The Short Form - SharePoint 2010 Administration: Part I

Monday 10/19

2:45

PowerPoint: http://www.mssharepointconference.com/SCSSessionDecks/SPC308_Klindt-Young.pptx

Video: http://www.mssharepointconference.com/pages/members/sessiondetails.aspx?sid=SPC308

 

What you need to know in 2-3 sentences:

Comedic, entertaining, informative. What you need to know before you install SharePoint 2010. Prereqs, prereqs, prereqs.

I got your interest? Read on for specifics……

This talk and the part II section are an absolute MUST for anyone remotely involved in the SharePoint administration, configuration and overall maintenance process. Shane Young (President of SharePoint911.com) and Todd Klindt (SharePoint Consultant now working at SharePoint911.com) put on a great show.

They run a very entertaining comedic routine jabbing each other back and forth as the regular SharePoint guy and the MOSS professional. They give a great point/counterpoint to each topic they discuss. There are bits here that refer to what I would call a SharePoint beginner rather than a seasoned admin. Still, they manage to cover all the basics in enough detail to keep the most experienced of admins attentive.

Here is a basic rundown of the main topics that their talk entailed:

1. World's Greatest Slide® - yes it is copyrighted ;-) Seriously, have a look at this slide, it is a great overview of what is going on with SharePoint
2. System Requirements – SharePoint is now 64 bit only and can run on Win7/Vista/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2. Give it lots of RAM as well
3. Gotchas
   1. Win Server 2008 - Remember to remove Powershell V1 if you have already installed it so the prereq will run correctly. Manually install KB971831 before setup
   2. Win Server 2008 R2 – Powershell V2 comes standard, no worries here. Still no word on KB 971831, try without first if needed then add.
4. Software Prereqs: DON'T FEAK OUT!! The installer handles this all gracefully for you J
   1. SQL Native Client
   2. Geneva Framework
   3. Sync Framework
   4. Chart Controls Framework
   5. Filter Pack
   6. SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
   7. Web Server Role
   8. Application Server Role
5. New Wizards
   1. Best Feature: Farm passphrase – this allows you to move a SharePoint install from one server to another and not bork it. The passphrase if you authentication mechanism, not the installation user J
6. Managed Accounts – you can now keep your service accounts secure without all the crazy overhead. SharePoint also now manages password changes in line with your AD policies
7. Lessons Learned:
   1. Plan out your install
   2. Make sure you have prereqs
   3. Updates are all in place
   4. The install is "so easy, even a cow could do it". Seriously, Microsoft got it right on the install this time and listened to the feedback from all the IT admins out there.