Best Practices to SharePoint Physical and Information Architecture FundamentalsName: Joel OlesonTitle: Sr. ArchitectCompany: Quest SoftwareTwitter: @joelolesonBlog: http://www.sharepointjoel.com

Who is SharePoint Joel?http://www.sharepointjoel.com8+ Year SharePoint Veteran7 Years Microsoft SharePoint Team & ITThe First SharePoint AdminQuest Sr. SharePoint ArchitectLoves to Travel 45 Countries+Swaziland Dancer

Audience PollSharePoint Admins?Less than 3 years in SharePoint?Belong to SharePoint &/or .NET user groups?

Watch Out for Killer Bunnies

Agenda…SharePoint Best Practices: Architecture FundamentalsCore Logical ArchitecturePhysical ArchitectureDesigning Information ArchitectureAvoid Common Mistakes

Bear Grills - SurvivalVideo

WSS 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007MOSS FISFor Internet Sites& Enterprise IntranetWeb Forms, Excel Services, BDCDoc Management, Web Content Management,Search, & PortalsIntranet/ExtranetStandardPlatform & Collaboration(blogs & wikis)Windows Internet Connector

Fundamental Principle #1IIS Web Sites = IIS Virtual Servers = Web ApplicationsPhysical ServerWeb Application(s)Top Level Site(s)Site CollectionsSite(s)/websSite Collection

Fundamental Principle #2Consistency in HierarchyWSS 3.0Web ApplicationsSite CollectionsSitesTemplates & FeaturesMOSS 2007Web ApplicationsSite CollectionsSitesTemplates & Features

Fundamental Principle #3Servers Have Services are Are RolesServers have RolesWeb Front End (WFE)QueryCalculation (Excel)Index(Non SharePoint) Database ServerSimplified Really Just 3 RolesWFE/Query – 99%Index (App Tier)SQLNote: Never put Query and Index on same server if there is another Query server!

Deployment InstallKey concepts32 bit or 64bit binaries**Note: SharePoint 2010 requires 2008 64bit & 64bit SQL 2005 or 2008InstallBasic NOT RECOMMENDED except for POCAdvanced – Allows you to connect to SQLWFE only vs. Full installLanguage Packs (Downloads on the Web)WSSMOSSIfilter pack +

Most Common FarmsWFE/QueryWFE/QueryAll SP RolesIndex“All in One”SQLSQLSQL

Key Factors in TopologyUsage# UsersSolution (The answer before the question)Authentication Type (Anonymous vs. AD)Caching Offload devicesBusiness & Tech RequirementsClient & Server Performance RequirementsSLAs (Uptime/High Availability Req.)WAN Considerations (Multi farm)DataGBs/TBs of data Total # Files and Items (rare)

SharePoint in common…LOLCATS.COM

Fundamental Principle #3You MUST learn the difference between site and site collection despite the confusion.Site = Web = Spweb aka subwebSTSADM = WebUI=siteSite Collection = SpSiteSTSADM = SiteCentral Admin = SiteUI= Site Collection

Defaults have Faults

POP QUIZ!!!! What is the most scalable object in SharePoint?Site CollectionCan I run WFE and Query on one box and WFE Query Index on another?NO!Is a default basic install good enough to get started?No! (Even be careful with proof of concept.)Is Virtualization and SharePoint ok?Yes!

WooHoo! You Pass SharePoint Fundamentals– The New World

Containment Hierarchy

Joel's Cheat Sheet for Hosting

Endusersharepoint.com

SharePoint Server Logical ModelServiceOfferingPermanent Central PortalWeb ApplicationPermanentStructured SharePoint Server SitesCentralPortalPermanent Division PortalsWeb Applications or Site CollectionsAdhoc Team SitesConsider Charge BackTo reduce support hit.Ad HocWSS SiteTemplatesSharePoint ServerSites1 per User

Planning for *REAL* Capacity Boundaries

Plan for Software BoundariesPlan your lists and librariesThroughput differences between flat document library vs. document library with folders

Top Performance KillersIndexing/CrawlingBackup (SQL & Tape)Profile ImportMisc Timer Jobs – User Sync for large #s of UsersSTSADM Backup/RestoreLarge List OperationsHeavy User Operation List Import/Write

Understanding the SharePoint Databases

Disk I/O DemandMost DemandMedium DemandLow Demand*Content..SearchConfigTempModel+SSPMasterTlogs* Except during backup and Indexing + Except during Profile Import

#8 SharePoint Common Mistakes

Operations and IT Failures

Developer Failures

Business Deployment Failures

Call to Action!Be sure to PLAN your logical infrastructure & Physical… Don’t forget a Governance Plan!Where do you get your information? TechNet, MSDN, SharePoint Team Blog, SharePoint User Groups http://www.sharepointpros.org, and blogs!! Twitter?http://www.sharepointjoel.com@joeloleson

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Resources

ResourcesRequired slideTechnical Communities, Webcasts, Blogs, Chats & User Groupshttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspxMicrosoft Learning and Certificationhttp://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspxMicrosoft Developer Network (MSDN) & TechNet http://microsoft.com/msdnhttp://microsoft.com/technetTrial Software and Virtual Labshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/trials/default.mspx

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