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Best Practice for Configuring
your SharePoint Environment
Steve Smith
About the Speaker….
Steve Smith – SharePoint MVP
Owner Combined Knowledge
http://www.combined-knowledge.com
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Co Author MS press SharePoint Administrator
Companion, co organizer UK SharePoint user
group, SharePoint Trainer and Speaker since
2001
Agenda or Content Slide
Agenda
SharePoint Logical Terminology
Don’t we just put the CD in the server ?
It’s not just about SharePoint
SQL database Configuration Demo
Setup Best Practices Summary
Resources
SharePoint Logical terminology
Don’t we just put the
CD in the server
Installing the SharePoint binaries is the easy part but
there are many factors to consider before you click
the install :
•Location
of files – I.e. Index File / Search db
•Type of Install
•Default should be complete
•Only use Web Front end for if dedicating servers to
web application hosting
•Consider
How management sites will be accessed
when installing more than one SharePoint Server I.e.
Central Administration , Shared Services
•Use PSConfig command line install for total control
of configuration parameters
•Define Service accounts
•Minimum 4
•Shouldn’t be domain administrators
•Least privilege access if required
•Plan
for your databases ( see next few slides )
It’s not just about SharePoint
Plan your SQL storage
How many Content db’s
Quotas
Site collection to database mapping – Allowing for
total control of data growth and data planning
Create in SQL then define in SharePoint
Plan for Concurrent user load – RPS / Page Load
Plan for AD – Service Accounts / location of DC and Kerberos
Understand IIS – Performance and Troubleshooting
64 bit Hardware – Future proofing /performance /#servers
SQL database mapping
HR
Database
Projects
Database
Sales
Database
Site
collection
Site
Collection
Site
Collection
Quota
50GB
Quota
30GB
Quota
75GB
Pre Creating Databases in SQL in order to define the database
parameters such as Initial Size , Auto Grow and data files.
Then Create a Site collection in SharePoint that goes into the new
database.
PLACE DEMO TITLE HERE
Configuration Best Practices Summary
List Name
Index file location
Data Growth
Maximize data throughput
with correct disk hardware on
the SQL server.
Pre create databases where
feasible
Consider restoring data
Can you use Kerberos
Always use FQDN’s for Web
Application defaults
Plan Service Accounts
List Name
Plan for Search database
Install SharePoint logged on as
farm Administrator
Use PSConfig for command line
installation
Use SSL for central
administration
Configure Shared Services on
Port 80
Don’t use AD Administrator as
Search Service accounts
Get Trained
Resources
www.combined-knowledge.com
Download how to whitepapers
Training and adoption information
www.mindsharpblogs.com
Whitepapers/blogs
Technet – Planning guides
MSDN – Developer papers
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