Course duration: 3 Days

Cost: £995 + VAT

About this Course

This 3-day instructor-led course explores the new architectural changes made to SharePoint 2010 and how to upgrade your 2007 environment to 2010.

Audience Profile

IT Pros who want to get a quick understanding with hands-on labs of the new features and interfaces for IT Pros in SharePoint 2010.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

•Explore new service applications, powershell features, monitoring improvements, search features, backup and recovery techniques and a full coverage of upgrading to 2010.

In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have experience:

•SharePoint 2007 experience (for upgrade), understanding of database and web applications.

Course Outline

Module 1: Overview

A simple introduction module.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
•Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.

Module 2: Service Applications

In this module we are going to take a look at Service Applications and how the older Shared Service Provider is now obsolete.

Lessons

•Service Applications

Lab : Explore Service Applications

•Explore Service Applications

Lab : Install Service Application

•Install a Service Application
•Assign a Service Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:
•Describe Service Applications
•Understand how the Service Application architecture works
•Install new Service Applications

Module 3: PowerShell

In this module we are going to take a look at new PowerShell features in SharePoint 2010.

Lessons

•PowerShell
•SharePoint and PowerShell

Lab : PowerShell Basics

•PowerShell Basics – Command Lets
•Variables
•Arrays
•While Loop
•If Statement
•Create An Object
•Static Properties

Lab : PowerShell With SharePoint

•Load SharePoint Dll into PowerShell
•Set PowerShell Execution Policy
•Enumerate Webs
•Create a site with PowerShell
•Create/Update an item with PowerShell
•Backup SharePoint with PowerShell
•Profiles and MySites script

Lab : Profiles and MySites script

•Explore SharePoint 2010 Commandlets

After completing this module, students will be able to:
•What PowerShell is
•How to work with PowerShell scripts
•Be familiar with out of the box SharePoint PowerShell Scripts

Module 4: Monitoring

In this module we are going to take a look at new monitoring features in SharePoint 2010.

Lessons

•Monitoring

Lab : Configure Monitoring

•Configuring Diagnostic Logging

Lab : ULS Viewer

•Explore the ULS Viewer

Lab : Health Analyzer

•Explore SharePoint Health Analyzer

Lab : Logging Database

•Explore SharePoint Logging Database

After completing this module, students will be able to:
•Describe the improved monitoring features of SharePoint 2010
•How to use the ULS Viewer
•How to use the Health Analyzer
•Query the new Logging Database

Module 5: Search

In this module we are going to take a look at new Search features in SharePoint 2010, Search Federation, and the new Search product called FAST ESP.

Lessons

•Federated Search
•Search Architecture
•FAST Search
•Search 2010

Lab : Install Search

•Install SharePoint Search

Lab : Explore Search

•Explore SharePoint Search

Lab : Install FAST Search

•Install FAST Search

After completing this module, students will be able to:
•Understand the new features of SharePoint Search
•Install and configure SharePoint Search
•Install and configure FAST Search

Module 6: Backup Restore Disaster Recovery

In this module we are going to take a look at new High Availability features in SharePoint 2010.

Lessons

•Disaster Recovery
•Backup
•Restore

Lab : Backup

•Explore Backup Options
•Central Administration
•PowerShell

Lab : Restore

•Restore SharePoint
•Partial Restore

After completing this module, students will be able to:
•How to backup and restore SharePoint 2010
•How to use the granular restore feature of 2010

Module 7: Install and Upgrading

In this module we are going to take a look at upgrading your older SharePoint 2007 farm to 2010!

Lessons

•Deep Details
•Upgrading 2007

Lab : Installing SharePoint 2010

•Install SharePoint Foundation
•Install SharePoint Server

Lab : Upgrade (Pre-reqs)

•Upgrade to SP2
•Install CU Oct 2009

Lab : Upgrade (Gradual)

•Gradual Upgrade

Lab : Upgrade (In-Place)

•In-Place Upgrade

After completing this module, students will be able to:
•Understand Upgrade Architecture
•Learn to perform a In-place upgrade
•Learn to perform a Gradual upgrade
•Understand what items to test after upgrade