10961 Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/course.aspx?cid=od10961

About this course

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SQL Server, System Center, and more. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any one of those products, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all of those products, will serve as the example for the techniques this course teaches.

Audience profile

This course is intended for IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration, and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell, or any scripting language, is assumed. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, System Center, and others.

At course completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the functionality of Windows PowerShell and use it to run and find basic commands.

• Identify and run cmdlets for server administration.

• Work with Windows PowerShell pipeline.

• Describe the techniques Windows PowerShell pipeline uses.

• Use PSProviders and PSDrives to work with other forms of storage.

• Query system information by using WMI and CIM.

• Work with variables, arrays, and hash tables.

• Write basic scripts in Windows PowerShell.

• Write advanced scripts in Windows PowerShell.

• Administer remote computers.

• Use background jobs and scheduled jobs.

• Use advanced Windows PowerShell techniques.

Module 1, “Getting started with Windows PowerShell”

Introductions
Open and configure Windows PowerShell
Help

Module 2, “Cmdlets for administration”

Search for cmdlets

Module 3, “Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline”

Pipeline

Module 4, “Understanding how the pipeline works,”

Advanced Pipeline

Module 5, “Using PSProviders and PSDrives,”

PSProviders
PSDrives

Module 6, “Querying management information by using CIM and WMI,”

WMI - Windows Management Instrumentation
CIM - Common Information Model

WMI Wildcards
https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/powershell/wmi-likes-wildcards/

WMI vs CIM
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2016/02/08/should-i-use-cim-or-wmi-with-windows-powershell/

WMI cmdlets PowerShell 1.0 and 2.0 – one of the original 137 cmdlets
CIM cmdlets PowerShell 3.0 – WinRM remotely

Real or Memorex
https://serverfault.com/questions/109154/how-do-i-know-if-im-working-on-a-virtual-machine-or-not

Module 7, “Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables,”

variables
arrays
hash tables

+=
https://powershell.org/2013/09/powershell-performance-the-operator-and-when-to-avoid-it/

Module 8, “Basic scripting,”

create, run, and modify scripts

Module 9, “Advanced scripting,”

Gathering user input, reading input from files, documenting scripts with help information,and handling errors.

Module 10, “Administering remote computers,”

PowerShell remoting technology

Module 11, “Using background jobs and scheduled jobs,”

Jobs

Module 12, “Using advanced Windows PowerShell techniques,”

profilescripts
regular expressions
format operator
Windows PowerShell 5.1 and provide additional capabilities.

Suppress Write_host
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14470953/powershell-how-to-capture-or-suppress-write-host

icacls
https://ss64.com/nt/icacls.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/icacls

NTFSSecurity
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/fieldcoding/2014/12/05/ntfssecurity-tutorial-1-getting-adding-and-removing-permissions/

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/fieldcoding/2014/12/05/ntfssecurity-tutorial-2-managing-ntfs-inheritance-and-using-privileges/

More PowerShell Fun

Tips and Tricks
https://powershell.org/category/tips-tricks/

Use PowerShell to Create a User in Active Directory
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2012/09/03/use-powershell-to-create-a-user-in-active-directory/

Turning AD User into a Hash Table
https://community.idera.com/database-tools/powershell/powertips/b/tips/posts/turning-ad-user-into-a-hash-table

PowerShell – One Liners – 4 Part Series
https://powershell.org/2017/04/do-anything-in-one-line-of-powershell/

• Part 1: Help, Syntax, Display and Files
• Part 2: Variables, Parameters, Properties, and Objects
• Part 3: Collections, Hashtables, Arrays and Strings
• Part 4: Accessing, Handling and Writing Data

PowerShell Prompt
https://hodgkins.io/ultimate-powershell-prompt-and-git-setup

Pipeline – In Depth
https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/sysadmin/powershell/ins-and-outs-of-the-powershell-pipeline/

Blank Spaces
https://kgk.gr/2011/10/16/powershell-clrscr/

ForEach vs. ForEach-Object
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2014/07/08/getting-to-know-foreach-and-foreach-object/

10174 SharePoint 2010 Installation and Configuration

General Class and SharePoint Info
Class Prerequisites
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=10174A&Locale=en-us#tab3
Posters!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc560988.aspx
Evaluation Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee518670
What's New
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-New-in-Microsoft-SharePoint-Server-2010-e34398ea-3607-47be-9506-36985607109c

70-667 Exam  MCTS
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-667.aspx

Module 1 - Installation

More from The Cloud Engineer
Installation Tips
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/10/sharepoint-installation-tips-and-tricks.html
Great Looking SharePoint Sites
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-looking-sharepoint-sites.html
Versions
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/02/versions.html
Accounts
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678863.aspx

More on Installation
Details and links to Hardware and software requirements (SPS 2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx
Compare SharePoint Editions
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/Pages/Editions-Comparison.aspx
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/versions.html
Client - Browser Level 1 and 2 (chrome and Firefox have issues with datasheet view)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263526.aspx
Good Browser Compatibility List
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263526.aspx#Compatibility
IPAD support
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=960
64 bit browser issues
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288142.aspx
Datasheet view fix for 64 bit office
http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_chen/archive/2010/07/15/office-2010-x64-with-sharepoint-issue.aspx
Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/product-activation.aspx
NTLM vs. Kerberos
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee914605.aspx
DNS issues
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg502606.aspx
Account permissions and security settings
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678863.aspx
Latest Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff800847.aspx
Planning for Multiple Languages
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262055.aspx
InfoPath localization
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd425033.aspx
SMTP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263462.aspx
SharePoint Licensing
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/Pages/Licensing-Details.aspx
Capacity Planning for SharePoint
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262971.aspx
Loopback Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896861
Local Codes http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.splocale.lcid.aspx
Server 2012 Support requires SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2724471
No official SQL 2014 support
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ronalg/archive/2014/03/24/sql-server-2014-and-sharepoint-supportability.aspx

Module 2 - Creating Intranet
More from The Cloud Engineer
Site Collection Design - Site Collection or Subsite - that is the question
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/web-application-vs-site-collection-vs.html
Create Site Collection in a separate DB without using PowerShell - tricky
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-create-each-site-collection-in.html/
More on Creating Intranet
Plan sites and site collections
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288638.aspx
Create a Web Application (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192703&clcid=0x409
Create a site collection (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192705&clcid=0x409
Delete a site collection (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192706&clcid=0x409
SharePoint 101: Managed Paths
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192710&clcid=0x409
Good Chapter on Managed Paths
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/dd576268(v=office.12).aspx
Define managed paths (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192709&clcid=0x409
SharePoint Server 2010 Capacity Management: Software Boundaries and Limits (updated)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192711&clcid=0x409
Central Site for all SharePoint 2010 Capacity Planning (great start)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff601870.aspx
Database types and descriptions” (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192713&clcid=0x409
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678868.aspx
Rename DB to remove GUID
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-nz/library/ff851878(en-us).aspx#search
Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SPS 2010)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192714&clcid=0x409.
MSDN Tables and Views
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192715&clcid=0x409.
Split Content DB
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/5f5cee6a-a2af-4129-9518-a5ecf91fa405/
Move Service Applications
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff851877.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512723.aspx
SSL
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806885.aspx

Module 3 - Administration
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharepoint-operations.html
Change the Central Administration Web site port number” (SPS 2010)
 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192720&clcid=0x409
Setadminport: Stsadm operation” (Office SharePoint Server)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192721&clcid=0x409
Choose administrators and owners for the administration hierarchy” (SPS 2010) at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192722&clcid=0x409.
Wake-on-LAN info
http://thepowershellguy.com/blogs/posh/archive/2007/04/01/powershell-wake-on-lan-script.aspx
Missing Central Admin Links?
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/04/central-admin.html

More on Administration
PowerShell
Found some great PowerShell scripts here for SP2010
http://get-spscripts.com/

About Windows PowerShell

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192723&clcid=0x409
PowerShell for SharePoint
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806878.aspx

Understanding the Windows PowerShell Pipeline”
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192732&clcid=0x409.
PS Thread Options

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=183145.
“Viewing Object Structure (Get-Member)”
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=192738&clcid=0x409.
Stsadm to Windows PowerShell mapping
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621081.aspx
PowerShell vs. STSADM (unofficial list of missing commands)
http://www.sharepointlonghorn.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=10
http://blogs.interfacett.com/spike-xavier/2011/5/26/stsadm-commands-that-have-no-powershell-equivalent-sharepoin.html
Remote PS
http://techibee.com/powershell/connect-to-remote-powershell-with-alternate-credentials/257
PowerShell Hints
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2011/05/powershell-hints.html
PowerShell Profiles
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb613488(v=vs.85).aspx

Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Command Builder
https://www.microsoft.com/resources/TechNet/en-us/Office/media/WindowsPowerShell/WindowsPowerShellCommandBuilder.html

Module 4 - Content Management
More from The Cloud Engineer
Office Integration for SharePoint 2010
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/09/office-integration-in-sharepoint-2010.html
Managed Metadata Service
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/10/managed-metadata-service_04.html
More on Content Management
Metadata Services
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee519603.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424402.aspx (good example using conf room)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424403.aspx ( good overview diagram)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee519604.aspx (Planning worksheets)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/introduction-to-managed-metadata-in-sharepoint-server-2010-HA101859256.aspx ( good intro with detailed descriptions of icons)
Manage Permissions
http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/sharepoint-server-help/manage-permissions-and-roles-for-term-sets-HA101631579.aspx
Datasheet View Issues for 64-bit Office
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2266203
Client Features for Office 2003 2007 or 2010 (pdf)
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9690494
Microsoft Office 2010 with Different Versions of Microsoft SharePoint
http://mrin17.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/microsoft-office-2010-with-different-versions-of-microsoft-sharepoint/

Compatability Issues with Sharepoint 2010 and Office 2013
http://bit.ly/1WMJqzO

RBS
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/rbs.html

RBS - Remote Blob Storage Overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663474.aspx

List Column types and options
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/site-column-types-and-options-HA010302196.aspx
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Site-column-types-and-options-0d8ddb7b-7dc7-414d-a283-ee9dca891df7
List Throttling - Good Article
http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2009/10/27/working-with-large-lists-in-sharepoint-2010-list-throttling.aspx?Redirected=true
TechNet
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798465.aspx

Module 5 - Authentication
More from The Cloud Engineer
Authentication
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/02/authentication.html

More on Authentication
Security and Authentication for SharePoint Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff601872.aspx
Good overview of authentication
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262350.aspx
Double Authentication http/https issues
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc995228.aspx
ADAM
http://sharepoint-2010-world.blogspot.com/2011/03/adam-forms-based-authentication-in.html
Secure Store
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806889.aspx

Claims Encoding
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13921.sharepoint-2013-claims-encoding-also-valuable-for-sharepoint-2010.aspx

Module 6 - Security
Good Review on Security in SPF 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287860.aspx
What is Limited Access http://corypeters.net/2010/04/sharepoint-limited-access-what-is-it/
Information Rights Management
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms458245.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ms439625(v=office.14).aspx
Step by Step IRM
http://msmvps.com/blogs/ivansanders/archive/2012/06/08/check-out-the-weather-forecast-for-teched-2012.aspx

Permission levels and permissions
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Permission-levels-and-permissions-49d456eb-d3c8-4402-86b1-deb911224afb?pid=CH101248581033&CorrelationId=f1d59fb8-79c6-416b-b707-7f1e1e2c96ba&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

PowerShell Script to Enumerate SharePoint 2010 or 2013 Permissions and Active Directory Group Membership
http://geekswithblogs.net/bjackett/archive/2013/07/01/powershell-script-to-enumerate-sharepoint-2010-or-2013-permissions-and.aspx

Module 7 - Customization
More from The Cloud Engineer
Fab 40 update - Notice that Techsol is working to convert Fab 40 to 2010
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/07/fab-40-support.html

Lotus Notes Integration
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/08/sharepoint-and-lotus-notes.html
Great Looking SharePoint Sites
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-looking-sharepoint-sites.html
Troubleshooting
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-troubleshooting-tools.html
Developer Dashboard
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/developer-dashboard.html

Sandbox Solutions
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/08/sandbox.html

More on Sandbox Solutions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335711.aspx
Compare Farm vs Sandbox Solution
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721992.aspx
Sandbox Architecture
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ee539417(office.14).aspx
Good article to clarify GAC vs Sandbox and lists Solution Restrictions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff872402.aspx
Deploying Sandbox via PowerShell
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdeveloperdocs/archive/2010/10/28/how-to-install-sandboxed-solution-with-powershell-sharepoint-management-shell.aspx
Sandbox or no Sandbox that is the question
Appears that iisreset is an optional component of SharePoint Solution
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee231560.aspx
More on SharePoint Projects
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee231517.aspx

Troubleshooting Tools
Developer Dashboard
http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2009/10/28/using-the-developer-dashboard-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx
Fiddler - Web Debugger
http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/
Visual Route Trip Analyzer
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=21462
Firebug and Firebug Lite for IE6+, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome
http://getfirebug.com/ http://getfirebug.com/firebuglite

SharePoint Designer
SharePoint Designer Security
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mcsnoiwb/archive/2010/07/01/locking-down-sharepoint-designer-2010.aspx
Manage SharePoint Designer
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-designer-help/managing-sharepoint-designer-2010-HA101838275.aspx
Changes to SharePoint Designer
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179083.aspx
Control SharePoint Designer
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kaevans/archive/2011/07/11/test-permissions-grid.aspx

Module 8 – Security
How to enable SSL on a SharePoint 2010 web application ?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sowmyancs/archive/2010/02/12/how-to-enable-ssl-on-a-sharepoint-web-application.aspx
Redirecting users – A Mixed Http and Https Content SharePoint 2010 Environment
http://blogs.visigo.com/chriscoulson/mixed-http-and-https-content-with-sharepoint-2010/

more on security at the cloudengineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/02/sharepoint-security.html

Module 8 - Service Applications
More from The Cloud Engineer
Service Accounts
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/service-accounts.html
Advanced Timer Jobs
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/advanced-timer-jobs.html
Long List of SharePoint Service Application Configuration and Admin
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/07/long-list-of-links-for-sharepoint.html

More on Service Applications
Share service applications across farms
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621100.aspx
In a Nutshell: SharePoint 2010 Service Applications
http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2010sa2.aspx
Default Timer Jobs
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678870.aspx

Module 9 - User Profile and My Sites
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/user-profile.html

More on Social
Planning for Social
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee662531.aspx
MySite Branding
http://weshackett.com/2011/01/sp2010-mysites-part-one-overview/
Add User Photos Automatically
http://pholpar.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/synchronizing-user-image-between-active-directory-and-sharepoint-profile/
SAP Integration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg982939.aspx
Organizational Browser http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepoint2010setup/thread/15827b5e-36da-48e4-bd15-2e4c0b119500

User Profile Service
Great article from Harbar
http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2010ups.aspx
Technet
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049.aspx

Troubleshooting Tool – FIM Client –
Only for Training and Demos! Do not change settings! Unsupported
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\14.0\Synchronization Service\UIShell\miisclient.exe

Module 10 - Search
More on Search
Search Options from Microsoft
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/product/capabilities/search/Pages/Search-Server.aspx
Secure your search results even more ...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff796226.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee819930.aspx
PDF info (you need to add both ifilter and icon)
http://www.sharepointsharon.com/2010/03/sharepoint-2010-and-adobe-pdf/
http://www.mssharepointtips.com/tip.asp?id=1054
Good Overview from SharePoint George
http://sharepointgeorge.com/2010/configuring-enterprise-search-sharepoint-2010/
Getting Started with Enterprise Search in SharePoint 2010 Products (pdf)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=96663B95-E9F5-48C8-BEB9-A15AD119C499&displaylang=en
Thesaurus
http://sharepointsearch.com/cs/blogs/enterprisesearch/archive/2008/09/23/how-to-customize-the-thesaurus-in-sharepoint-search-and-search-server.aspx
FAST Filter Pack
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff383314.aspx
Office Filter Pack
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=5CD4DCD7-D3E6-4970-875E-ABA93459FBEE&displaylang=en
Free SOA (Search Engine Optimization) Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/web/seo
Performance and capacity management
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg750251.aspx
Step-by-Step: Provisioning the Search Service Application
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2009/11/23/step-by-step-provisioning-the-search-service-application.aspx
AAM and Server Mapping http://blogs.msdn.com/b/enterprisesearch/archive/2010/05/28/server-name-mapping-and-alternate-access-mapping-aam.aspx
Search Syntax or Building Search Queries
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee556426.aspx
KQL
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee558911.aspx

Module 11 – BI
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/overview-of-business-intelligence-capabilities-in-microsoft-sharepoint-server-HA101843646.aspx

Module 11 - Enterprise Service Applications
Site and solution administration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794341.aspx

Module 11 - Access Services
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/access-services.html

Module 11 - Excel Services
Comparison to Office Web Apps
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2010/07/21/excel-services-and-excel-web-apps-common-different-features.aspx

More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/excel-service.html

Module 11 - Office Web App
More from The Cloud Engineer
Service Administration - Great list of links
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/07/long-list-of-links-for-sharepoint.html

More on Office Web Apps
Office Web Apps overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431685.aspx
Office Web App Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2010/06/02/office-web-apps-for-microsoft-sharepoint-products-2010.aspx
Office Web Apps platform comparison
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff925944.aspx
Configure the default open behavior for documents
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee837425.aspx
SharePoint 2010 compatibility with Office 2007
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/thread/e4f95715-b88c-445e-87dd-2d8f09a3df74/
Co-authoring (i.e. Simultaneous Editing) in Word 2010
http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/archive/2009/09/09/co-authoring-in-word-2010.aspx
More on Co-authoring
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff718249(v=office.14).aspx
Web Application Printing in SP1
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/print-a-document-in-office-web-apps-HA101812661.aspx
Office Web App SP1
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh685255.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2460073
New Document
http://www.srinisistla.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=214

Module 12 - Enterprise Install
More from The Cloud Engineer
Install Tips and Tricks
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/10/sharepoint-installation-tips-and-tricks.html

Email Settings
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/01/sharepoint-lync-exchange.html

Farm Configuration Scripts
http://www.sharepointusecases.com/index.php/2011/01/automate-sharepoint-2010-farm-configuration-with-powershell/
TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262839.aspx
Codeplex http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/

Module 12 - Upgrade
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/06/sharepoint-upgrade-series.html
More on Upgrade
Upgrade Paths - good article on in-place versus database attach upgrade with step by step
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/performancepoint/archive/2010/02/25/upgrading-performancepoint-server-2007-to-pps-2010.aspx
Supported and unsupported upgrade
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262747.aspx
TechNet Resource on Upgrade
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee517214
2003 to 2010 is an two step upgrade without third party tools
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?PageType=4&ListId={72C1C85B-1D2D-4A4A-90DE-CA74A7808184}&pID=441
Article compares several upgrade methods and techniques and huge table to compare
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263447.aspx
http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=288
Database Attach
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263299.aspx
InfoPath Migration
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jojok/archive/2011/01/24/admin-approved-infopath-forms-migrating-from-moss-2007-to-sharepoint-server-2010.aspx
Introduction to search-first migration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh147951.aspx
MMS Upgrade
http://sharepointknowledgebase.blogspot.com/2013/04/migrate-managed-metadata-from-one.html

Module 12 - Updates (Service Packs and CU)
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharepoint-updates-cu-and-service-packs.html

Now SP 2 is out – July 2013
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687453
Prepare for Update
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff806331.aspx#obtainupdate
SharePoint 2010 build level and version numbers
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sharepointjoe/archive/2011/02/01/sp2010-sharepoint-2010-build-level-and-version-numbers.aspx
Mystery Behind SharePoint Patches
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/opal/
Detailed Update Overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff806329.aspx
Todd Klindt Build List
http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=224

Module 13 - Business Continuity
More from The Cloud Engineer
SharePoint Server 2010 - 10 Steps to Disaster Recovery
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-server-2010-10-steps-to.html
Document your SharePoint Site
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/05/documentation.html

More on Business Continuity from the Rest of the Web
Version Planning
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262378.aspx

Backup and Restore
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428315.aspx

DPM Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287757(v=office.14).aspx

Granulate Backup and Restore – Part1
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2009/10/21/sharepoint-2010-granular-backup-restore-part-1.aspx

Using SQL Snapshots for backup – Part2
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/spses/archive/2009/12/18/sharepoint-2010-granular-backup-restore-part-2.aspx
SharePoint Backup Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261687.aspx
Backup Scheduling with PowerShell - Great reference script
http://blogs.technet.com/b/ptsblog/archive/2011/03/18/sharepoint-2010-administration-with-powershell-automating-central-admin-backup.aspx
Move content databases
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262792.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512723.aspx

Setup SharePoint Farm using NLB and SQL Cluster
Part 1 - Prepare Windows Cluster
Part 2 - Install and configure SQL Cluster
Part 3 - Install and Configure NLB on WFE
part 4 - Install and configure SharePoint farm (3-tier)

Module 14 – Performance
More from The Cloud Engineer
PAL http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/08/sharepoint-pal.html

SharePoint Server 2010 performance and capacity test results and recommendations
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=fd1eac86-ad47-4865-9378-80040d08ac55
SharePoint Health Analyzer rules reference
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff686788.aspx
Configure Diagnostic Logging
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748656.aspx
Developing, Deploying, and Monitoring Sandboxed Solutions in SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335711.aspx
Web Analytics
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ecm/archive/2010/03/21/introducing-web-analytics-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ecm/archive/2010/05/03/web-analytics-in-sharepoint-2010-insights-into-reports-and-metrics.aspx
SharePoint Diagnostic Studio 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh144782.aspx
Free chapter from a great book on Monitoring SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg193966.aspx#MonitoringSharePoint2010_ULS
Add Auditing to SharePoint Foundation
http://auditlogsp.codeplex.com/
Auditing Basics and Creating Custom Audit Log Entries
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/431342/Auditing-A-Built-in-Feature-of-SharePoint

Module 15 - SharePoint Online and Office 365
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/04/office365.html

Microsoft Resources

Getting Started Series for SharePoint 2010 IT Professionals
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=164613
SharePoint 2010 TechNet Forum
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165422

SharePoint Posters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx

Student Links
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/08/student-links-10174-config-and-admin.html
Visio Shapes
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/10/planning-and-design.html
Vendor and Book Links
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/01/vendor.html
Books
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharepointbooks.html

Tech Topics - SharePoint 2013 Farm Administration Toolkit for Content Management and Information Architecture

About this Tech Topic Course

This course is targeted at experienced SharePoint Farm Administrators interested in learning how to use PowerShell, configure MMS and Search, deploy and manage SharePoint Server 2013 installations focused on content management in either the data center or the cloud. Tech Topics are key modules stripped from the 5 day Farm Admin Class 20331.

• Module 0 PowerShell and SharePoint
• Module 1 (20331 - Module 6): Creating Web Applications and Site Collections using both Central Administration and PowerShell
• Module 2 (20331 - Module 7: Planning and Configuring Service Applications using both Central Administration and PowerShell
• Module 3 (20331 - Module 2): Designing an Information Architecture
• Module 4 (20331 - Module 11): Managing Taxonomy including Managed Metadata Service
• Module 5 (20331 - Module 13): Configuring Enterprise Search

More on 20331 …

http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2013/05/20331.html

20331 course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 environment. This course will teach you how to configure SharePoint Server 2013, as well as provide guidelines, best practices, and considerations that will help you optimize your SharePoint server deployment.

20331 is the first in a sequence of two courses for IT Professionals and will align with the first exam in the SharePoint Server 2013 IT Pro certification.

20331 Audience Profile

The course is targeted at experienced IT Professionals interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy and manage SharePoint Server 2013 installations in either the data center or the cloud.

Students typically have more than four years of hands-on experience* planning and maintaining SharePoint and other core technologies upon which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2008 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server 2008 R2 or later, Active Directory,  and networking infrastructure services.

The minimally qualified candidate typically:

• Is an IT professional who plans, implements, and maintains a multi-server deployment of SharePoint Server 2013.
• Has a working knowledge of, and preferably hands-on experience, with SharePoint Online.
• Has broad familiarity with SharePoint workloads.
• Have experience with business continuity management, including data backup, restoration, and high availability.
• Has experience with authentication and security technologies
• Has experience with Windows PowerShell.

• Hands-on experience or job experience is considered a solutions-based role where the candidate works within the solutions space covered by SharePoint, working on multiple solutions in the SharePoint space that includes document management, content management, and search.

The secondary audience for this course are Business Application Administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in the administering line-of-business (LOB) projects in conjunction with internal business customers would benefit from an understanding of how to manage SharePoint Server 2013.

Administrators who are entirely new to SharePoint will gain some benefit from the course, but it is recommended that they familiarize themselves with the basic concepts of the SharePoint platform before attending.

Suggested Classes

SharePoint
20331 – Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
55033 – SharePoint 2013 Site Collection and Site Administration
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
PowerShell
10961 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 3.0
10325 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 2.0
CompTIA
A+, Network+, Security+

Certification – SharePoint MCSE
https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/mcse-sharepoint-certification.aspx

MCSE SharePoint 2013
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2013/06/sharepoint-mcse.html

TT0 “PowerShell and SharePoint”

Windows PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 reference
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee890108(v=office.15).aspx

Index of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff678226(v=office.15).aspx

Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Command Builder
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/TechNet/en-us/Office/media/WindowsPowerShell/WindowsPowerShellCommandBuilder.html

TT1 – (20331:Module 6) “Creating Web Applications and Site Collections"

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

Create a web application in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261875(v=office.15).aspx

TT2 – (20331:Module 7) “Planning and Configuring Service Applications"

More on Versions
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/02/versions.html

SharePoint 2013 service applications - Technical diagrams for SharePoint 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=299540
Operations for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262289.aspx
Site and Solution Administration 2010 (Oldie but a goodie - still applies to 2013)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794341(v=office.14).aspx
Service Application Dependencies
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg983005.aspx

TT3 – (20331:Module 2) “Designing an Information Architecture"

Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx

Technical Diagrams – Posters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.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

TT4 – (20331:Module 11) “Managing Taxonomy"

More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/10/managed-metadata-service_04.html

Search Dictionaries are missing?
First Create State Service - http://www.jrjlee.com/2013/02/the-search-dictionaries-term-store.html

TT5 – (20331:Module 13) “Configuring Enterprise Search"

KQL
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee558911(v=office.15).aspx
Search Reports
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219611.aspx
Query spelling suggestions
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/sharepoint-2013-query-spelling-inclusions-for-the-masses/
Linguistic search features in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219499
Query Spelling Suggestions
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/sharepoint-2013-query-spelling-inclusions-masses-revisited/
Query Suggestions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj721441
Continuous Crawls - The default interval every 15 minutes. Shortest interval possible every 1 minute.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219802.aspx
Search Query Tool
http://sp2013searchtool.codeplex.com/

10802A - Microsoft Enterprise Search for the IT Professional

 GoToMyPC Labs
General Class and SharePoint Info
Class Prerequisites
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=10802A
Lesson Questions and Answers as well as additional reading (download by class # 10802)
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/companionmoc.aspx
Information Worker Demo VHD
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27417
SharePoint Search Poster and more
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199(office.14).aspx

Module 1 - Search Architecture

Estimate performance and capacity requirements for SharePoint Server 2010 Search
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg750251.aspx
Central Site for all SharePoint Capacity Planning
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff601870.aspx
SharePoint Server 2010 capacity management: Software boundaries and limits
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc262787.aspx
More on Search 2010 Architecture and Scale - Crawl
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2010/04/16/search-2010-architecture-and-scale-part-1-crawl.aspx
SharePoint Search 2010 25M Item Crawl DB Limit Solution (FAST Search 2010 for SharePoint)
http://summit7systems.com/blogs/sharepoint-search-2010-25m-item-crawl-db-limit-solution-also-for-fast-search-2010-for-sharepoint/

Module 2 - Windows PowerShell and Content Crawling
Great Overview on Search PowerShell cmdlets
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sharepointjoe/archive/2011/01/21/sp2010-search-powershell-cmdlets.aspx 
More Cmdlets from TechNet http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/204.sharepoint-server-2010-search-windows-powershell-cmdlets-en-us.aspx
Plan for crawling and federation (Search Server 2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc280343.aspx
Noindex support
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/markarend/archive/2010/06/07/control-search-indexing-crawling-within-a-page-with-noindex.aspx
Robots.txt – Good overview
http://www.darrenmarsden.com/post/2012/03/22/Adding-a-robotstxt-to-SharePoint-2010.aspx
Robots.txt – old forum article
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/a8c239fd-d1e4-43cc-a1a9-93d46c07d05e
Robots.txt - Support from MSDN
http://www.spdoctor.net/Pages/article.aspx?name=Managing-Search-Crawlers-using-robots.txt
Robots.txt issues – thx Randy
http://blog.drisgill.com/2009/01/adding-robotstxt-to-sharepoint.html
Robots.txt Checker
http://kicktech.blogspot.com/2011/08/adding-robottxt-to-sharepoint.html

Module 3 - Configuring Search Sites
Keyword Query Syntax Reference
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558911(v=office.14).aspx
Wildcard Search for the end user
http://sharepointchick.com/archive/2009/10/19/whatrsquos-new-for-end-users-in-sharepoint-search-2010.aspx
Great Article from Engineer at Knowledge Lake
http://sharepointfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2012/03/sharepoint-2010-search-centers.html

Module 4 - SharePoint Search Enhancements
Planning Keywords Synonyms and Best Bets
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh133422.aspx
Creating Enterprise Search Metadata Property Mappings with PowerShell
http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/archive/2010/05/26/creating-enterprise-search-metadata-property-mappings-with-powershell.aspx
Targeting Search Scopes to Audiences
http://www.paulgrimley.com/2012/01/targeting-sharepoint-search-scopes-to.html
from Microsoft How to setup Role Based Search in SharePoint 2010
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepoint2010general/thread/666bbf63-cb3a-4640-9586-a7503f81ef66
Crawled properties reference
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh134087.aspx
Query Suggestions
http://sharepointfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-2010-search-query.html

Module 5 - Configuring Federation
Microsoft Forum
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-NZ/sharepoint2010general/thread/07e091b3-32ed-470a-9ba4-7b00842b2596
Links referenced from above forum
MSDN
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc806030.aspx
How to Series from community
http://manish-sharepoint.blogspot.com/2009/12/federated-search-in-sharepoint-2010.html
http://manish-sharepoint.blogspot.com/2009/12/federated-search-in-sharepoint-2010_21.html

Module 6 - Search Reporting and Analytics
Troubleshooting Common Errors
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee513082.aspx
Search Reports
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee808861.aspx
Web Analytics Reports
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663487.aspx

Extras - SharePoint Search
Search Server
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee808898.aspx
Moving SP2010 Search Admin Database
http://blogs.technet.com/b/poojk/archive/2011/11/28/move-sharepoint-2010-search-admin-database-from-one-sql-server-to-another.aspx
More on Moving SP2010  Search Admin Database
http://qa.social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepoint2010setup/thread/a24d2481-d13b-4bdc-9349-17bebe978069
Great Article (3 parts - Intro, Scale Design, Scale Config)
http://www.astaticstate.com/2010/12/sharepoint-2010-search-architecture.html
Search Architectures for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167739
Design Search Architectures for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167742
Manage deletion of index items (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh127009.aspx.
Using PowerShell to improve search performance (interesting article)
http://www.solidq.com/sqj/Pages/2010_December_Issue/SharePoint-Installation-Best-Practices-More-Control-with-PowerShell.aspx
More on Performance from Microsoft
2010 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc850696.aspx
2007 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee340949(v=office.12).aspx

Module 7 - FAST Search for SharePoint (FS4SP) Architecture
Customers and Case Studies
http://www.microsoft.com/pathways/fast/SuccessStories.htm
TechNet Reference Page
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee781286.aspx
Capacity Planning Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff383304.aspx
Scaling FAST farms
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff599526.aspx
More from above reference
Test results: Extra-small scenario (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Test results: Medium scenario (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Test results: Large scenario (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Test results: Extra Large scenario (FS4SP)
Features and Capabilities of FS4SP
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/product/capabilities/search/Pages/Fast-Search.aspx
Links from Planning Guide
Topology Overview
Deployment Options
Plan search service applications (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Plan FAST Search Server farm topology (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Performance and capacity management (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Performance and capacity test results (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Performance and capacity recommendations (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
System requirements (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
Security considerations for the server farm (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)

Module 8 - FAST Search Installation
FS4SP Deployment Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff381267.aspx
FS4SP Command Line Help
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee943520.aspx
Will your FS4SP cert expire in a year?
http://techmikael.blogspot.com/2011/01/will-your-fast-search-server-for.html

Module 9 - FAST Specific Connectors
Web Crawler XML configuration reference

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff354932.aspx
More FAST Connectors
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff383323.aspx

Search Connector Framework
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee556429.aspx
Exchange, Lotus Notes, Documentum Connectors
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee792876
Peoplesoft and SharePoint Integration Forum info
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepointgeneral/thread/a3ab479d-4379-462e-bc95-fcbb3a17f032

Module 10 - FAST Search Enhancements

User context – good article
http://www.blendmaster.net/blog/2012/04/fast-search-user-contexts-and-site-promotions
Using PowerShell and FQL to add promotions and demotions
http://techmikael.blogspot.com/2011/11/taking-promotionsdemotions-one-step.html

FAST Administration (FAST Admin Guides)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/fast-search-server-help/CL101856396.aspx?CTT=97
Links from Office Reference above
About FAST Search Site Administration

Manage FAST Search keywords

Promoting or demoting sites

Manage FAST Search user contexts

Manage FAST Search keywords
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/fast-search-server-help/manage-fast-search-keywords-HA010381994.aspx
Links from Office Reference above

Display the Manage Keywords page

Add keywords with synonyms

Add Best Bets

Add Visual Best Bets

Add document promotions

Add document demotions

Restrict to user context

Edit keyword details

FAST Query Language (FQL) Syntax Reference
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394606.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394452.aspx

Module 11 - FAST Search Backup and Restore
PowerShell Remote Commands
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff700227.aspx

Module 12 - FAST Search Monitoring and Tools
More from PowerShell 101

Tail Command
http://powershell101.blogspot.com/2012/02/tail.html

FAST command line reference
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee943520.aspx
FAST PowerShell
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff393782.aspx
Best practices for using crawl logs (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff756029.aspx
indexerinfo XML status report syntax (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg471170.aspx

Warning:
The procedures will erase the content index. After a reset, search results will not be available until new crawls have been run.

Reset the content index (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff191228.aspx
FAST Performance Counters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff383289.aspx

Performance and Optimization
Optimize search relevance
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff453901
Good Article on Search Relevance
http://sharepointfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2011/03/tuning-sharepoint-search-relevance-with.html
Large Scale Test using FS4SP in scale test report for very large scale document repositories (SharePoint Server 2010) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh867542.aspx#Conclusions
Thumbnail Issues http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2554903

More Tools
Working with QR Server in FS4SP
http://blog.sharepointsite.co.uk/2011/07/working-with-qr-server-in-fs4sp.html
Free Developer Search Tool for SharePoint 2010 Search and FAST Search for SharePoint
http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2010/08/15/free-developer-search-tool-for-sharepoint-2010-search-and-fast-search-for-sharepoint.aspx
SharePoint Search Service Tool
http://sharepointsearchserv.codeplex.com/
Robot.txt - http://evan-p.blogspot.com/2011/04/robotstxt-prevents-sharepoint-2010.html

Extras - FS4SP
FAST
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee781286.aspx
What's new in Enterprise Search
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee667266.aspx
FAST fixes in SP1
http://www.etechplanet.com/blog/fixes-included-in-sharepoint-2010-service-pack-1-(sp1).aspx
Good Info from former Microsoft Employee
http://searchunleashed.wordpress.com
Good Info from Microsoft Partner
http://summit7systems.com/blogs/danielwebster
Migration to Fast Search for SharePoint 2010 - General Considerations
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2012/05/06/migration-to-fast-search-for-sharepoint-2010-general-considerations.aspx
SPS2010-FAST Search: Outdated Search Results are not removed
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/fastsharepoint/thread/d552aa0d-e822-4771-94cb-8774785f180c/

Labs
LogMeIn Labs or  GoToMyPC Labs