Many of you are preparing for the
Microsoft 70-331 certification exam. Well gird your loins my friends. Microsoft presents a list of skills that
need to be mastered in order to be considered prepared for that exam. As a
student, you want to consider these a checklist that should be examined with a
critical, self-examining eye. The Exam is an MCSE level exam, which means that
the Server Administration prerequisites of an MCSA are assumed for this class.
Even if you are not taking the exam, these are the skills that keep you from
having to install SharePoint multiple times or hire an outside consultant to
fix your mistakes!
Exam takers can expect multiple questions based upon
a detailed case study. In these questions you will need to select the best
answer using your understanding of the scenario and its objectives. Sometimes
you might be given examples of PowerShell code and to accomplish a given task
correctly you’ll need to put them in the correct order. Or hot areas where you have to click the
appropriate area in Central Admin to accomplish something. Case studies are
separate sections of the test that don’t allow for the ability to return to
previous case studies.
For each of the major sections of this class you
will find a checklist version of the preparation skills you need to master
along with test tips, suggested web resource links on core technologies and
details that are often known only to the subject matter experts. (We hope all
links will still be available at the URLs given). In addition, bolster your skills
– keep learning. Use your course sessions, your labs, and practice tests. Build
your own lab environment to “make it and break it” on your own. You can learn
much by using the free SharePoint Foundation server and using a trial version
of Office 365, or downloading a trial VHD that you could install on Windows 8,
Server 2012, or the free Hyper-V server installation. Read Microsoft’s
documentation as well as the pain points described in blog articles on the same
subject by professionals like yourself.
With all that said, these suggestions and links are
there to help you be the best SharePoint Core administrator you can be, test or
no test!
Starters
The official Microsoft Exam page is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-331
Here are some other things to start with:
- Evaluation Software for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973398.aspx - General Planning for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261834.aspx - Explore SharePoint 2013 New Features
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261970.aspx - Changes – SP 2010 to SP2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607742(v=office.15).aspx - Hybrid SP 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj838715.aspx - Compare SharePoint 2013 Versions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819267.aspx#bkmk_FeaturesOnPremise
Session 1: Planning and Installing SharePoint 2013
Be sure to understand the capacity of SharePoint
objects: KNOW the maximum number of content databases, site collections, web
applications in a farm, lists and libraries, site columns, application pools
per server, Managed paths per web app, maximum database size, RAM consumption
etc. Understand how to determine the amount of physical disk space and database
space needed for SharePoint with capacity planning to ensure enough throughput
for your devices. Understand how Network services like DNS, DHCP, and firewalls
support or break SharePoint. Know how to install a Workflow Manager and then
register it with Workflow Manager Client on each SharePoint WFE. In the exam
pay attention to the case studies. A word or two can make the difference. Know
how to relocate the distributed cache so it is NOT on every server in a
scripted install. Know the PowerShell cmdlets that interact with SharePoint
online as well as on premise.
·
Design a logical architecture
o
Plan
application pools
o
Plan web
applications
o
Plan for
software boundaries
o
Plan content
databases
o
Plan
host-header site collections
o
Plan zones and
alternate access mapping
·
Design a physical architecture
o
Design a
storage architecture
o
Configure basic
request Management
o
Define individual
server requirements
o
Define service
topologies
o
Plan server
load balancing
o
Plan a network
infrastructure
·
Plan a SharePoint Online (Microsoft Office 365)
deployment
o
Evaluate
service offerings
o
Plan service
applications
o
Plan site
collections
o
Plan customizations
and solutions
o
Plan security
for SharePoint Online
o
Plan networking
services for SharePoint Online
·
Plan installation
o
Identify and Configure
installation prerequisites
o
Implement
scripted deployment
o
Implement patch
slipstreaming
o
Plan and
install language packs
o
Plan and Configure
service connection points
o
Plan
installation tracking and auditing
·
Plan and Configure farm-wide settings
o
Configure
incoming and outgoing email
o
Plan and Configure
proxy groups
o
Configure
SharePoint Designer settings
o
Plan and Configure
a corporate catalog
o
Configure
Office Web Apps integration
o
Configure
Windows Azure workflow server integration
Additional resources
- http://blogs.technet.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-postattachments/00-03-54-92-02/Recommended-Reading-List.xps
- Architecture design for SharePoint 2013 IT pros – learn these charts!
- SharePoint online Planning guide for Office 365 enterprise and midsize
- Hybrid SharePoint Whitepaper
- Official –
What has Changed Guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607742.aspxPlan for SharePoint 2013 - Planning http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261834.aspx
- Install and Configure Microsoft SharePoint 2013
- Install and Configure SharePoint 2013
- Hardware and Software Requirements
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485 - Manage lists and libraries with many items
- http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/sharepoint-server-help/manage-lists-and-libraries-with-many-items-HA102771361.aspx#_Toc346115852
- Hybrid Solutions for SharePoint
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/04/16/get-your-head-in-the-cloud-hybrid-for-sharepoint-2013-office.aspx - Special Requirements for BI
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219634 - Virtual Best Practices for SP 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621103.aspx - On-premises virtualization in SP 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607968.aspx - SQL capacity planning in SP2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298801.aspx - Database types and Descriptions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678868.aspx - Install Guide – Three Tier Model
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee805948.aspx - Tech Guides and Planning Worksheets -
Downloadable Content for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/cc262788.aspx - DB Recovery Options
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175987(SQL.100).aspx - Recovery Models
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189275.aspx - High Availability Solutions for SQL
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190202.aspx - Topologies for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx#architecture - Extranet Topologies
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263513(v=office.14).aspx (2010 – looking for 2013)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh204611(v=office.14).aspx - Request Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj712708.aspx - Multi-Tenancy
http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2013mt.aspx - Storage - RAID 10 is preferred
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298801(v=office.14).aspx#Section33 Storage and SQL Server capacity Planning and configuration overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298801.aspx - Move Content Databases
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262792.aspx - Remote
Blob Storage (RBS) Limits
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx - RBS Overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748649.aspx - RBS Planning
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff628583.aspx - Large File Support
http://blogs.technet.com/b/praveenh/archive/2012/11/16/issues-with-uploading-large-documents-on-document-library-wss-3-0-amp-moss-2007.aspx - Hardware and Software Requirements
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx - Prepare Installation Source – aka
Slipstreaming
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff806331 - Managed Paths
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261845.aspx - Software Boundaries and Limits http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx
- Service Accounts http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263445.aspx
- Email Scenarios http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262947.aspx
- Site Mailbox – SharePoint 2013 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj150499(v=exchg.150).aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj552524.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/08/22/site-mailboxes-in-the-new-office.aspx
- Prerequisite Installer http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/DownloadInstall-SharePoint-e6df9eb8 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff686793.aspx
- Prerequisite Issue – App Fabric 1.1 http://blogs.technet.com/b/praveenh/archive/2013/02/22/sharepoint-2013-prerequisites-fails-with-msi-installer-error-code-1603-while-installing-appfabric-1-1.aspx
- Missing Four Prerequisites http://blogs.technet.com/b/lukeb/archive/2013/08/28/sharepoint-pre-requisites-they-left-out.aspx
- DisableLoopbackCheck. Lets do it the right way http://blogs.technet.com/b/sharepoint_foxhole/archive/2010/06/21/disableloopbackcheck-lets-do-it-the-right-way.aspx
- Loopback vs. Back-Connection Hostnames http://www.harbar.net/archive/2010/02/12/groundhog-day-configuring-back-connection-host-names-using-group-policy.aspx
- IISReset http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc758159(v=ws.10).aspx
- IISReset - One Web Application http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/d881abe1-3ce7-4cc8-be69-1c448b880c4d/iisreset-on-one-specific-web-application
- When to Use IISReset http://fullsocrates.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/iisreset-vs-recycling-application-pools/ http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/83049/when-do-we-need-an-iisreset-after-deployment
- SQL Alias http://blog.idera.com/sharepoint/performance-webcasts/plan-your-sharepoint-farm-right-with-a-sql-server-alias/
- SMTP Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288949(v=office.14).aspx
- Email Setup http://blogs.technet.com/b/harmeetw/archive/2012/12/29/sharepoint-2013-configure-incoming-emails-with-exchange-server-2013.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262947.aspx
- Deploy OWA Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219455.aspx
- OWA Hardware and Software Requirements http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219435.aspx
- WOPI – Web Open Platform Interface http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh622722(v=office.12).aspx
- OWA High Available http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219435(v=office.15).aspx#loadbalancer
- OWA Licensing http://blogs.technet.com/b/volume-licensing/archive/2013/05/22/how-to-license-office-web-apps-server.aspx
- Excel vs. Excel in WOPI http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/differences-between-using-a-workbook-in-the-browser-and-in-excel-HA010369179.aspx
- People Picker in 2013 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg602075(v=office.15).aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg602068(v=office.15).aspx http://sps2013.blogspot.com/2013/09/people-picker-in-sharepoint-2013.html
- Streaming Video http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/11/streaming-video-on-sharepoint.html
- Handling PDF in SharePoint http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/11/pdf.html
- Workflow MSDN Start: Set up and Configure SharePoint 2013 Workflow
Manager
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163276(v=office.15).aspx - Install and Configure workflow for
SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj658588(v=office.15) - Workflow Server - How to Add More Computers to a Service Bus Far http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193010(v=azure.10).aspx
- Service Applications
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12512.sharepoint-2013-service-applications-list.aspx - DNS – SharePoint Online
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161237.aspx - SharePoint 2013
Session 2: Web and Service Applications
Remember that there can only be one app site
collection per web application, but an app site collection can be published to
another web application. Farm admins can limit whether the SharePoint store is
available to end users or if they can only request an app. The HTML field
security limits the ability of certain sites to appear in content editor iframe
web parts. Know which service applications do what, and what is not (Office Web
Apps).
·
Provision and Configure web applications
o
Create Managed
paths
o
Configure HTTP
throttling
o
Configure List
throttling
o
Configure
Alternate Access Mappings (AAM)
o
Configure an
authentication provider
o
Configure
SharePoint Designer settings
·
Create and Maintain site collections
o
Configure Host
header site collections
o
Configure
self-service site creation
o
Maintain site
owners
o
Maintain site
quotas
o
Configure site
policies
o
Configure a
team mailbox
·
Manage site and site collection security
o
Manage site
access requests
o
Manage App
permissions
o
Manage
anonymous access
o
Manage
permission inheritance
o
Configure
permission levels
o
Configure HTML
field security
Additional resources
- Create a web application in SharePoint 2013
- Manage site collections in SharePoint 2013
- Managed Paths
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261845.aspx - Host-Named Site Collections – Good Table
Comparing PBSC vs. HNSC
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc424952.aspx (TechNet) - More on Host-Named Site Collections
http://blogs.technet.com/b/pabenois/archive/2013/03/28/some-thoughts-about-sharepoint-2013-host-named-site-collections.aspx (Blog) - Moving from PBSC to HNSC
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kaevans/archive/2013/09/09/moving-path-based-to-host-named-site-collections.aspx - Warm-up Scripts
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2007-2010-or-d1884b4b - SP Shell Access
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg490648.aspx - List of Site Templates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262410.aspx - Manage site quotas and locks
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287733(v=office.12).aspx - Site
Collections Host-named
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc424952.aspx
Manage site collections in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607925.aspx
Create a site collection in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263094.aspx - Alerts
Settings
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262816.aspx - Service
Applications
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12512.sharepoint-2013-service-applications.aspx - Exchange trust certificates between
farms in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704552.aspx - Configure services and service
applications in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee794878.aspx - Service Application Dependencies
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg983005.aspx - Document Conversion
http://www.theroks.com/synchronous-document-conversion-with-word-automation/ - Service Applications Roadmap
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx#architecture - Proxy Groups
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chadray/archive/2011/05/10/creating-custom-proxy-groups-and-adding-members-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx - Cross Farm
Services
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh528474.aspx
Session 3: Security
Be sure to understand Oauth based claims
authentication, classic authentication can only work through PowerShell
installation – though some BI apps only work through classic authentication.
What Azure Access Control Services are (ACS) and how to configure an ACS
connection for SharePoint Apps. Know the new sharing options for libraries.
Know the sharing for External Users option in SharePoint online. Know which
ports are associated with SQL and SharePoint and how to configure non-standard
ports. Know how to export/import/install certificates in PowerShell and how to
add a cert as a SharePoint Trusted Root Certificate Authority for Azure
Workflow Manager, SharePoint Apps, SSL, and Farm Trusts.
·
Plan and Configure authentication
o
Plan and Configure
Windows authentication
o
Plan and Configure
identity federation
o
Configure
claims providers
o
Configure site-to-site
(S2S) intra-server and OAuth authentication
o
Plan and Configure
anonymous authentication
o
Configure
connections to Access Control Service
·
Plan and Configure authorization
o
Plan and Configure
SharePoint users and groups
o
Plan and Configure
People Picker
o
Plan and Configure
sharing
o
Plan and Configure
permission inheritance
o
Plan and Configure
anonymous access
o
Plan web
application policies
·
Plan and Configure platform security
o
Plan and Configure
security isolation
o
Plan and Configure
services lockdown
o
Plan and Configure
general firewall security
o
Plan and Configure
antivirus settings
o
Plan and Configure
certificate Management
·
Plan and Configure farm-level security
o
Plan rights Management
o
Plan and Configure
delegated farm administration
o
Plan and Configure
delegated service application administration
o
Plan and Configure
Managed accounts
o
Plan and Configure
blocked file types
o
Plan and Configure
web part security
Additional resources
- SharePoint security: The fundamentals of securing SharePoint deployments
- Authentication, Authorization, and Security in SharePoint 2013
- Permission Planning http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262939.aspx
- Permissions Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219771.aspx
- Fine-grained permission reference for SharePoint Server 2013 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn169567.aspx
- Difference between Site Collection Primary/Secondary/Owner http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc750414.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc723735.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288243(v=office.12).aspx http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/41414/site-collection-owners-and-site-collection-administrators-can-anyone-explain-th
- Sign in as Different User http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2752600
- Default
Permission Levels
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc721640.aspx - Security
Groups
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261972.aspxSecurity Planning for SharePoint 2013 farms - Sharing
Content
http://blogs.sharepoint911.com/blogs/jennifer/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=116 - Antivirus
Folder Exclusion - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952167
Official SharePoint Antivirus Statement - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322941
Forum - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/bab1a929-d98e-40a8-9a85-5ccc0177f3cc/onprem-antivirus-solution-for-sharepoint-2013 - Authentication
Plan authentication in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219571.aspx - Oauth
OAuth - Authorization and authentication for apps in SharePoint 2013
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp142384.aspx - Oauth - Configure server-to-server
authentication in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219532.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp142382.aspx - Configure
Authentication Infrastructure in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219795.aspx - Authentication Overview (excellent
article with videos)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262350.aspx - Configure authentication infrastructure
in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219795.aspx - FBA in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806890.aspx - Kerberos authentication in SharePoint
2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806870.aspx - SAML-based claims auth with ADFS
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh305235.aspx - Federation scenarios
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757344(v=ws.10).aspx - AD FS 2.0 Step-by-Step and How To Guides
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/adfs2-step-by-step-guides(v=ws.10).aspx - How to Install and Configure ADFS 2.0
for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (old 2010 reference)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10452.how-to-install-and-configure-adfs-2-0-for-sharepoint-2010-on-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx - Claims Identity Token Explained (old
2010 but good overview)
http://yalla.itgroove.net/2012/11/claims-based-authentication-in-sharepoint-2010/ - Identity Claims Encoding for SharePoint
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/scicoria/archive/2011/06/30/identity-claims-encoding-for-sharepoint.aspx - Create Containers using ADSIedit
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303161 - Using Facebook as Identity Provider (4
part series)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/06/01/use-facebook-as-an-identity-provider-for-sharepoint-2013-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/06/02/use-facebook-as-an-identity-provider-for-sharepoint-2013-part-2.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/06/05/use-facebook-as-an-identity-provider-for-sharepoint-2013-part-3.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/06/06/use-facebook-as-an-identity-provider-for-sharepoint-2013-part-4.aspx - S2S Authentication
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219532.aspx - Manage
Blocked File Types
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262496.aspx - Security and
permissions (SharePoint 2013)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261869.aspx - Secure SQL
Farm for SharePoint 2013 Environments
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607733.aspx - Server
Hardening for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262849.aspx - Office 365 Federation Domain
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj151794.aspx – Updated Feb 28
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618887 - Issues
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn194105.aspx - PowerShell - Setup
SharePoint Online Management Shell Environment
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/set-up-the-sharepoint-online-Management-shell-environment-HA102919087.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102915057 - ADFS
Step-by-Step and How To Guides
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/adfs2-step-by-step-guides(v=ws.10).aspx - Managing SSO
http://blogs.technet.com/b/abizerh/archive/2013/02/06/supportmultipledomain-switch-when-managing-sso-to-office-365.aspx - Firewall Ports
http://blog.blksthl.com/2013/02/21/tcpip-ports-of-sharepoint-2013/ - SMTP Redirect
http://www.delphi-ts.com/blogs/lozzi/post/2011/02/09/Sending-SharePoint-emails-through-alternate-ports.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tirumals/archive/2012/03/17/step-by-step-configuration-of-outgoing-emails-from-sharepoint-to-microsoft-online.aspx - IRM – Information Rights Management
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179103.aspx - Hack SharePoint
http://blog.helloitsliam.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=100 - Anti-Virus
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2013/02/22/Antivirus-and-SharePoint-2013.aspx - Anti-Virus – Excluded Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952167 - Permissions Control SharePoint Designer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2592376
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/sharepoint-designer-help/managing-sharepoint-designer-2010-HA101838275.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262287(v=office.14).aspx#section2 - Content Type Change Control – sealed –
unsealed
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms434692(v=office.14).aspx
Session 4: Taxonomy
In this section be sure to understand the MMS
application and how it relates to columns and content types. Also make sure to
understand permissions Management for MMS. Category Pages and Catalog Item
Pages are page layouts designed to integrate with Managed Navigation. Assign
them to a term from the term driven pages tab in the Term Store Management Tool
·
Create and Configure a Managed Metadata Service
(MMS) application
o
Configure proxy
settings for Managed service applications
o
Configure
content type hub settings
o
Configure
sharing term sets
o
Plan and Configure
content type propagation schedules
o
Configure
custom properties
o
Configure term
store permissions
·
Design information architecture
o
Design an
inter-site navigational taxonomy
o
Design site
columns and content types
o
Plan
information Management policies
o
Plan Managed
site structures
o
Plan term sets
·
Manage taxonomy
o
Manage site
collection term set access
o
Manage term set
navigation
o
Manage topic
catalog pages
o
Configure
custom properties
o
Configure
search refinement
o
Configure list
refinement
- Managed metadata and navigation in SharePoint 2013
- Managed Metadata Service applications in SharePoint 2013
- Plan Managed metadata in SharePoint
Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee530389.aspx - Plan terms and term sets in
SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee519604.aspx - Navigation using Managed Metadata
(Term Store)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163949.aspx
https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/eusp/Pages/SharePoint-2013-Navigation-using-Managed-Metadata-Term-Store.aspx - Assign a category page and a catalog
item page to a term in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj884105.aspx - MMS
Planning
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee530389.aspx - Good
Overview MMS from Office.Microsoft.com
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/introduction-to-managed-metadata-HA102832521.aspx - Good
Detail Info from Community
http://sureshpydi.blogspot.com/2013/04/sharepoint-2013-create-term-set-terms.html - Managed
Navigation
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn194311.aspx - Free
General Business Taxonomy - WAND
http://www.wandinc.com/wand-general-business-taxonomy.aspx - Content
Type Hub FAQ
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chaks/archive/2011/02/09/content-type-hub-limitations.aspx - Column
Types
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/site-column-types-and-options-HA010302196.aspx - Managed
Metadata Service Connection Properties
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424403.aspx
Session 5: Search Applications
Be prepared to Configure a search server that can
integrate with an existing farm or a separate farm, how to Define internal and
external content, when to use the continuous crawl feature, and how to Manage
the enterprise search application. Managing the SEO settings enables you to define
meta tags to make the site cleaner for search engine referrals and linking. FAST
and Enterprise search is now integrated and consistent. You’ll need PowerShell
scripts to configure this well.
·
Create and Configure enterprise search
o
Plan and Configure a search topology
o
Plan and Configure content sources
o
Plan and Configure crawl schedules
o
Plan and Configure crawl rules
·
Manage search
o
Manage result sources
o
Manage query rules
o
Manage display templates
o
Manage Search Engine Optimization
(SEO) settings
o
Manage result types
o
Manage a search schema
o
Configure crawl Performance
o
Plan and Configure security trimming
Additional resources
- Overview of search in SharePoint
Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219738.aspx - Plan search in SharePoint Server
2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263400.aspx - Overview of the search schema in
SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219669.aspx - Features – On Premises
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819291.aspx#bkmk_SearchfeaturesOnPrem - Great General List
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819291.aspx - Promoted Result – aka Best Bets
http://www.surfray.com/blog/2013/05/30/promoted-results-in-sharepoint-2013/ - Query Rules
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj871676.aspx - Crawl Rules
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219686.aspx - Search Health Reports
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/search-health-reports-HA102848814.aspx - Search Usage Reports
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/view-usage-and-search-reports-HA103640042.aspx - Configure result sources for web
content Management in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj715262.aspx - Understanding result sources for
search in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn186229.aspx - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in
SharePoint 2013
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/search-engine-optimization-sharepoint-2013/ - Search
Administration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee792877.aspx - Scaling
Search for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219628.aspx - Query
Rules Levels and permissions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj871014.aspx - Overview
Result Types and Display Templates
http://blogs.office.com/b/sharepoint/archive/2012/10/30/introducing-sharepoint-2013-search-result-types-and-display-templates.aspx - Result
Types
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn135239.aspx - Site
Column to manage property
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/03/06/from-site-column-to-managed-property-what-s-up-with-that.aspx - Search
Migration from 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj839719.aspx - FAST
Migration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn130132.aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn130132.aspx - Custom
Search Connectors
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/office/ee556429(v=office.15) - Lotus
Notes Connector
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj591606.aspx - Documentum
Connect
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff721975.aspx - Search
Topology
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx - Compare
Foundation vs. Server
http://www.myfatblog.co.uk/index.php/2012/10/search-in-sharepoint-2013-foundation-versus-full-blown-server/ - Search
Troubleshooting Tool
https://sp2013searchtool.codeplex.com/ - Move
Search Index Better
http://stevemannspath.blogspot.com/2013/05/sharepoint-2013-search-moving-index.html - Good
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Move-SharePoint-2013-242869e2
Session 6: User Profiles and Performance
Be aware of the new permissions model for user
displays, how the Newsfeed tool works, and when to use the Distributed Cache
Service. UPA requires MMS and Search to
function correctly.
·
Create and Configure a User Profile Service (UPA)
application
o
Configure a UPA application
o
Setup My Sites and My Site hosts
o
Configure social permissions
o
Plan and Configure sync connections
o
Configure profile properties, Configure
audiences
·
Monitor a SharePoint environment
o
Define Monitoring requirements
o
Configure Performance counter
capture
o
Configure page Performance Monitoring
o
Configure usage and health providers
o
Monitor and forecast storage needs
·
Tune and optimize a SharePoint environment
o
Plan and Configure SQL optimization
o
Execute database maintenance rules
o
Plan for capacity software
boundaries
o
Estimate storage requirements
o
Plan and Configure caching
o
Tune network Performance
·
Troubleshoot a SharePoint environment
o
Establish baseline Performance
o
Perform client-side tracing
o
Perform server-side tracing
o
Analyze usage data
o
Enable a developer dashboard
o
Analyze diagnostic logs
Additional Resources:
- Synchronize user and group profiles
in SharePoint Server 2013 - TechNet
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049.aspx - Synchronize user and group profiles
in SharePoint Server 2013 - MSDN
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049.aspx - UPSA Permissions - How to grant the
"Replicating Directory Changes" permission for the Microsoft
Metadirectory Services ADMA service account
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303972 - Default UPS Mappings
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2013/02/18/Default-Active-Directory-Import-User-Profile-Property-Mappings-in-SharePoint.aspx - My Site Configuration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624362.aspx - PhotoStore Update
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607547.aspx - Photo Management in SharePoint 2010
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/spsocial/archive/2011/01/07/photo-Management-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx - Good Article from Community
regarding Photos - User Photo’s Stored In Active
Directory Can Not Be Displayed
http://james-brennan.co.uk/2011/06/02/user-photos-stored-in-active-directory-can-not-be-displayed/ - UPRE - User Profile Replication
Engine
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj891109.aspx - Privacy Settings
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721054.aspx - Must Do Checklist from Microsoft SharePoint Team http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/02/18/sharepoint-2010-2013-user-profile-synchronization.aspx
- TechNet Info http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049(v=office.15).aspx#UPSAProc
- Import Enabled Accounts Only http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827754
- Import Photos from AD
http://blogs.technet.com/b/lukeb/archive/2013/01/04/sharepoint-import-a-picture-from-ad-for-the-user-profile.aspx
http://richardstk.com/2013/04/12/import-user-photos-from-active-directory-into-sharepoint-2013/
http://costoda.blogspot.com/2013/01/sharepoint-2013-user-profile-service.html
old - http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2013/01/import-user-pictures-from-active-directory-to-sharepoint-2010-mysite.html - LDAP for AD Import MSDN: Search Filter Syntax LDAP Filter Syntax RFC 4515 on LDAP Search Filters
- AD Import Mappings http://www.harbar.net/archive/2013/02/18/Default-Active-Directory-Import-User-Profile-Property-Mappings-in-SharePoint.aspx
- New SharePoint Active Directory Import Support (light and fast) http://www.harbar.net/archive/2012/07/23/sp13adi.aspx
- AD Properties – cool reference for AD mappings http://www.kouti.com/tables/userattributes.htm
- Multi Forest - Office 365 does support multi forest, but recommends a single one http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852469.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/educloud/archive/2013/08/02/multi-forest-and-multi-tenant-scenarios-with-office-365.aspx
- Exchange SP1 adds multi-forest http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/jj873754(v=exchg.150).aspx
- What's New in Social in SharePoint
2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219766.aspx - Plan for Social Computing and
Collaboration in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee662531.aspx - Micro Blogging
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219700.aspx - Performance
Cache Performance
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff934623.aspx - Close Site Policy – New Concept in
SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219569.aspx - Data
Collector Sets
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749337.aspx - MAXDOP in SQL
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758657.aspx - Performance
Testing
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758659.aspx - Performance
Throttling - SharePoint Health Score and Throttling deep dive
http://www.wictorwilen.se/sharepoint-2013-sharepoint-health-score-and-throttling-deep-dive - Troubleshooting
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg609831.aspx - Monitor
Health
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681489.aspx - Overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748636.aspx - Configure
diagnostic logging in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748656.aspx - Logging
Levels
http://sgryphon.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/sharepoint-2010-logging-levels/ - Diagnostic Logs
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748656.aspx - ULS Viewer
http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/ULSViewer - Data Collection Sets
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766404.aspx - Timer Jobs
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678870.aspx - Client Side Tracing BCD
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/duetsupport/archive/2011/08/24/business-connectivity-services-bcs-client-side-logging-for-office-2010.aspx - SQL Free Testing Tools
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2008/04/05/sqliosim-is-not-an-i-o-performance-tuning-tool.aspx?Redirected=true
http://sqlserverio.com/2012/08/16/free-tools-for-testing-sql-sever/
Other Hints for the Test Takers:
For best results on your 70-331 exam, you will
want to have done all of the following:
- Installed SharePoint via GUI and Powershell, online and offline
- Deployed multiple SharePoint farms in a single forest which talk to each other and share services
- Deployed Office 365 tenants using Single Sign On
- Deployed a full ADFS 2.0 infrastructure
- FULLY Configured all components of SharePoint 2013 via the GUI and Powershell
- Managed detailed Search configuration and optimization
- Configured a Web Application to use ALL of the authentication methods
- Configured multiple SharePoint topologies across multiple servers using a variety of load balancing techniques
- Optimized SharePoint Servers, Services and SQL Performance
- Troubleshoot SharePoint on admin and developer level
- Designed Highly available farms with several disaster recovery scenarios
- SQL Admin skills – especially db management (logs/perf/backup/restore/attach) and security
You MUST know PowerShell Cmdlets
- Introduction to the SharePoint
Online Management Shell
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/introduction-to-the-sharepoint-online-Management-shell-HA102915057.aspx - PowerShell Administration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806878.aspx - Complete List -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff678226.aspx - Test-SPContentDatabase -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607941.aspx - Upgrade via PowerShell -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee906560.aspx - Connect to SharePoint Online -
http://blog.ciaops.com/2013/05/connecting-powershell-to-sharepoint.html - Azure PS -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn194105.aspx - User Profile Replication Engine PS -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc663011(v=office.14).aspx - User Profile Service Application PS -
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee906542.aspx
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