HANDS ON LAB: WHAT’S NEW FOR IT PROFESSIONALS IN MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT 2010

• IT Skills:
• General Windows Server 2008 directory administration.
• General networking infrastructure configuration and management experience.
• General conceptual awareness of the Microsoft .NET Framework as it relates to SharePoint Server 2010.
• Understanding of network load-balancing for applications.
• Administration of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for SharePoint Server 2010.
• One year experience using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
• General security and authentication practices and procedures.
• Experience with backup and restoration of data.

Programming Skills:

• Familiarity and experience with Windows batch scripting and Windows PowerShell 2.
• General awareness of the Microsoft .NET Framework as it relates to SharePoint Server, but no experience developing applications or Web Parts is necessary.

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Exercise 1: Defining an Initial SharePoint Server 2010 Architecture

In this lab, students will define an appropriate SharePoint Server 2010 system architecture to solve a specific customer requirement.

Lab : Defining an Initial SharePoint Server 2010 Architecture

• Creating a SharePoint Server 2010 Services Architecture
• Creating a SharePoint Server 2010 Farm Specification

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create a SharePoint Server 2010 system architecture to meet specific requirements.
• Use Microsoft Visio 2010 to create a SharePoint Server 2010 farm diagram that models the requirements for the architecture.

Exercise 2: Design a SharePoint Server 2010 Farm to Support the Solution Architecture

Using the system definition created in the Session 1 lab, students will create a graphical design of a SharePoint Server 2010 farm that will support the client requirements using Visio 2010.

Lab : Design a SharePoint Server 2010 Farm to Support the Solution Architecture

• Create a Physical SharePoint Server 2010 Test Farm Architecture
• Create a Physical Server Plan to Support the Solution Architecture
• Create a SharePoint Server 2010 System Design

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Analyze the farm definition and map the system requirements to the appropriate SharePoint Server 2010 system architectures that will support the customer’s needs.
• Create a server capacity plan for each server in the SharePoint 2010 farm.
• Create a Visio 2010 diagram and add the appropriate system requirements to it based on the work done in Lab 1 above.

Exercise 3: Administering SharePoint Server 2010 Using the Central Administration Web Site

In this lab, students will gain hands-on exposure to the new administrative interface of SharePoint Server 2010.

Lab : Administering SharePoint Server 2010 Using the Central Administration Web Site

• Configure the Service Applications for the Solution Architecture
• Designing SharePoint Server 2010 Search
• Configuring the SharePoint Server 2010 Search Service and Custom Search Content Areas
• Configuring Federated Search for SharePoint Server 2010
• Managing Search Performance Parameters

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use the SharePoint Server 2010 administrative interface and navigation to configure specific search setting.
• Use recommended best practices for using the in SharePoint Server 2010 administrative interface to configure extended search services in SharePoint Server 2010.
• Use the SharePoint 2010 administrative interface to configure the search service.
• Use the SharePoint 2010 administrative interface to configure specific custom content search areas.
• Use the SharePoint 2010 search administration interface to set specific performance parameter settings.
• Use the SharePoint 2010 search administration interface to set specific federated search settings.

Exercise 4: Extending the SharePoint 2010 Service Architecture

In this lab, students will gain hands-on exposure to the new Business Connectivity Service (BCS) in SharePoint Server 2010 and show the advantages it has over the Business Data Catalog (BDC) used in SharePoint Server 2007.

Lab : Extending the SharePoint 2010 Service Architecture

• Create an External Content Type Using SQL Server Data
• Create a New SharePoint List Using an External Content Type
• Integrate SharePoint Server 2010 BCS with the Microsoft Office System
• Manage Claims-based Authentication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Connect a SharePoint 2010 server to an external content type.
• Connect a SharePoint 2010 server to an external data set.
• Demonstrate the best practices for using the BCS in SharePoint Server 2010 application integration.
• Address a specific security requirement for a BCS implementation using claims-based authentication.

Exercise 5: Managing System Security, Performance, and Data Protection

In this lab, students will gain hands-on experience with the administration tools available for managing SharePoint Server 2010 system security, performance and implementing reliable data protection.

Lab : Managing System Security, Performance, and Data Protection

• Health and Monitoring
• Performance Controls
• SharePoint Server 2010 Administration Using Windows PowerShell
• Provision Managed Accounts
• Built-in Backup and Restore Functionality
• Automating Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Provide hands-on experience with the tools available for configuring system performance to optimize the user experience with SharePoint Server 2010.
• Provide hands-on experience with the diagnostic and reporting tools available for monitoring system performance with SharePoint Server 2010.
• Provide hands-on experience with Windows PowerShell to automate data backup and restore.
• Provide hands-on exposure to specific tools available within SharePoint Server 2010 for configuring and managing security.
• Provide hands-on experience with the tools available for providing data protection in SharePoint Server 2010.
• Provide hands-on exposure to the tools within SharePoint Server 2010 to provide backup, restore, performance, and data protection functionality.

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