SharePoint

TCC Configuring MOSS 2007 Certification Prep Class

Dennis Bottjer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:06:37 GMT

Tomorrow I begin teaching an 8 week Configuring MOSS 2007 Certification Preparation Class at Tulsa Community College. The class will be every Thursday night at the northeast campus.

Details:

Course:	CSCI 2993-24212
Title:	SharePoint Administration in MOSS 2007
Delivery:	Blended (Class / Online)
Meeting:	Thursday
Times:	6:00p – 8:50p
Dates:	03/11/2010 – 05/06/2010
Campus:	Northeast
Room:	Academic Building, RM 2421
Book:	Click To Buy (Amazon)
Fee:	Free
Certification Exam:	Free (First Attempt)
TCC Sponsor (Please contact for enrollment assistance)	Brian Hall (918) 595-7444 Tulsa Community College bhall@tulsacc.edu

Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1

Dennis Bottjer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:57:06 GMT

Issues:

SharePoint 2010 Foundation and Server require the Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 to use SQL Server 2008 as the backend Database.

Solution:

SQL Server 2008 will not install properly on Windows 2008 Server without SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1. Download Download SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1.

To use SQL Server 2008 for the backend database for SharePoint Foundation or Server download Download and Install Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1.

Note: Installing the Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 will update SQL Server’s build number to 10.00.2714.

Additional Information:

Fixes Contained in the Cumulative Update

Technorati Tags: SharePoint,SharePoint 2010,SQL Server 2008,SQL Server Updates,Installing SQL 2008

Perhaps – Stop, Think, Dev SharePoint?

Dennis Bottjer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:54:19 GMT

Reference: Putting the Brakes on SharePoint with JQuery

Thoughts:

I remember the dinner conversation and follow-up emails quite well. Eric was kind enough to share his opinions and experiences further explaining some points I was confused on. Once we dropped the thread, it seemed more more a lesson in communication and properly articulating a point then a technical debate for me. Thinking back to the original dinner conversation I wish I had articulated my point more clearly. For after an email or two it became clear that we were saying many of the same things just slightly different.

Recommendation:

JQuery is just a tool that can be used to solve a problem. It is not always the right tool. In the example Eric uses he demonstrates a solution where the want to use JQuery outweighs the benefit provided. As a result performance was impacted.

Solution:

It would seem obvious not to use JQuery for such a style modification and accomplish it via CSS. Unfortunately, too often this is not what happens. Basically, we fall into the situation where to a hammer everything looks like a nail. The core of the issue is developing on autopilot and not thinking about what is being developed.

I guess I reminded of a statement my friend Roy often makes “…there’s no patch for stupid.”

Long Story Short:

I agree 100% with everything Eric states.
There is a HUGE potential for overuse and abuse with JQuery. I would even add-in FLASH, Sliverlight, etc.
As Covey’s 7 Habits suggest “Know your outcome.”

What problem are you trying to solve?
How many concurrent users do you need to support?
Think (Design) before you do.
Test, Test, Test (Visual Studio Stress Test, Yahoo YSlow)

Just some additional thoughts. Hope they added some value. If you have anything to add to the conversation please leave a comment.

SharePoint Saturday Kansas City Presentation

Dennis Bottjer — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:22:28 GMT

Last Saturday (12/12/2009) was the 2nd Annual Kansas City SharePoint Saturday. Unfortunately, this event was bitter sweet in that Becky Isserman is moving to New Jersey. We wish her well. SPSKC was a great event with over 200 people in attendance. I presented after lunch and the session was well attended. Thank you to all those in attendance and as promised you can download the slides used for the presentation below.

SharePoint 2010 Developer Overview Presentation (Download)

Note: The slide deck is a culmination of slides from a variety of sources including the SPC 2009.

This presentation is similar to the presentation I gave a few days earlier at the T.D. Williamson SharePoint Lunch and Learn.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of events such as SharePoint Saturdays are seeing old friends and making new friends. To name a few it was good catching up with:

Becky Isserman @mosslover

Thanks for a great event and I hope to see you all again next year!

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Where is the Developer Dashboard?

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Development / Demonstration Installation Guide

SharePoint Team Announces SharePoint 2010 System Requirements

SharePoint Where is the Developer Dashboard?

Dennis Bottjer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:52:03 GMT

Overview:

SharePoint 2010 has a greatly improved development story. Part of that story is the addition of the Developer Dashboard. When activated a dashboard is added to the bottom each page that surfaces important debugging and performance tuning information.

For example, the developer dashboard will show how long a page took to load and all database (stored procedure) calls associated with the page processing.

To Enable the SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard:

Execute the following stsadm command from the command prompt.

stsadm -o setproperty -pn developer-dashboard -pv ondemand

Note: Remember to run the command prompt as administrator :)

Options:

On – The developer dashboard is created every time a page is rendered. It is displayed at the bottom of the page follow all page content.

Off – The developer developer dashboard is not added to pages.

OnDemand – An icon is added to the top right corner of the menu bar that toggles the displaying of the Developer Dashboard

“Top Right Corner of Menu Bar”

“Click the SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard Icon” to show or hide the dashboard at the bottom of the page.

Note: The developer dashboard is currently available as part of SharePoint 2010 Foundation and SharePoint 2010 Server.

Technorati Tags: SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard,SharePoint 2010,SharePoint 2010 Foundation Installation Guide

Resolving Replication Issues with Publishing Links to Client Application through SharePoint

Dennis Bottjer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:20:02 GMT

Overview:

SharePoint (MOSS 2007) has the ability for Administrators to publish links (the locations) to document libraries / lists for end users. This allows end users to simple save documents from Office client applications such as Word and Excel by simply choosing the location instead of first navigating there using the browser and copying the URL or uploading the document.

How To Add or Remove Published Links in SharePoint:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263102(office.14).aspx

Issue Description:

Despite proper configuration, published links often take a long time to replicate to Office Client Applications. To resolve this issue the following registry key can be removed from client PC’s.

Delete this key and then restart MS Office App:

HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Portal\LinkPublishingTimestamp

Special Thanks To:

P.D. Rakestraw – www.WaltonFamilyFoundation.org

Technorati Tags: SharePoint,SharePoint Publishing Links to Client Applications,SharePoint Tips

Error Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 2008 R2 Server

Dennis Bottjer — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:42:37 GMT

Note: The above warning is displayed when SQL Server 2008 is installed of Windows 2008 R2 Server. If run program is clicked, the installation will complete but none of the services will be properly installed.

Solutions:

How to slipstream SP1 for SQL Server 2008 or

Install SQL Server 2008 SP1
Cancel the install after the setup files are installed
Re-Install SQL Server 2008
Complete SQL Server 2008 SP1 installation

Additional References:

http://wadingthrough.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/problem-installing-sql-server-2008-on-windows-2008-r2/ – J.D. provides a more detailed explanation of the second solution.

SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Resources

Dennis Bottjer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:13:05 GMT

Upgrade Approach Testing (Visio Diagram) – It illustrates how to prepare and test the upgrade.

SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Planning (PDF) - This is a plan for upgrading from WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 to SharePoint 2010.

SharePoint 2010 Topologies (Visio Diagram) – Illustrates different Farm Configurations, SharePoint Services, and Server Roles.

SharePoint 2010: Software Development Kit – Provides code examples for SharePoint 2010.

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Development / Demonstration Installation Guide

SharePoint Team Announces SharePoint 2010 System Requirements

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Development / Demonstration Installation Guide

Dennis Bottjer — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:28:07 GMT

Hardware:

Processor: 64-bit, dual core, 3 GHz

Memory:

4 GB for stand-alone or evaluation installation
8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use

Hard disk: 80 GB

Other: DVD drive (Recommended)

Software:

Database Server (Server Farm Installation):

64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 3 (SP3)
64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Stand-alone Server:

The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard with SP2 (Note: Highly recommend installing R2 or Windows 2008 with SP2 included as this will reduce the amount of required patching.)
Web Server (IIS) role (Note: The installer will automatically install this role.)
Application Server role (Note: The installer will automatically install this role.)
Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
SQL Server 2008 Express with SP1 (Note: Not installed on Front End Web Role as part of Server Farm Installation.)
Microsoft "Geneva" Framework (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64) (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0 (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
Microsoft Chart Controls for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3 (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
SQL Server 2008 Native Client (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)
ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 (Note: Installed by Prerequisites Configuration Utility)

Client Computer:

Microsoft Silverlight 3.0

IE 7 or 8, or FireFox 3

Step 1: Download SharePoint 2010 Foundation from MSDN or

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=906c9f5a-6505-4eba-bf24-95e423ac1703&displaylang=en

Step 2: Run the Setup

Notes: Notice the revised installer. It resembles the installer for SQL Server 2008. The installer seems more intelligent then previous versions in that it can better detect missing dependencies and configure Windows 2008 Server Roles for the Administrator.

The Installation Guide Option is a link to an MSDN Article.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288005(office.14).aspx

Step 3: Install SharePoint Prerequisites

Notes: This step configures the server with necessary software for the SharePoint 2010 Foundation installation.

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Software Prerequisites

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166490)

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166496)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166500)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=131037)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166503)
Microsoft "Geneva" Framework (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165752)
Microsoft Sync Framework v1.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141237&clcid=0x409)
Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166504)
Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141512)
Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165758)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166505)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130651)
Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166506)
ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158354) for Windows Server 2008 SP2
ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159780) for Windows Server 2008 R2

Step 4: Agree to terms and service

Step 5: Choose Standalone to create a development or demonstration environment.

Notes:

Standalone should only be considered for development and / or demonstration purposes. A Standalone Install is not recommended for production installations because additional servers cannot be added to the installation at a later date. Furthermore, the SQL Server 2008 installed by the Standalone Installation has been constrained which make it less than ideal for most production deployments.

Server Farm if this option is chosen the installer requires a domain controller and domain based service accounts to be used for the installation. The installer will recognize the use of local accounts and prevent the installation process from continuing any further.

Note: The error message displayed above will be shown if you have selected the Server Farm option and have specified a local server account. For a server farm installation, service accounts are expected to be domain accounts.

Step 6: Click Next

Additional References:

http://blogs.msdn.com/opal/archive/2009/11/16/installation-notice-for-sharepoint-2010-public-beta.aspx

Sharepoint Team Announces Sharepoint 2010 System Requirements

Additional Information:

Follow me on twitter @dbottjer.

Technorati Tags: SharePoint 2010 Foundation,SharePoint 2010 Foundation Installation Guide

Top Three Favorite SharePoint Books

Dennis Bottjer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:49:08 GMT

Inside Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Pro Developer) </ p>

Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building Publishing Sites with Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Real World SharePoint 2007: Indispensable Experiences From 16 MOSS and WSS MVPs (Programmer to Programmer)

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TCC Configuring MOSS 2007 Certification Prep Class

Details:

Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1

Issues:

Solution:

Additional Information:

Perhaps – Stop, Think, Dev SharePoint?

Thoughts:

Recommendation:

Solution:

Long Story Short:

SharePoint Saturday Kansas City Presentation

Related Posts:

SharePoint Where is the Developer Dashboard?

Overview:

To Enable the SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard:

Options:

Resolving Replication Issues with Publishing Links to Client Application through SharePoint

Overview:

How To Add or Remove Published Links in SharePoint:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263102(office.14).aspx

Issue Description:

Error Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 2008 R2 Server

Solutions:

Additional References:

SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Resources

Related Posts:

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Development / Demonstration Installation Guide

Hardware:

Software:

Database Server (Server Farm Installation):

Stand-alone Server:

Client Computer:

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Software Prerequisites

Additional References:

Related Posts

Additional Information:

Top Three Favorite SharePoint Books

SharePoint

TCC Configuring MOSS 2007 Certification Prep Class

Details:

Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1

Issues:

Solution:

Additional Information:

Perhaps – Stop, Think, Dev SharePoint?

Thoughts:

Recommendation:

Solution:

Long Story Short:

SharePoint Saturday Kansas City Presentation

Related Posts:

SharePoint Where is the Developer Dashboard?

Overview:

To Enable the SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard:

Options:

Resolving Replication Issues with Publishing Links to Client Application through SharePoint

Overview:

How To Add or Remove Published Links in SharePoint: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263102(office.14).aspx

Issue Description:

Error Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 2008 R2 Server

Solutions:

Additional References:

SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Resources

Related Posts:

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Development / Demonstration Installation Guide

Hardware:

Software:

Database Server (Server Farm Installation):

Stand-alone Server:

Client Computer:

SharePoint 2010 Foundation Software Prerequisites

Additional References:

Related Posts

Additional Information:

Top Three Favorite SharePoint Books

How To Add or Remove Published Links in SharePoint:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263102(office.14).aspx