Course Details
Course 20339-1: Planning and Administering SharePoint 2016
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/course.aspx?cid=20339-1About this course
This five-day course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to plan and administer a Microsoft SharePoint 2016 environment. The course teaches you how to deploy, administer, and troubleshoot your SharePoint environment. This course also provides guidelines, best practices, and considerations that help you optimize your SharePoint deployment.
This is the first in a sequence of two courses for IT professionals and is aligned with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification.
Audience profile
The course is targeted at experienced IT professionals who are interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations either in a data center or in the cloud.
Students typically have more than one year of hands-on experience* with planning and maintaining SharePoint and two years’ experience with other core technologies on which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or later, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and networking infrastructure services.
The minimally qualified candidate typically:
- Is an IT professional who plans, implements, and maintains a multi-server deployment of SharePoint 2016.
- Has a working knowledge of, and preferably hands-on experience, with SharePoint Online.
- Has broad familiarity with SharePoint workloads.
- Has experience with business continuity management, including data backup, restoration, and high availability.
- Has experience with authentication and security technologies.
- Has experience with Windows PowerShell.
Suggested Classes
More from the Cloud Engineer - SharePoint Classeshttp://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/07/course-list.html
SharePoint
20339-1 (5 Day) Planning and Administering SharePoint 2016
20339-2 (5 Day) Advanced Technologies of SharePoint 2016
55234 (5 Day) SharePoint 2016 Site Collections and Site Owner Administration
55198 (2 Day) Content Management for SharePoint 2016
SharePoint Legacy
55033 (5 Days) Site / Site collection Admin
50547 – SharePoint 2010 Site Collection and Site Administration
MCSA: Windows Server 2012
20410 – Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
20411 – Administering Windows Server 2012
20412 – Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
MCSA: SQL Server
10774 – Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
10775 – Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
10777 – Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Office 365
20347 (5 Day) Enabling and Managing Office 365
10997 (3 Day) Office 365 Administration
55215 (4 Day) SharePoint Online Power User
55238 (3 Day) SharePoint Online for Administrators
55234 (5 Day) SharePoint 2016 Site Collections and Site Owner Administration
PowerShell
10961 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 3.0 / 4.0
10325 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 2.0
Certification
MCSE Productivity Solutions Experthttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-productivity-certification.aspx
SharePoint MCSE (legacy)
https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/mcse-sharepoint-certification.aspx
MCSE SharePoint 2013 – Certification Information
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2013/06/sharepoint-mcse.html
MCSE SharePoint 2016 – Certification Information
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2016/06/sharepoint-2016-mcse.html
PowerShell
More from The Cloud Engineerhttp://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/01/cool-powershell.html
Module 1 “Introducing SharePoint 2016"
Explore SharePoint Server 2016
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/what-s-new/new-and-improved-features-in-sharepoint-server-2016
SharePoint 2016 – New and improved features
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/what-s-new/new-and-improved-features-in-sharepoint-server-2016
SharePoint 2016 – Deprecated or Removed
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/what-s-new/what-s-deprecated-or-removed-from-sharepoint-server-2016
SharePoint 2019 - Deprecated or Removed
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/what-s-new/what-s-deprecated-or-removed-from-sharepoint-server-2019
New or Removed (Community)
https://www.sharepointsky.com/sharepoint-server-2016-new-and-removed-features/
Office Online Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219456(v=office.16).aspx
Browser Support List
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263526(v=office.16).aspx
Plan for SharePoint Server 2016
https://web.archive.org/web/20160403151949/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261834(v=office.16).aspx
Hosted Solutions … Old URL Saved by Wayback
Understanding multi-tenancy in SharePoint Server 2016
https://web.archive.org/web/20161129224234/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn659286.aspx
General guidance for hosters SharePoint Server 2016
https://web.archive.org/web/20161014171409/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn659287.aspx
More from the Cloud Engineer - Versions
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/03/sharepoint-features-comparison.html
Module 2, “Designing an Information Architecture"
Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787(v=office.16).aspx
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/install/software-boundaries-and-limits-0 (docs)
2016 Technical Diagrams – Posters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
Old 2013 Technical Diagrams – Posters
http://web.archive.org/web/20161113022513/http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
Traditional Topologies for SharePoint 2013
Small up to 10,000 users … Medium 10,000 users per server
http://web.archive.org/web/20161113022513/http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=257304
More from the Cloud Engineer
Web Application vs Site Collection vs Site
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/web-application-vs-site-collection-vs.html
Compare Versions
https://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/03/sharepoint-features-comparison.html
Special Characters
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Invalid-characters-in-file-or-folder-names-or-invalid-file-types-in-OneDrive-for-Business-64883a5d-228e-48f5-b3d2-eb39e07630fa
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-in-SharePoint-Server-2016-089369b5-c3d4-4551-8bed-22b2548abd3b
Module 3 “Designing a Logical Architecture"
Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2016https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787(v=office.16).aspx
Plan sites and site collections in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263267(v=office.16).aspx
Document farm configuration settings in SharePoint Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391(v=office.16).aspx
More from the Cloud Engineer
Web Application vs Site Collection vs Site
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/web-application-vs-site-collection-vs.html
Module 4 “Designing a Physical Architecture"
Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2016https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787(v=office.16).aspx Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16)
Hardware (MSDN)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16).aspx
Virtualization (2013)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607968(v=office.15).aspx
Best Practice Hyper-V (2013)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621103.aspx
Technical Diagrams – Posters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
Office 365 Roadmap
https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-roadmap
http://www.roadmapwatch.com/
Linux (SQL)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-setup
Database types and descriptions in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678868(v=office.16).aspx
Module 5 “Installing and Configuring SharePoint Server 2016"
Official - Install and configure SharePoint Server 2016 Guide
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262957(v=office.16).aspx
Slipstream SharePoint 2016
“Slipstream or not to slipstream that is the question”
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ronalg/2016/11/14/sharepoint-2016-slipstreaming-pus-andor-feature-pack-1/
Why Use OOS
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/pla/2016/03/12/why-office-online-server-is-essential/
OOS – OWA Replacement
https://blogs.office.com/2016/05/04/office-online-server-now-available/
OOS Installation
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219455(v=office.16).aspx
OOS Office Online Server version compatibility list
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219456(v=office.16).aspx
Office Online Server and SharePoint Server 2016 (https)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346470(v=office.16).aspx
Reset Farm PassPhrase
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607568.aspx
SQL Client Alias - cliconfg
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sowmyancs/2012/08/06/install-configure-sharepoint-2013-with-sql-client-alias/
Automated SharePoint 2010/2013/2016 PowerShell-based Installation Scripts
https://autospinstaller.com/
GPO - Track or block SharePoint Server 2010 installations (2010)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/sharepoint-server-2010/ff730261(v=office.14)
Sorry – No Server Core for You
https://absolute-sharepoint.com/2016/02/sharepoint-2016-frequently-asked-questions.html
PSConfig Steps at each task
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/25305.psconfig-steps-at-each-task.aspx
Step by Step Guide to SharePoint Server 2016 Installation Example
http://www.adapt-india.com/StepGuideSP2016Installation.aspx
https://www.sharepointsky.com/sharepoint-server-2016-installation/
Central Administration Provisioning or Un-Provisioning (2016)
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34220.sharepoint-2016-managing-central-administration-web-application-provisioning-unprovisioning.aspx
MinRole Services
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt667910(v=office.16).aspx
SharePoint Multi-Tenancy - Spence Harbar
Multi-Tenancy Articles here (2010), here (2013), and on TechNet
IISRESET
Restarting IIS
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2003/cc758159(v=ws.10)
IISRESET Switches Defined – See Table 2-3 – noforce (1 min)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/bb727092(v=technet.10)
More from The Cloud Engineer
SharePoint Install Guides
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2016/03/sharepoint-2016-rtm-installation.html
SharePoint PowerShell
https://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2016/10/cool-powershell-for-sharepoint-start.html
Module 6 “Creating Web Applications and Site Collections"
Create Web Application (2010)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288705(v=office.14).aspx
Create Web Application via PowerShell (2016)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-server/new-spwebapplication
Create Site Collection via PowerShell (2016)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-server/new-spsite
Comparison of host-named site collections and path-based site collections (2016)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/administration/host-named-site-collection-architecture-and-deployment
Document farm configuration settings in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391(v=office.16).aspx
Unhide Blank Site Template
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/fe0bcb0b-e7d7-4271-8f7f-d13920f178e7/how-to-create-blank-site-collection-in-sharepoint-2016?forum=sharepointadminlegacy
http://www.sharepointpals.com/post/How-to-Create-a-Blank-Site-Collection-and-a-Blank-Sub-Site-on-SharePoint-2013
Guide to Host Named Site Collection (2013)
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/russmax/2013/10/31/guide-to-sharepoint-2013-host-name-site-collections/
Renaming Web Application (2010)
http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2013/07/how-to-change-sharepoint-web-application-name-and-url.html
Renaming Web Application (2013)
https://www.risual.com/2013/04/26/sharepoint-2013-changing-the-name-of-a-web-application/
Pros/Cons of 3 Options to Change URL and Bindings for a Web Application in SharePoint Server (2010 2013)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/marj/2015/07/06/proscons-of-3-options-to-change-url-and-bindings-for-a-web-application-in-sharepoint-server/
Manage large lists and libraries in SharePoint (LVT – List View Threshold)
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/manage-large-lists-and-libraries-in-sharepoint-b8588dae-9387-48c2-9248-c24122f07c59
More from The Cloud Engineer
Web app vs site collection vs site
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/web-application-vs-site-collection-vs.html
Site Collection Owner vs Site Collection Administrator
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2015/04/site-collection-administrators.html
Web Template List
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/09/site-templates.html
Module 7 “Planning and Configuring Service Applications"
Manage service applications in SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704544(v=office.16).aspx
Manage service applications in SharePoint 2013 (legacy service apps)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704544(v=office.15).aspx
Start and Stop a Service in SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704549(v=office.16).aspx
State Service Application 2016
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/33962.sharepoint-2016-state-service-application-step-by-step.aspx
Word Automation Service 2016 (Required)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2910363/some-document-conversion-services-in-sharepoint-server-are-not-secure
Share service applications across farms in SharePoint Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621100(v=office.16).aspx
SharePoint Versions
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/02/versions.html
SharePoint Features Comparison
https://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/03/sharepoint-features-comparison.html
Module 8 “Managing users and permissions, and securing content"
Understanding Permission Levels in SharePointhttps://support.office.com/en-us/article/Understanding-permission-levels-in-SharePoint-87ecbb0e-6550-491a-8826-c075e4859848
Update – Refresh AD User Group Membership
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/14649/why-are-user-permissions-set-in-ad-not-updated-immediately-to-sharepoint
https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/86169-sharepoint-2013-permissions-controlled-by-ad-security-group-will-not-update
Nested AD Groups
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261972.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/ce07d044-257e-4e5d-a7e6-8b19d8c612ae/sharepoint-nested-security-group-access
TDE on Content Databases
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rycampbe/2013/10/14/securing-sharepoint-harden-sql-server-in-sharepoint-environments/
Set Permissions on Content Editor Web Part (2010 – 2016)
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/51964008-84bd-4880-9d9e-1e81a1897cc1/how-to-set-permissions-on-a-content-editor-web-part?forum=sharepointcustomizationlegacy
More from the Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/11/auditing-in-sharepoint.html
Module 9 “Configuring Authentication for SharePoint 2016"
ADFS in Pictureshttp://blog.sharepointsite.co.uk/2019/01/o365-sharepoint-adfs-aad-authentication.html
SAML 1.1 Support
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/sharepoint_me_in_the_right_direction/2017/02/17/does-sharepoint-2016-support-saml-2-0/
Server to Server (Oauth)
https://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/library/jj219546(v=office.16).aspx
ADFS – Upgrade 2.1 or 3.0 (Note 2.1 use proxy 3.0 uses webapplication proxy)
https://goodworkaround.com/2013/9/20/howto---adfs-on-windows-server-2012-r2-with-office-365/
SharePoint Authentication and Session Management (2013)
http://blog.robgarrett.com/2013/05/06/sharepoint-authentication-and-session-management/
Oath - TechNet
Plan Server to Server (Oauth)
https://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/library/jj219546(v=office.16).aspx
Exchange trust certificates between farms in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704552(v=office.16).aspx
Share service applications across farms in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621100(v=office.16).aspx
Server-to-server authentication and user profiles in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/library/jj729797(v=office.16).aspx
Configure an on-premises partner application for Skype for Business Server 2015
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj204975.aspx
ACS Options
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/time-to-migrate-off-access-control-service/
Old Reference
Server-to-server (2013)
https://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/library/jj219532(v=office.16).aspx
Establish OAuth Trust and Service Permissions on SharePoint Server 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj552524.aspx
SharePoint 2013 Site Mailboxes (Multi-part article)
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/21609.sharepoint-2013-site-mailboxes-14-configuration.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/21612.sharepoint-2013-site-mailboxes-24-activation.aspx
Claims Encoding (2013)
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13921.sharepoint-20102013-claims-encoding.aspx
Re-provision the Security Token Service Application (2010 – 2016 ok)
http://thesharegear.com/sts/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/sykhad-msft/2012/02/24/sharepoint-2010-nailing-the-error-the-security-token-service-is-unavailable/
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/10/sharepoint-authentication.html
Module 10 “Securing a SharePoint 2016 Deployment"
Anti-Virus
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/952167
Plan security hardening for SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262849(v=office.16).aspx
Custom AccessDenied.ASPX
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/31253.sharepoint-2013-how-to-create-a-custom-access-denied-page.aspx
More from The Cloud Engineer
Security
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/02/sharepoint-security.html
SQL Port Redirection
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2014/06/sql-admin-tips-and-tricks-for.html
SharePoint Deletion Log
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2016/03/sharepoint-deletion-log.html
Auditing in SharePoint
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/11/auditing-in-sharepoint.html
Farm Documentation
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/administration/document-farm-configuration-settings
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance
CVE-2019-0604 | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0604
Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability (fix June 13 2017 CU)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8514
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3203432/descriptionofthesecurityupdateforsharepointserver2016june13-2017
Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability (fix 09/11/2018)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8426
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4092459/description-of-the-security-update-for-sharepoint-enterprise-server
Co-Authoring in SharePoint Server
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/governance/co-authoring-overview
Co-Authoring
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/document-collaboration-and-co-authoring-ee1509b4-1f6e-401e-b04a-782d26f564a4
Limit Co-Authors
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/governance/configure-the-maximum-number-of-co-authoring-authors
Module 11 “Managing Taxonomy"
Column – How to Addhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/create-change-or-delete-a-column-in-a-list-or-library-HA102771913.aspx
Column Types
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Site-column-types-and-options-0d8ddb7b-7dc7-414d-a283-ee9dca891df7
Content Types
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Introduction-to-content-types-and-content-type-publishing-e1277a2e-a1e8-4473-9126-91a0647766e5
Custom File Retention Schedule
https://www.itunity.com/article/custom-sharepoint-retention-policy-work-2726
Site Collection Features
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Enable-or-disable-site-collection-features-a2f2a5c2-093d-4897-8b7f-37f86d83df04
Site Features
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Activate-features-for-sites-787f3ba1-9df6-480a-ab4c-9f4525490cb9
Using XML Update MMS
https://cann0nf0dder.wordpress.com/2014/11/29/importing-taxonomy-to-sharepoint-using-powershell/
Gary Lapointe XML Solution MMS
Import-SPTerms
http://www.falchionconsulting.com/PowerShellViewer/Default.aspx?Version=SP2013&Cmdlet=Import-SPTerms
Export-SPTerms
http://www.falchionconsulting.com/PowerShellViewer/Default.aspx?Version=SP2013&Cmdlet=Export-SPTerms
Content Type Hub
How to do refresh all published content types on next update in Content Type Hub in SharePoint Office 365 Programmatically (CSOM)
http://www.sharepointpals.com/post/How-to-do-refresh-all-published-content-types-on-next-update-in-Content-Type-Hub-in-SharePoint-Office-365-Programmatically-(CSOM)
http://www.sharepointvoodoomagic.com/2011/07/refresh-all-published-content-types-on.html
Content Type Hub Possible Causes
http://morg.nl/2011/11/content-type-hub-not-working-possible-causes/
Add Languages
http://blog.wandinc.com/2013/05/how-do-you-add-language-translations-to.html
Working with Languages
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Work-with-multi-lingual-term-sets-D04098AF-282B-45C3-97CB-59363042C1B3
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/10/managed-metadata-service_04.html
Module 12 “Configuring User Profiles"
LDAP Search Filters
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa746475(v=vs.85).aspx
LDAP Search Filter Examples
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/5392.active-directory-ldap-syntax-filters.aspx
LDAP Query Basics
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996205(v=exchg.65).aspx
AD Import Setup (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219646(v=office.16).aspx
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/meacoex/2013/08/04/step-by-step-active-directory-import-for-sharepoint-2013/
AD Mappings
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2013/02/18/Default-Active-Directory-Import-User-Profile-Property-Mappings-in-SharePoint.aspx
Monitor AD Import Using ULS
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2012/07/23/sp13adi.aspx
Monitor AD Import Using PowerShell – Dev Only
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/bettertogether/2014/08/04/monitoring-active-directory-import-for-sharepoint-2013-user-profiles/
Audience (2010 Latest Found)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263065(v=office.14).aspx
Audience (2016)
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Target-content-to-specific-audiences-33d84cb6-14ed-4e53-a426-74c38ea32293
Audience via PowerShell
http://blog.kuppens-switsers.net/sharepoint/toggle-audience-targeting-using-powershell/
USPA My Site SharePoint Personal Site instantiation queues (2013)
http://www.wictorwilen.se/sharepoint-2013-personal-site-instantiation-queues-and-bad-throughput
LDAP Naming Convention
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366101(v=vs.85).aspx
SharePoint 2016 UPSA Cleanup (Part 1 2 3 4)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/spjr/2018/04/08/sharepoint-the-complete-guide-to-user-profile-cleanup-part1/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/spjr/2018/04/08/sharepoint-the-complete-guide-to-user-profile-cleanup-part-2-2010/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/spjr/2018/04/08/sharepoint-the-complete-guide-to-user-profile-cleanup-part-3-2013/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/spjr/2018/04/08/sharepoint-the-complete-guide-to-user-profile-cleanup-part-4-2016/
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2018/02/02/Using-PowerShell-to-import-Profile-Photos-when-using-Active-Directory.aspx
Ah Cheng - Bulk Import User Profile Photo using PowerShell
http://wp.ahcheng.com/2017/09/21/bulk-import-user-profile-photo-using-powershell/
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/user-profile.html
Module 13 “Configuring Enterprise Search"
KQL
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee558911.aspx
SharePoint Search Query Tool (2016 OK)
https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=sp2013searchtool
https://github.com/SharePoint/PnP-Tools/tree/master/Solutions/SharePoint.Search.QueryTool
SharePoint Search Feed and Crawl (2013)
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/russmax/2013/06/28/sharepoint-2013-search-crawl-and-feed/
SP2013 Crawling *Explained (Part 1 and 2)
With VerboseEx logging enabled, the crawl of a single item (or interchangeably, a "document") can generate more than 6000 ULS events
https://web.archive.org/web/20190208070023/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sharepoint_strategery/2015/01/26/sp2013-crawling-explained-orchestration-part-1/
https://web.archive.org/web/20190208070109/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sharepoint_strategery/2015/03/24/sp2013-crawling-explained-starting-the-crawl-deep-dive-part-2/
Search Planning
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263400(v=office.16).aspx
Scale search for Internet Sites in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn342836(v=office.16).aspx
Reasons for a Full Crawl (2013 Latest)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4356bad9-de1d-4e81-b049-17248b4a86c1(v=office.16)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/search/plan-crawling-and-federation#Plan_full_crawl
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sharepoint_strategery/2017/12/06/reasons-to-do-a-full-crawl-and-its-not-for-schema-changes/
Manage continuous crawls in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219802(v=office.16).aspx
Promoted Search Results (2013 Latest)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34049.sharepoint-2013-promoted-search-results.aspx
New Visual Best Bets (2013 Latest)
https://talesfromitside.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/sharepoint-2013-and-the-new-visual-best-bets/
Full Crawl (2013)
https://vigneshsharepointthoughts.com/2017/06/23/when-to-perform-a-search-full-crawl-in-sharepoint-2013/
Default crawled file name extensions and parsed file types in SharePoint Server
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/technical-reference/default-crawled-file-name-extensions-and-parsed-file-types
People Search – Permissions, Content Source, and Crawl Rule fix
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/Roji.Joy/how-to-configure-people-search-in-sharepoint-2013/
People Search
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/search/deploy-people-search
more from the cloud engineer
SharePoint Search Query Tool
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2017/09/sharepoint-search-query-tool.html
SharePoint Search
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/07/sharepoint-2013-search.html
Module 14 “Monitoring and Maintaining a SharePoint 2016 Environment"
Configure diagnostic logging in SharePoint (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748656(v=office.16).aspx
View data in the logging database in SharePoint (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj715694(v=office.16).aspx
Health Monitoring (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681489(v=office.16).aspx
Manage the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219613(v=office.16).aspx
Distributed Cache in SharePoint Server 2016
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/2015/09/18/distributed-cache-in-sharepoint-server-2016-it-preview/
Overview Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server (2013)
(Microblog features, feeds, following, likes, and activity)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219700.aspx
Social computing terminology and concepts in SharePoint Server (2013)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219804.aspx SharePoint 2016
Logging Area and Category in ULS
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34242.sharepoint-2016-logging-area-and-category.aspx
Timer Job Reference 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678870(v=office.16).aspx
Create Custom Timer Jobs
http://sharepointpromag.com/sharepoint/understanding-timer-jobs-sharepoint-premises-and-azure-web-jobs-office-365
Missing Custom Timer Jobs
http://alispasset.blogspot.com/2013/11/custom-sharepoint-timer-jobs-are-not.html
Monitor SharePoint Timer Jobs via PowerShell
http://nikcharlebois.com/monitor-sharepoint-timer-job-execution-using-powershell/
Best practices for SQL Server in a SharePoint Server 2016 farm
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh292622(v=office.16).aspx
Shrink SharePoint Database
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ahmedamin/2017/08/10/shrink-sharepoint-database/
Visual Student Load Testing Tool (2013 2016) https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SharePointTemplates.SharePointLoadGenerationTool
Load Testing SharePoint 2013 using Visual Studio 2013 (Full Session) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37x8cHK7qLU
More from The Cloud Engineer
PAL
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/05/pal.html
https://github.com/clinthuffman/PAL
Troubleshooting Tools – Fiddler WireShark ULSViewer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-troubleshooting-tools.html
Developer Dashboard
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/developer-dashboard.html
Appendix
PowerShell for SharePoint
Use Windows PowerShell to administer SharePoint 2016https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2016-Powershell-c7f8814f
Index of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff678226.aspx
Use Windows PowerShell to administer SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806878.aspx
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-server/?view=sharepoint-ps
More Info
Posters (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
Old Posters (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140206201055/http://technet.microsoft.com:80/en-us/library/cc263199(v=office.15)
Office Visio Stencil
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=35772
SQL Server 2016 Dev Edition
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/sql-server-editions-developers
Comment on SharePoint Uservoice
https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/
SharePoint Books - Free
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharepointbooks.html
Dev Install – Single Server Installation & Configuration of SharePoint Server 2016
http://krossfarm.com/?p=366
gMSA and MSA (2013)
Do NOT use Managed Service Accounts or Group Managed Service Accounts in SharePoint 2013
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/14500.sharepoint-2013-service-accounts.aspx
gMSA
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askpfeplat/2012/12/16/windows-server-2012-group-managed-service-accounts/
