SharePoint Administration With Windows 2008 and SQL 2008 Joel Oleson Sr. Product Manager Nintex USA sharepointjoel.com Todd Klindt Sr. Consultant Solanite ToddKlindt.com

What You Need Windows Server 2008 Manageability Powershell, Task Manager, Server Manager IIS 7, Tracing and Diagnostics Security IIS 7 Minimal Install, URLScan, SCW 2.0, NAP Performance TCP/IP Optimization, SMB 2.0 What’s Key in SQL 2008? Security Cost Savings

What You Need Windows Server 2008

Manageability

Powershell, Task Manager, Server Manager

IIS 7, Tracing and Diagnostics

Security

IIS 7 Minimal Install, URLScan, SCW 2.0, NAP

Performance

TCP/IP Optimization, SMB 2.0

What’s Key in SQL 2008?

Security

Cost Savings

WHAT’S THE LATEST AND GREATEST THAT SHAREPOINT ADMINS SHOULD CARE ABOUT?

Recent Hotfixes Content Deployment Fixes Recent KBs Rollups STSADM Tools and Content

Content Deployment Fixes

Recent KBs

Rollups

STSADM Tools and Content

Windows Server Compat Windows Server 2008 Requires Slipstream WSS 3.0 with SP1 and MOSS 2007 with SP1 Note: New STSAdm command - Mergecontentdbs Last 32 bit version

Windows Server 2008 Requires

Slipstream WSS 3.0 with SP1 and MOSS 2007 with SP1

Note:

New STSAdm command - Mergecontentdbs

Last 32 bit version

WHAT IS IN WINDOWS SERVER 2008 THAT SHAREPOINT ADMINS SHOULD LEVERAGE?

Requires IIS 6 Backward compatible components for IIS 6 Metabase compatibility (ADSI and WMI) Windows SharePoint 3.0 with SP1 includes dependencies will configure IIS 7 Role config WSS or MOSS will fail install if not with SP1

Requires IIS 6 Backward compatible components for IIS 6 Metabase compatibility (ADSI and WMI)

Windows SharePoint 3.0 with SP1 includes dependencies will configure IIS 7 Role config

WSS or MOSS will fail install if not with SP1

MANAGEMENT

Managability Server Manager Reliability Manager Powershell Server Management (700+new settings) Event Viewer & Task Scheduler Create configuration as templates for reuse

Server Manager

Reliability Manager

Powershell

Server Management (700+new settings)

Event Viewer & Task Scheduler

Create configuration as templates for reuse

Server Manager Replaces Computer Management Uses role/feature model Add roles Add features Roles have a dependency database Multiple roles/features can be installed and configured in one operation

Replaces Computer Management

Uses role/feature model

Add roles

Add features

Roles have a dependency database

Multiple roles/features can be installed and configured in one operation

Server Manager Server Manager Product Installation Initial Configuration

Windows Remote Management WinRM (Remote Management) Management “despite” firewalls Implementation of WS-Management protocol Based on HTTP/HTTPS connectivity XML is the data structure WinRS (Remote Shell) Executes command line commands and executed locally WINRS <Server> <Command>

Management “despite” firewalls

Implementation of WS-Management protocol

Based on HTTP/HTTPS connectivity

XML is the data structure

WinRS (Remote Shell)

Executes command line commands and executed locally

WINRS <Server> <Command>

Event Viewer - Windows Server 2008 Event Viewer Console Complete rewrite for Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008 Improved organization, integration, filtering, and searching Event Logs Viewable and exportable to XML Channels for administrative events, global view across logs Events Notifications and user-defined actions on events Richer online event information Event Forwarding Consolidate events remotely over WS-Management XPath subscriptions

Event Viewer Console

Complete rewrite for Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008

Improved organization, integration, filtering, and searching

Event Logs

Viewable and exportable to XML

Channels for administrative events, global view across logs

Events

Notifications and user-defined actions on events

Richer online event information

Event Forwarding

Consolidate events remotely over WS-Management

XPath subscriptions

Task Scheduler Improvements Previous Releases Windows Server 2008 Schedule Trigger Backward Compatibility Trigger on Event Network Conditions Synchronized Tasks Random Delayed Start Password Resilience Execution History Task Import & Export Failure Notification

EVENT VIEWER, TASK SCHEDULER & RELIABILITY MANAGER demo

demo

IIS 7.0 Value Streamlined installation means reduced attack surface Simplified administration through variety of tools Customization and extensibility through .NET Event logging and tracing for faster troubleshooting Better application isolation

IIS 7 Worker Processes and Failed Request Tracing with SharePoint

Windows PowerShell .NET-based interactive shell and scripting language Interactive, programmable, secure, and task-oriented Efficient control and automation of admin tasks Manage both desktops and servers in mixed environments Core Windows administration technology In the box for Windows Server 2008 Available as a download for Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista Extensible for developers to easily build their own tools Enables strong command line and GUI integration Broad adoption Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

.NET-based interactive shell and scripting language

Interactive, programmable, secure, and task-oriented

Efficient control and automation of admin tasks

Manage both desktops and servers in mixed environments

Core Windows administration technology

In the box for Windows Server 2008

Available as a download for Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Extensible for developers to easily build their own tools

Enables strong command line and GUI integration

Broad adoption

Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

MANAGEMENT IN SHAREPOINT WITH POWERSHELL demo

demo

Virtualization Architecture Hyper-V server role introduced in Windows Server 2008 Host multiple systems and share hardware on a single server New hypervisor-based architecture Hypervisor Devices Drivers Root VM CPU Memory Drivers Virtualization Stack Drivers Drivers Child VM Child VM Synthetic I/O Devices Drivers Server Apps Drivers Server Apps

Hyper-V server role introduced in Windows Server 2008

Host multiple systems and share hardware on a single server

New hypervisor-based architecture

64 bit hosts From HW to Image From Image to Hardware Manage VMWare hosts Caution don’t scrimp on resources! Guidance… coming. POLL Hyper V - Virtualization

64 bit hosts

From HW to Image

From Image to Hardware

Manage VMWare hosts

Caution don’t scrimp on resources!

Guidance… coming.

POLL

SECURITY

Security Focused Built in Firewall SCW 2.0 URLScan Minimal Application footprint Minimal Services (Imagine core with HyperV)

Built in Firewall

SCW 2.0

URLScan

Minimal Application footprint

Minimal Services

(Imagine core with HyperV)

Firewall & Built-in URLScan

PERFORMANCE

Performance & Reliability Reduced Downtime Hot replace of memory Hot replace of processors Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) All process crashes will get recorded and reported if configured to do so

Reduced Downtime

Hot replace of memory

Hot replace of processors

Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA)

All process crashes will get recorded and reported if configured to do so

Performance Improvements Next Generation TCP/IP Stack and SMB 2.0 Optimized performance without loss Intelligent, automated tuning of TCP receive window size Better packet loss resiliency (e.g. wireless connectivity) Advanced congestion control for better throughput Automatically adjusts for maximum efficiency Faster network transfers, especially across WAN links Optimized use of available network bandwidth Reduced packet loss resulting in fewer retransmits

Next Generation TCP/IP Stack and SMB 2.0

Optimized performance without loss

Intelligent, automated tuning of TCP receive window size

Better packet loss resiliency (e.g. wireless connectivity)

Advanced congestion control for better throughput

Automatically adjusts for maximum efficiency

Faster network transfers, especially across WAN links

Optimized use of available network bandwidth

Reduced packet loss resulting in fewer retransmits

Next Generation TCP Stack #2 Receive Side Scaling Leverage multiple processors for greater parallelism in network receives Good for heavy receive processing with large numbers of connections i.e. web, FTP Transport Offload Engine Support for dedicated network adapter hardware Offloads TCP processing and/or acceleration Unburden the system CPU from intense TCP/IP processing Good for heavy TCP/IP receive processing with small/ medium numbers of active connections e.g. File Backup

Receive Side Scaling

Leverage multiple processors for greater parallelism in network receives

Good for heavy receive processing with large numbers of connections i.e. web, FTP

Transport Offload Engine

Support for dedicated network adapter hardware

Offloads TCP processing and/or acceleration

Unburden the system CPU from intense TCP/IP processing

Good for heavy TCP/IP receive processing with small/ medium numbers of active connections e.g. File Backup

File Server – SMB 2.0 SMB2.0 (Remote File sharing protocol) introduced in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Helps to reduce network traffic Greatly increases the number of shared files supported Improved Performance (can result in many orders of magnitude improvement in throughput) SMB 1.0 Write Request Write Response SMB 2.0

SMB2.0 (Remote File sharing protocol) introduced in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Helps to reduce network traffic

Greatly increases the number of shared files supported

Improved Performance (can result in many orders of magnitude improvement in throughput)

Remote Large File Copy On WAN (100ms Latency) Branch Hub Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008

Remote File Applications The file transfer improvements in SMB2 improve large-file Office and Windows shell interactions

The file transfer improvements in SMB2 improve large-file Office and Windows shell interactions

Web Server Requests/sec (bigger is better) Microsoft.com Microsoft.com website 10% higher throughput (normalized to CPU usage) Production server performance monitored over 72 hours WS08/IIS7 enables MS.COM to process over 100 million additional web requests per day at current CPU usage level (extrapolation based on existing hardware)

Microsoft.com website

10% higher throughput (normalized to CPU usage)

Production server performance monitored over 72 hours

WS08/IIS7 enables MS.COM to process over 100 million additional web requests per day at current CPU usage level (extrapolation based on existing hardware)

OK, YOU GOT ME… HOW DO I GET THERE?

How Do I Upgrade? On Windows Server 2003 Upgrade to SP1 or later first Upgrade any Database engine storage to Windows Internal Database Engine SP2 Backup your Farm (to separate server) Proceed with OS upgrade Verify Upgrade Upgrade Complete - Windows Server 2008

On Windows Server 2003

Upgrade to SP1 or later first

Upgrade any Database engine storage to Windows Internal Database Engine SP2

Backup your Farm (to separate server)

Proceed with OS upgrade

Verify Upgrade

Upgrade Complete - Windows Server 2008

AMD Developer Central Lessons IIS 7 takes a bit of ramp up, but pays off FAST! Install seemed a lot easier and seamless with slipstream Using existing hardware it was faster than WS03, (we did NOT expect this!) Didn’t really notice most of the time it wasn’t WS03 (very quick ramp up)

IIS 7 takes a bit of ramp up, but pays off FAST!

Install seemed a lot easier and seamless with slipstream

Using existing hardware it was faster than WS03, (we did NOT expect this!)

Didn’t really notice most of the time it wasn’t WS03 (very quick ramp up)

Windows Server 2008 Resources http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735844.aspx AMD Developer Case Study Upgrading to 64 bit Windows Server 2008 (Steve Smith & Penny Coventry MVPs) Coming Soon! Updated Eval Guides and WS08 Better together with SharePoint detailed analysis Downloadable HOLs Windows Server 2008 and MOSS install Powershell and SharePoint SharePoint and WS08 Customizing Event Viewer IIS 7 failed request tracing (Hot!)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735844.aspx

AMD Developer Case Study

Upgrading to 64 bit Windows Server 2008 (Steve Smith & Penny Coventry MVPs)

Coming Soon!

Updated Eval Guides and WS08 Better together with SharePoint detailed analysis

Downloadable HOLs

Windows Server 2008 and MOSS install

Powershell and SharePoint

SharePoint and WS08 Customizing Event Viewer

IIS 7 failed request tracing (Hot!)

What's Rocking in SQL 2008?

Top 10 - SQL 2008 for SharePoint Admins Management Database Mirroring Enhancements Policy Based Administration Cluster enhancements Resource Governor Easier to deploy Security Transparent Encryption

Management

Database Mirroring Enhancements

Policy Based Administration

Cluster enhancements

Resource Governor

Easier to deploy

Security

Transparent Encryption

Cost Savings Backup compression (25-35% at least) Reporting Services in SharePoint Mode (report builder rocks!) Data compression

Backup compression (25-35% at least)

Reporting Services in SharePoint Mode (report builder rocks!)

Data compression

CTP3 June 07 CTP4 July 07 CTP5 Nov 07 CTP6 Feb 08 Enterprise Data Platform Beyond Relational Pervasive Insight

Transparent Data Encryption External Key Management Data Auditing Pluggable CPU Mirroring Log Compression Policy Based Management Server Group Management Streamlined Installation Enterprise System Management Performance Data Collection System Analysis Data Compression Query Optimization Modes Resource Governor Entity Data Model LINQ Visual Entity Designer Entity Aware Adapters Change Data Tracking Synchronized Programming Model Visual Studio Support SQL Server Conflict Detection FILESTREAM data type Integrated Full Text Search Sparse Columns Large User Defined Types Large User Defined Aggregates New Date/Time Data Types New Spatial data types (GEOGRAPHY & GEOMETRY) Virtual Earth Integration Partitioned Table Parallelism Query Optimizations Persistent Lookups Backup Compression MERGE SQL Statement Data Profiling Star Join Enterprise Reporting Engine Internet Report Deployment Block Computations Scale out Analysis BI Platform Management Export to Word and Excel Author reports in Word and Excel Report Builder Enhancements TABLIX Rich Formatted Data Personalized Perspectives … and many more

Transparent Data Encryption

External Key Management

Data Auditing

Pluggable CPU

Mirroring Log Compression

Policy Based Management

Server Group Management

Streamlined Installation

Enterprise System Management

Performance Data Collection

System Analysis

Data Compression

Query Optimization Modes

Resource Governor

Entity Data Model

LINQ

Visual Entity Designer

Entity Aware Adapters

Change Data Tracking

Synchronized Programming Model

Visual Studio Support

SQL Server Conflict Detection

FILESTREAM data type

Integrated Full Text Search

Sparse Columns

Large User Defined Types

Large User Defined Aggregates

New Date/Time Data Types

New Spatial data types (GEOGRAPHY & GEOMETRY)

Virtual Earth Integration

Partitioned Table Parallelism

Query Optimizations

Persistent Lookups

Backup Compression

MERGE SQL Statement

Data Profiling

Star Join

Enterprise Reporting Engine

Internet Report Deployment

Block Computations

Scale out Analysis

BI Platform Management

Export to Word and Excel

Author reports in Word and Excel

Report Builder Enhancements

TABLIX

Rich Formatted Data

Personalized Perspectives

… and many more

Summary - FAQ Why does WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 not install on Windows Server 2008? You need to install WSS 3.0 with SP1 or MOSS 2007 with SP1. RTM Installs will be blocked. Can I upgrade my Windows Server 2003 SharePoint Deployment to Windows Server 2008? Yes Can I run SPS 2003 or WSS 2.0 on Windows Server 2008? No Is SQL 2008 supported by MOSS? Yes, planned for RTM of SQL 2008.

Why does WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 not install on Windows Server 2008?

You need to install WSS 3.0 with SP1 or MOSS 2007 with SP1. RTM Installs will be blocked.

Can I upgrade my Windows Server 2003 SharePoint Deployment to Windows Server 2008?

Yes

Can I run SPS 2003 or WSS 2.0 on Windows Server 2008?

No

Is SQL 2008 supported by MOSS?

Yes, planned for RTM of SQL 2008.