340
Outlining Common Extranet Scenarios and Topologies......Page 341
Understanding SharePoint 2010 Extranet Security......Page 346
Implementing Authentication Scenarios......Page 352
Implementing a Partner Extranet Solution......Page 355
Upgrading an Existing Extranet Solution from SharePoint 2007......Page 365
Security Consideration for SharePoint Extranet Solutions......Page 366
Best Practices......Page 367
14 Protecting SharePoint with Advanced Antivirus and Edge Security Solutions......Page 370
Understanding the Forefront Edge Line of Products......Page 371
Outlining the Need for the Forefront Edge Line for SharePoint Environments......Page 372
Outlining the Inherent Threat in SharePoint Web Traffic......Page 375
Securing SharePoint Sites with Forefront TMG 2010......Page 377
Securing SharePoint Sites Using Forefront UAG......Page 386
Protecting SharePoint 2010 from Viruses Using Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint......Page 389
Best Practices......Page 393
Identifying Isolation Approaches to SharePoint Security......Page 394
Physically Securing SharePoint Servers......Page 396
Securing SharePoint\'s SQL Server Installation......Page 398
Utilizing Security Templates to Secure a SharePoint Server......Page 400
File-Level Security for SharePoint Servers......Page 401
Verifying Security Using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer......Page 402
Deploying Transport-Level Security for SharePoint......Page 404
Examining Integration Points Between SharePoint and Public Key Infrastructure......Page 407
Using IPsec for Internal SharePoint Encryption......Page 410
Summary......Page 416
Best Practices......Page 417
16 Configuring Email-Enabled Content, Presence, and Exchange Server Integration......Page 418
Enabling Incoming Email Functionality in SharePoint......Page 419
Understanding Microsoft Exchange Server 2010......Page 423
Planning for an Exchange Server 2010 Environment......Page 426
Integrating Exchange 2010 with SharePoint 2010......Page 430
Enabling Presence Information in SharePoint with Microsoft Communications Server 2010......Page 431
Best Practices......Page 434
17 Safeguarding Confidential Data in SharePoint 2010......Page 436
SQL Server Database Mirroring for SharePoint Farms......Page 437
Examining Supported Topologies......Page 439
Outlining Database Mirroring Requirements......Page 443
Enabling SQL Database Mirroring......Page 445
Using SQL Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)......Page 449
Enabling TDE for SharePoint Content Databases......Page 452
Using Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) for SharePoint Document Libraries......Page 457
Best Practices......Page 464
Clarifying the Different SharePoint Products from a High Level......Page 466
Feature Comparison Between SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 for Farm Administrators......Page 471
Summary......Page 495
Best Practices......Page 496
19 Using Libraries and Lists in SharePoint 2010......Page 498
Empowering Users Through SharePoint 2010 Libraries......Page 499
Working with the Other Standard Tools in a Document Library......Page 508
Empowering Users Through SharePoint 2010 Lists......Page 530
Summary......Page 542
Best Practices......Page 543
Planning the List and Library Ecosystem......Page 546
Creating Lists and Libraries......Page 554
Mastering the Library Tab from the Ribbon......Page 557
Document Library Settings Page Tools Reviewed......Page 570
Permissions and Management Tools for Lists and Libraries......Page 585
Document Sets Compared to Folders as Organizational Tools in Document Libraries......Page 590
Content Organizer as a Document Routing Tool......Page 595
Summary......Page 599
Best Practices......Page 600
21 Designing and Managing Pages and Sites for Knowledge Workers......Page 602
Understanding Site Collection Options......Page 603
Creating a Site Collection......Page 604
Reviewing the Scope of an Existing Site Collection......Page 606
Controlling Who Can Create Sites......Page 610
Creating Pages and Sites......Page 612
Reviewing the Users and Permissions Tools......Page 622
Reviewing the Galleries Tools......Page 631
Reviewing the Site Administration Tools......Page 633
Reviewing the Look and Feel Tools......Page 634
Reviewing the Site Actions Tools......Page 636
An Overview of Site Collection Administration Tools......Page 638
Understanding and Using Site Variations......Page 642
Reviewing Site Features and Site Collection Features......Page 647
Best Practices......Page 654
Effectively Using Metadata in Lists and Libraries......Page 656
Working with Metadata in a Word 2010 Document and Document Libraries......Page 657
Reviewing the Column Choices in SharePoint 2010......Page 661
Differences in Multiple Lines of Text Columns in Libraries and Lists......Page 669
Working with Lookup Columns in Document Libraries......Page 671
Setting Metadata Standards with Default Values......Page 678
Site Columns Practical Applications......Page 681
Content Types Practical Applications......Page 684
Creating and Using Managed Metadata......Page 690
Content Type Syndication Hubs......Page 694
Metadata as a Navigation Aid......Page 695
Enabling the Developer\'s Dashboard for Troubleshooting......Page 698
Best Practices......Page 700
23 Leveraging Social Networking Tools in SharePoint 2010......Page 702
Reviewing the Components of a Healthy My Site Configuration......Page 703
Reviewing the User Profile Service Application Settings......Page 708
Restricting User Access to and Creation of My Site Sites......Page 712
Mapping a SharePoint Profile Field to Active Directory......Page 714
User Profile Job Review......Page 717
Components of My Sites......Page 718
Summary......Page 725
Best Practices......Page 726
24 Governing the SharePoint 2010 Ecosystem......Page 728
The Importance of Governance......Page 729
Creating the Governance Plan......Page 730
Governing the Farm......Page 734
Governing Site Collections and Sites......Page 740
Records Management in SharePoint......Page 742
The Governance Cycle......Page 744
Best Practices......Page 745
25 Using Office 2010 Applications with SharePoint 2010......Page 746
Support for Earlier Versions of Office with SharePoint 2010......Page 747
The Basics of Saving a Word Document to a SharePoint Document Library......Page 748
Creating Shortcuts to SharePoint 2010......Page 753
Coauthoring Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010 Documents Stored in SharePoint 2010......Page 757
Using SharePoint Workspace with SharePoint 2010......Page 760
Connecting SharePoint 2010 Content to Outlook 2010......Page 765
Creating Meeting Workspaces from Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010......Page 768
Summary......Page 771
Best Practices......Page 772
Working with Excel Data in SharePoint 2010......Page 774
Getting to Know the Excel Services Service Application......Page 775
Publishing to Excel Services......Page 779
Access Services Overview......Page 790
Visio Graphics Services Overview......Page 794
Best Practices......Page 797
27 Office Web Apps Integration with SharePoint 2010......Page 798
Planning for Office Web Apps Use......Page 799
Installing and Configuring Office Web Apps for SharePoint 2010......Page 804
Testing Office Web Apps Functionality......Page 812
Best Practices......Page 821
Defining Workflows in the Business Environment......Page 824
Reviewing the Workflow-Related Settings in Central Administration and Site Settings......Page 826
Testing the Three-State Workflow......Page 829
An Overview of Other Standard Workflows......Page 836
Verifying the Web Application Settings for SharePoint Designer 2010 Use......Page 838
Downloading and Installing SharePoint Designer 2010......Page 839
Creating a Reusable Workflow from SharePoint Designer 2010......Page 840
Summary......Page 846
Best Practices......Page 847
29 Application Development with SharePoint Designer 2010 and Visual Studio 2010......Page 848
Deciding Whether Development Is Required to Meet Business Needs......Page 849
Evolutions in the SharePoint Platform for Developers......Page 851
Considering SharePoint Designer 2010 for Development......Page 854
Creating a Workflow-Based Application in SharePoint Designer 2010......Page 856
Using Visual Studio 2010 with SharePoint 2010......Page 866
Developing a Visual Web Part......Page 868
Summary......Page 883
Best Practices......Page 884
30 Business Intelligence in SharePoint 2010 with PerformancePoint Services......Page 886
PerformancePoint Services Overview......Page 887
Understanding Dashboard Designer......Page 891
Creating Dashboards in Dashboard Designer......Page 895
Building a Sample Dashboard in Dashboard Designer......Page 902
Best Practices......Page 913
31 Business Intelligence in SharePoint 2010 with Business Connectivity Services......Page 914
External Content Types......Page 915
Consuming External Content Types......Page 923
Summary and Conclusion......Page 937
Best Practices......Page 938
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