> Taming SharePointListen up, mmmkay
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All About Seb
Change in SharePoint…
Change in delivery
Being Big
Small
Medium
Big
Concepts
Problem Space
• Infrastructure• SQL Server• SharePoint• Management• (Users)
Infrastructure
Physical Infrastructure
• Positives• No V overhead• Spindle targeting• OS is the limit• Simplified
• Negatives• Backup/Recovery challenges• No snapshot• Management• HA more complex
Virtual Infrastructure
• Positives• Snapshots• Rapid scale/fail• HA/DR options
• Negatives• Compute loss• Hardware complexity• Disk management• Complex networking• (Clustering)
Network Infrastructure
• Traffic Isolation• NICs per server• Hops• Colocation• Close location (v)
Storage Infrastructure
• Heart of SharePoint• Choices• Expertise
SQL Server
Challenges
• HA/DR• Configuration• Optimisation
AlwaysOn
• Replaces mirroring (and clustering)• Multi-mode replication• Stretch compatible• Uses WSFC• Requires Full Recovery
Configuration / Optimisation
• Sizing• Database growth• Database isolation• Core configuration• Memory• File locations• MAXDOP• OS file alloc at 64k
SharePoint
Topology
• Horses for Courses• Federated farms• HADR• How many?
Big Topology
Boundaries & Limits
• Review and understand• Consider them law
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx
Farm Functionality
• Request Manager• Integrated• Dedicated
• Authentication• Service Applications• Distributed Cache
Updates
• Challenges• Options• Downtime• Low downtime• Zero downtime
Management
System Center
• Application Controller• Configuration Manager• Data Protection Manager• Operations Manager• Orchestrator• Service Manager• Virtual Machine Manager
Tight Integration
• Management Packs• Monitoring & rules
• Data Protection Manager
• Fully Supported
Loose Integration
• Service Templates (VMM)• VHD build (SCO)• Runbooks (SCO)
• Not supportable
PowerShell
• Tools for “free”• Pure SQL PowerShell• SharePoint PowerShell• Non-SQL/SharePoint PowerShell
Wrap Up
The End of the Day…
• Understand what you need• Plan, plan, plan• Test, test, test• Manage expectations
Father Husband
Speaker ♥ Microsoft
http://appcogs.com
http://sebmatthews.net
@sebmatthews
http://linkedin.com/in/sebmatthews
[email protected] Cloud Guy
Dog Dad
Thanks for being here…
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