Course Description | Course Outline | Microsoft SharePoint | IT Training

Module 1: Introducing SharePoint 2010

Lessons
• Evaluate the Features of SharePoint 2010
• Prepare for SharePoint 2010
• Install SharePoint 2010
• Advanced Installation of SharePoint 2010

•  Exercise 1:  Create Active Directory Accounts for SharePoint
•  Exercise 2:  Install SharePoint Server Prerequisites
•  Exercise 3:  Install SharePoint Server
•  Exercise 4:  Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard
•  Exercise 5:Configure the Farm with the Farm Configuration Wizard
•  Exercise 6 (Optional): Install a Language Pack

Module 2: Creating a SharePoint 2010 Intranet

Lessons
• Perform Initial Farm Configuration
• Configure the SharePoint Logical Structure
• Explore the SharePoint Web Application and Physical Architecture

• Exercise 1:  Create a Web Application
• Exercise 2:  Create a Site Collection
• Exercise 3:  Create a Site Collection in a New Content Database

Module 3: Administering and Automating SharePoint

Lessons
• Configure Central Administration
• Administer SharePoint from the Command Line
• Automate SharePoint Operations with Windows PowerShell

• Exercise 1:  Add SharePoint Functionality to Windows PowerShell
• Exercise 2:  Delegate the Ability to Use Windows PowerShell to Manage SharePoint
• Exercise 3:  Report Web and Site Collection Properties
• Exercise 4:  Create Site Collections Using Windows PowerShell
• Exercise 5:  Create and Update Items

• Exercise 1: Execute Stsadm Commands

Module 4: Configuring Content Management

• Optimize Content Storage and Access
• Manage Site Content Types and Site Columns
• Configure the Managed Metadata Service

•  Exercise 1:  Configure List Throttling
• Exercise 2:  Enable FILESTREAM and Provision the RBS Data Store
• Exercise 3:  Install RBS on All SharePoint Web and Application Servers
• Exercise 4:  Configure the Blob Size Threshold for RBS

• Exercise 1:  Configure and Implement Managed Metadata

Module 5: Configuring Authentication

• Classic SharePoint Authentication Providers 
• Federated Authentication

• Exercise 1:  Create the ASP.NET Membership Database
• Exercise 2:  Create a Web Applications that Uses Claim Based Authentication

• Exercise 1: Create User Accounts for Access to External Data
• Exercise 2: Configure Secure Store Services
• Exercise 3: Configure Secure Store Unattended Accounts

Module 6: Securing Content

• Administer SharePoint Users and Groups
• Implement SharePoint Roles and Role Assignments
• Secure and Audit SharePoint Content

• Exercise 1:  Managing SharePoint Groups
• Exercise 2:  Creating Custom Permission Levels
• Exercise 3:  Managing List and ListItem Permission Inheritance
• Exercise 4:  Create a Web Application Policy

Module 7: Managing SharePoint Customizations

• Customize SharePoint
• Deploy and Manage Features and Solutions
• Configure Sandboxed Solutions

• Exercise 1:  Administering Features
• Exercise 2:  Administering Solutions

• Exercise 1:  Administering SandBoxed Solutions
• Exercise 2:  Modifying SandBoxed Solutions Timer Jobs
• Exercise 3:  Configuring Sandbox Points

• Configure the Developer Dashboard

Module 8: Configuring and Securing SharePoint Services and Applications

• Secure the Enterprise SharePoint Service
• Secure and Isolate Web Applications
• Configure Service Applications

• Exercise 1: Administer SharePoint Services
• Exercise 2: Administer SharePoint Windows Services

• Exercise 1: Configure Web Application and Application Pool Security
• Exercise 2: Configure SSL Security (Optional)

• Exercise 1: Explore Service Applications
• Exercise 2: Create a Service Application

Module 9: Implementing Productivity Service Applications

• Implement Business Connectivity Services
• Implement Excel Services Application
• Implement PerformancePoint Services
• Implement InfoPath Services
• Implement Visio Services
• Implement Access Services
• Implement Office Web Apps

• Exercise 1:  Install and Configure Office Web Apps
• Exercise 2:  Configure and Test the Office Web Apps  in a Document Library

Module 10: User Profiles and Social Networking

• Configure User Profiles
• Implement SharePoint 2010 Social Networking Features

• Exercise 1: Creating a Service Application
• Exercise 2: Configuring User Profiles
• Exercise 3: Connecting BDC to SharePoint Profiles
• Exercise 4: Administering ForeFront Identity Manager

• Exercise 1:  Configuring My Sites
• Exercise 2:  Creating a My Site
• Exercise 2:  Updating a User Profile
• Exercise 3:  Administering Colleagues
• Exercise 4:  Configuring Personal and Shared Documents
• Exercise 5:  Creating A My Site Personal Blog
• Exercise 6:  Administering My Tags and Notes

Module 11: Administering and Configuring SharePoint Search

• Configure Search
• Refine Search

• Exercise 1: Create and Configure A Content Source
• Exercise 2: Configure Search Settings
• Exercise 3: Add and Configure A Search Scope

• Exercise 1: Configure Relevance
• Exercise 2: Create Keywords and Best Bets
• Exercise 3: Configure a Thesaurus
• Exercise 4: Configure Noise Words

Module 12: Installing and Upgrading to SharePoint 2010

• Install SharePoint Servers and Farms
• Upgrade to SharePoint 2010
• Monitor and Troubleshoot installation and upgrade
• Update SharePoint

• Exercise 1:  Create a Multi-Server Farm
• Exercise 2:  Configure SharePoint Server Roles
• Exercise 3:  Install Language Packs

• Exercise 1:  Creating a SharePoint 2010 Install Script
• Exercise 2:  Configuring SharePoint 2010 via Scripts
• Exercise 3:  Creating a SharePoint 2010 Service Applications Script

• Exercise 1:  Defragmenting Content Databases
• Exercise 2:  Migrating Content Between Databases
• Exercise 3:  Truncating and Backing Up Content Databases
• Exercise 4:  Installing Cumulative Update (Oct 2009)
• Exercise 5:  Analyzing the Upgrade

• Exercise 1:  Upgrading the SharePoint Binaries
• Exercise 2:  Implement a Database Attach Upgrade
• Exercise 3:  Implementing a Visual Upgrade

Module 13: Implementing Business Continuity

• Lesson 1: Configure High availability
• Lesson 2: Backup and Restore SharePoint

• Exercise 1: Implement a Central Administration Backup Strategy
• Exercise 2: Implement a Windows PowerShell Backup Strategy

• Exercise 1: Implement a Central Administration Restore  Strategy
• Exercise 2: Perform a Partial Restore

Module 14: Monitoring and Optimizing SharePoint Performance

• Monitor Performance
• SharePoint Health Analyzer
• Usage reports and web analytics
• Monitor and Optimize SharePoint Performance

• Exercise 1: Configure Diagnostic Logging

• Troubleshoot Correlation Errors

• Configure Health Analyzer Rules

• Exercise 1: Configure the Logging Database
• Exercise 2: Write Reports with the Logging Database