Tech Ed 2010 Attended Sessions

Ridwan Sassman
Lead SharePoint Consultant
SharepointKonsult
Attended sessions @ Tech.ed

AgendaAttended Sessions @ Tech.ed 2010
FAST Search Server 2010 for Internet Sites byAurielenDubot
Upgrading MOSS 2007 to SharePoint 2010 by Ben Curry
DeepDive on Powerpivot and SharePoint 2010 by Donald Farmer
Attempt to cover 3 hours worth of topic in 20 mins :-P

Overview: FAST Search Server 2010 for Internet Sites
Aka - FSIS
UI toolkit comes with FSIS consists of:
Fast Search Designer
Fast Search Business manager
Use rich web controls OOB
Create dynamic search powered web applications

FAST Search for Internet Sites
A platform for creating search-driven experiences that …
Connectpeople with what they want
[Screenshot of Design Interface]
[Screenshot of Web Experience]
Adaptas content, community & customer interests change
Guidecustomers to actions that drive revenue

Engaging Experiences—Made Easier
FAST Search for Internet Sites is an enabling technology
Connect
FederatedOff-site Content
Search-generatedTopic Pages
Interactive Product Experiences
Blended User-generated Content
Adapt
Recommendations& Personalization
Dynamic, VisualNavigation
Location-based & Mobile Search, Content
Social Ranking & Tagging
Guide
Promotions and Cross-sell
Targeted Lead Generation
One-stopAccount Servicing
InteractiveCustomer Support

FSIS vision pillars

FSIS Overview
FAST Search Designer
for Developers
Visually develop, debug, and profile flows
Engine
FAST Search Business Manager
for IT and Business Managers
Deploy, start/stop, and monitor flows
Set triggers that govern which IMS flows to use on different parts of a page
Integrated A/B testing
UI Toolkit
User Experience
CTS
IMS
ESP 5.3 SP3
Engine
Engine
Engine
Engine
Content
Index
…
…
Engine
Engine

FAST Search Server 2010 for Internet Sites
Demo sites using FSIS

Agenda
Introducing PowerPivot for SharePoint
Working with PowerPivot Workbooks in SharePoint
Using the PowerPivot Management Dashboard
Demo: Exploring PowerPivot for SharePoint

Introducing PowerPivot for SharePoint
What is PowerPivot for SharePoint?
Who is the PowerPivot for SharePoint Audience?
PowerPivot for SharePoint Architecture
PowerPivotWorkflow

What Is PowerPivot for SharePoint?
Provides centralized storage and management of workbooks created by using PowerPivot for Excel
Uses Excel Services to enable browser access to workbooks
Processes workbook data in special server-based instance of Analysis Services
Includes tools for IT to monitor usage of specific workbooks and impact on server

Who is the PowerPivot for SharePoint Audience?
Excel users who
Integrate and analyze data using PowerPivot workbooks
Need to share results with other users
SharePoint users who
Use team sites and document-management features to store information and collaborate with colleagues
Consume and reuse results of analysis stored in PowerPivot workbooks
Database and IT professionals who
Want to delegate business data development tasks to those who need the data most
Need to retain sufficient control so that data can be secured, monitored, reproduced, and archived

PowerPivot for SharePoint Architecture

PowerPivot Workflow

PowerPivot Gallery
Publish workbook to Excel Services or upload directly
Preview contents by moving mouse over thumbnails
Configure alternate views and sort order
Create new report based on workbook

PowerPivot Data Refresh
Schedule can be set to run after business hours
Notification can be sent in event of failure
Each data source in workbook can have separate schedule

PowerPivot document library in SharePoint

AgendaUpgrading to SharePoint Server 2010
Overview
Planning and Tools
In-Place Upgrade
Database Attach Upgrade
Upgrading Sites

Backup the Farm – Critical Success Point!
Native Farm Backups
Third Party Backups
SQL Server Backups
Operating System Backups
IIS Backups
Validate Backups

Planning : Document Existing Systems
SQL Server
Databases, Maintenance Plans, Data/Log settings
SharePoint Farm
AAMs and Host Headers, Customizations, SSL Certificates, Assigned IP Addresses
Shared Services Providers
Active Directory
Network, load balancers, firewalls, VLANs
Host Operating Systems

Planning: Research and Study
Hardware and Software Prerequisites
Supported Upgrade Methods
Business continuity constraints
Have a rollback plan!!
Communicate with Users and Stakeholders
Down time, changes, training, etc.
Document your current systems

Planning : Deploying
Verify your upgrade path is supported
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303420.aspx
Test in a non-production environment
WITH PRODUCTION CONTENT!
Create and Test a ‘roll back’ plan
Keep your 2007 infrastructure intact!
Use AAMs to roll forward and backwards
Clean House!
Remove unneeded content and customizations

Hardware Requirements
Web and Application Servers
64-bit with at least 4 Cores
8GB Memory
80GB System Drive
SQL Server(s)
64-bit with 4-8 Cores
8GB Minimum, 16GB Recommended
80GB System Drive

Operating System and SQL Requirements
Three supported versions of SQL Server:
SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008 with SP1
*CU3 and CU4 not supported, use CU2 or CU5 and later
SQL Server 2005 with SP3 and CU3
Web and Application Servers
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008
* SQL Server 2005 Standard/Enterprise can be on Windows Server 2003/R2

Upgrade Methods
Supported Scenarios
Unsupported Scenarios
In-Place Upgrade
Database Attach Upgrade:
Content Database
Profile Service Database
Project Service Database
Single Click Install - SQL Migration
Windows Internal Database (WID) -> SQL Express 2008 + File Stream RBS
Upgrade from earlier than WSS v3 SP2/MOSS 2007 SP2
Direct upgrade from WSS v2/SPS 2003 or earlier
Side by side installation
Gradual upgrade

Tool Box
SharePoint Server 2007 SP2
Pre-upgrade Checker (stsadm.exe –o preupgradecheck)
Stsadm.exe –o enumwebs
SPDiag
Stsadm.exe –o ExportIPFSAdminObjects
SharePoint Server 2010
Test-SPContentDatabase
Mount-SPContentDatabase
Stsadm.exe –o addcontentDB

Pre-Upgrade Checker
Stsadm.exe –o preupgradecheck
Read-only tool (does not modify farm)
Output to:
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%Microsoft Sharedweb server extensions12CONFIGPREUPGRADECHECK
SharePoint Server 2007 SP2
Will open report in Internet Explorer

What does it check for?
Shared Services Providers and related database size
Search topology and database sizes
All servers in the farm
Content database sizes
Data Orphans
Total number of site collections
Supported upgrade types
Missing Site Definitions, Features, and Assemblies

What does it check for? (cont’d)
Language Packs installed
Installed Features
Alternate Access Mappings
List and Libraries URI and item count
Custom Field types that cannot be upgraded.

Test-SPContentDatabase
You should run this cmdletbefore attaching the content database to a SharePoint Server 2010 Web application
Verifies server-side customizations are present
Not required to upgrade
Definitely recommended!
Scans 2007 SP2 and 2010 databases
Web application + content database ‘pairing’

In-place Upgrade
Verify all pre-reqs
2008 OS Required
Same upgrade methodology as 2007 Service Packs
One server at a time
First server must get a configDB lock before continuing
Always IISReset after complete!

Example: Farm Upgrade Status

Visual Upgrade Capability
Stay in O12 UI (default) or move to O14 UI
O14 ships O12 Master pages and CSS
UI Preview capability
Farm admin or site admin controlled
Web level setting and OM
Some items not O12 UI compatible:
My site host
PWA site collection
Report Server web parts

Example 1 : Visual Upgrade

Example 2: Visual Upgrade

Troubleshooting 101
Did you:
Upgrade Windows and SQL Standard/Enterprise FIRST?
Start with clean logs?
Verify the pre-requisites?
Check the logs!
Resolve the issue(s)
Upgrade-SPContentDatabase
Resume failed content database uprade
Alternatively, Delete -> Restore ->Restart

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