SharePoint 2013 Admin Course
Module 1 - Getting started with SharePoint 2013
This introductory module introduces
students to the fundamental terminology and architecture of SharePoint
Foundation and describes the new platform enhancements with the greatest impact
on SharePoint administrators. The module also examines the different editions
available for SharePoint Server 2013. The module concludes with a discussion of
hardware and software requirements and using virtualization techniques to build
testing and production environments.
- SharePoint
Foundation Architecture and Terminology
- SharePoint 2013
Enhancements Targeting Administrators
- SharePoint
Server 2013 Editions
- Hardware and
Software Requirements
- Virtualization
Considerations
Module 2 - Installing SharePoint Server 2013
This module explores the various topologies
that can be used to build a SharePoint 2013 farm and introduces the new Service
Application architecture of SharePoint Foundation. Students will learn how to
choose between common deployment topologies when installing SharePoint Server 2013
in a variety of scenarios. The module also discusses best practice techniques
for creating dedicated service accounts in Active Directory to provide the
identity for various worker processes in a SharePoint 2013 farm.
- Understanding
Farm Topologies
- Service Application
Architecture
- Creating
Dedicated Service Accounts in Active Directory
- Installing
SharePoint Server 2013
- Creating the
Farm and the Configuration Database
Module 3 - Configuring SharePoint Server 2013
The module explores the Central Administration
Web Site and discusses how to configure SharePoint Server 2013 after initially
creating a new farm. You will learn how to leverage Managed Service accounts
and how to configure and schedule timer jobs . The module discusses when to use
and when to not to use the Farm Configuration Wizard. The lecture and lab will
show you how to create new service application instances by hand for scenarios
where using the Farm Configuration Wizard is not appropriate.
- Getting Around
in Central Administration
- Managed Service
Accounts
- Managing Timer
Jobs
- Using the Farm
Configuration Wizard
- Configuring
Service Applications by Hand
Module 4 - Configuring and Administrating Security in
SharePoint 2013
This module examines the different
styles of authentication supported in SharePoint 2013 and introduces terms and
concepts of claim-based security. You will learn how to install certificates
and configure SSL as well as how to configure Windows authentication,
Claims-based authentication and forms-based authentication.
- Windows
Authentication
- Claims-based
Authentication
- Forms-based
Authentication
-
Intranet/Extranet/Intranet Considerations
- Configuring
Certificates and SSL
Module 5 - Creating and Configuring Web Applications
This module discusses the techniques
required to create and manage Web Applications. You will learn to configure Web
Applications with host headers and alternate access mappings. The module also
explains how to control resource usage within a Web Application by creating
quotas and adjusting the new SharePoint Foundation thresholds for list
throttling. The lecture will conclude with a discussion of configuring a Web
Application to allow for anonymous access.
- Configuring DNS
and Host Headers
- Creating New
Web Applications
- Configuring
Alternate Access Mappings
- List Throttling
and Quotas
- Configuring
Anonymous Access
Module 6 - Writing Administrative Scripts using Windows
PowerShell
The lecture introduces students to the
new world of Windows PowerShell scripting. You will learn how to call cmdlets
and use pipelining from the interactive console windows. You will also learn
how to write, test and debug Windows PowerShell scripts using the Windows
PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE). Finally, you will learn how
to load the SharePoint PowerShell snap-in and call cmdlets provided by
SharePoint 2013.
- Introduction to
Windows PowerShell
- Windows
PowerShell Console Window
- Writing Windows
PowerShell Scripts
- Loading the
SharePoint PowerShell Snap-in
- Writing
Administrative Scripts for SharePoint 2013
Module 7 - Managing Site Collection Growth using a
Governance Plan
This module explains how SharePoint
sites are provisioned with respect to site collections, Web Applications and
content databases. You will see how to create new sites using site templates
included with SharePoint Foundation and SharePoint Server 2013 including Team
site, Publishing site and Enterprise Wiki. The module discusses customizing
sites through the browser by adding site elements such as pages, Web Parts,
lists and content types. There will also be a discussion of site customization
using the SharePoint Designer 2013 and configuring SharePoint Designer Settings
to restrict SharePoint Designer access. The module concludes with a discussion
of governance and capacity planning to manage the growth of content across site
collections and content databases.
- Sites and Site
Collections
- Site Templates
in SharePoint 2013
- Customizing
Sites using the Browser
- Customizing
Sites with SharePoint Designer
- Enforcing
Governance in Production Environments
Module 8 - Configuring Search in SharePoint Server 2013
This module provides an overview of
SharePoint 2013 search capabilities and discusses what search functionality is
available under various SKUs. The instructor will compares and contrasts
SharePoint Search architecture with the architecture of FAST Search. You will
also learn how to configure the Search Service Application and to create custom
search pages within a site using the Search Web Parts included with SharePoint
Server 2013.
- Overview of
Search in SharePoint 2013
- SharePoint
Search Architecture versus FAST Search
- Configuring the
Search Service Application
- Creating Search
Pages using the Search Web Parts
- Using Custom
Ranking Models
Module 9 - Configuring the Managed Metadata Service
This module introduces the architecture
and capabilities of the Managed Metadata Service. You will see how to create
and collaborate on hierarchical term sets in order to create taxonomies for
tagging items and documents. There will be a discussion of creating Enterprise
Content Types and configuring a synchronization hub to propagate to sites
across one or more farms.
- Overview of the
Managed Metadata Service
- Creating and
Collaborating on Managed Terms Sets
- Creating
Taxonomies using Hierarchical Term Sets
- Tagging Items
and Documents
- Creating a
Synchronization Hub for Enterprise Content Types
Module 10 - Working with The Business Data Connectivity
Service
The module describes the basic
architecture of the Business Data Connectivity Service and explains how to
create External Content Types to gain read-write access to backend data sources
such as databases and Web Services. You how to expose data from connections
using external lists. You will learn to configure connections using the Secure
Store Service as well as how surface data from a connection using an external
list. The module will also include a discussion of generating profile pages
within a SharePoint site to create user interface components for entities that
live in external data sources.
- Introduction to
the BCS
- Creating
External Content Types
- Configuring
Security with the Secure Store Service
- Provisioning
Profile Pages
- Creating
External lists
Module 11 - Configuring the User Profile Service
This module discusses how to take
advantage of the new Social Networking features in SharePoint Server 2013. You
will learn how to set up the User Profile Service Application and to
synchronize user profiles against Active Directory user accounts. The module
discusses several other topics which rely on user profiles such as notes and
tagging, audience targeting and MySites.
- Overview of
User Profiles and Social Networking
- Configuring the
User Profile Service
- Importing User
Profiles from Active Directory
- Notes and
Tagging
- Working with My
Sites
Module 12 - Deploying and Monitoring Custom Solutions
This modules focuses on best practice
technique of using features and solution packages to deploy site customizations
and custom business solutions. First, you will learn how to deploy and manage a
solution package as a farm-level solution. The module then introduces you to
the new sandboxing architecture in SharePoint Foundation and discusses how
sandboxed solutions provide a more reliable way to run custom code within a
production environment. You will learn how to configure the Sandboxed Code
Service and how to monitor sandboxed solutions running within your farm.
- Solution
Packages and Best Practice Deployment
- Deploying and
Managing Farm Solutions
- Sandboxed
Solutions Architecture
- Uploading and
Activating Sandboxed Solutions
- Monitoring and Administrating
Sandboxed Solutions
Module 13 - Planning for Backup, Restore and Disaster
Recovery
This module covers several different
strategies for backing up and restoring content. The discussion begins with
versioning and the Recycle Bin. Then you will learn to back up and restore site
collections using Windows PowerShell scripts and by hand through Central
Administration. The modules conclude with a discussion of how to prepare for
disaster recovery so that you can restore a farm in the event of catastrophic
server failure.
- Versioning and
Restoring Documents
- Configuring
Recycle Bin Behavior
- Site-Level
Backup and Restore
- Preparing for
Disaster Recovery
- Recovering the
Farm After Server Failure
Module 14 - Health Monitoring and Optimization
This module explores common techniques
used to monitor SharePoint 2013 farms and to optimize their performance. You
will learn how to troubleshoot problems using the Developer Dashboard and how
to read diagnostic information from ULS logs and the Logging Database. The
module also discusses using the new Health Analyzer and configuring Usage
Reporting.
- The Developer
Dashboard
- Understanding
ULS Logs
- The Logging
Database
- Health Analyzer
and Usage Reporting
- Timer Jobs ad
Server Affinity
I will cover this course modules in very practical manner not in theory kind of thing.
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Mail: ashokkumarj2005@gmail.com
