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PowerShell for SharePoint 2010 How-To
- By Steven Mann
- Published Jun 22, 2011 by Sams.
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- Sorry, this book is no longer in print.
Description
- Copyright 2011
- Dimensions: 6" x 9"
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-672-33559-X
- ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33559-4
Need fast, reliable, easy-to-implement solutions for automating SharePoint 2010 administration with PowerShell? This book delivers exactly what you’re looking for: step-by-step help and guidance with the tasks you’ll perform most often. You’ll find tested PowerShell scripts and proven techniques for managing installations, servers, farms, IIS, users, services, sites, data, solutions, enterprise services, and more. You’ll even find practical guidance and tested solutions for getting more value from Enterprise Search and PerformancePoint business intelligence. The industry’s most focused resource for scripting SharePoint with PowerShell, this book provides all the answers you need–now!
Fast, Accurate, and Easy-to-Use!
- Run PowerShell scripts from the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell console
- Perform unattended SharePoint installations
- Configure new farms, add servers, and manage sites
- Create new site collections and sub-sites
- Review and set Farm Configuration Values and SharePoint Designer Settings
- Display, get, create, remove, configure, and extend web applications
- Create, manage, remove, back up, and restore SharePoint databases
- Work with SharePoint solutions and features
- Automatically publish and manage content
- Control Office features: Excel Services, Access Services, Visio Graphic Services, Word Services, and PerformancePoint Services
- Administer InfoPath Form Services, profiles, metadata, Secure Store, and other service applications
- Change the behavior of Enterprise Search and SharePoint Foundation Search
- Manage external data connections via Business Data Connectivity Service
Sample Content
Online Sample Chapter
SharePoint Installation and Configuration
Sample Pages
Download the sample pages (includes Chapter 3 and Index)
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started
1 SharePoint 2010 Management Shell 5
How Do I Run PowerShell? 6
How Do I Make PowerShell Aware of SharePoint? 6
What Is the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell? 7
What Is the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell Loading? 8
2 PowerShell Basics 11
What Is a Cmdlet? 12
How Can I See the Possible Verbs for a Noun Command? 12
What Is a Parameter? 12
What Is a Switch Parameter? 12
How Can I See the Possible Parameters for a Cmdlet? 12
What Does F3 Do? 13
What Does F7 Do? 13
What Are Console Commands? 14
Path Environment Variable 14
Run Unsigned Scripts 15
Disable the Confirmation Prompt 15
Generate Inline Credentials 16
Reference an Assembly 17
Part II: Server Management
3 SharePoint Installation and Configuration 21
Prepare the Microsoft SharePoint Installation Module 22
Install SharePoint Unattended 23
Installing Without a Product Key in the Configuration File 24
Configure a New SharePoint Farm 24
Join a Server to the SharePoint Farm 26
Create a New Web Application 26
Create a New Site Collection 27
Create a New Subsite 28
4 Farm Management 31
Review Farm Configuration Values 32
Set the Farm Configuration Values 32
Refresh Installed Products 34
Change the Port of Central Admin 34
Change the Farm Passphrase 34
Retrieve the System Accounts 35
Retrieve Managed Accounts 36
Rename a Site Template 36
Rename a Server on the Farm 37
Display the Configured Managed Paths 37
Create a New Managed Path 38
Remove a Managed Path 39
Merge Log Files 39
End the Current Log File 40
Review SharePoint Designer Settings 41
Configure SharePoint Designer Settings 41
Review Workflow Configuration Settings 42
Modify Workflow Configuration Settings 43
Display Available Timer Jobs on the Farm 44
Get a Specific Timer Job 45
Enable a Timer Job 46
Disable a Timer Job 46
Start a Timer Job 46
Set the Schedule for a Timer Job 47
5 Web Application Management 49
Display Available Web Applications on the Farm 50
Get a Specific Web Application 50
Remove a Web Application 51
Create a New Web Application 51
Configure Web Application Settings 52
Extend a Web Application 53
Create an Alternate Access Mapping URL 54
Display All Alternate Access Mappings 55
Get a Specific Alternate URL Entry 55
Change the Zone of an Alternate Access Mapping 56
Remove an Alternate Access Mapping 56
6 Service Application Management 59
Install Service Applications 60
Display Available Service Applications on the Farm 60
Get a Specific Service Application 61
Configure IIS Settings for a Service Application 61
Share a Service Application 62
Remove a Service Application 63
Display Service Instances on a Server 64
Get a Specific Service Instance 65
Start a Service Instance 65
Stop a Service Instance 66
Ancillary Cmdlets for Service Applications 66
7 SharePoint Database Management 67
Display All SharePoint Databases 68
Get a Specific Database 69
Create a New Content Database 69
Display All Content Databases for a Web Application 70
Detach a Content Database from a Web Application 71
Attach a Content Database to a Web Application 72
Delete a Content Database 72
Create a New Configuration Database 73
Delete a Configuration Database 73
Back Up a Configuration Database 74
Restore a Configuration Database 75
Back Up the SharePoint Farm 75
Restore the SharePoint Farm 76
Back Up a Site Collection 76
Restore a Site Collection 77
Part III: Development and Administration
8 Site Management 81
Display All Available Site Collections on the Farm 82
Display Available Site Collections in a Web Application 82
Display Available Site Collections in a Content Database 83
Get a Specific Site Collection 83
Remove a Site Collection 84
Create a Site Collection 84
Set the Lock State of a Site Collection 85
Set the Storage Limits on a Site Collection 86
Create a Site Under a Site Collection 87
Display All Subsites within a Site Collection 87
Get a Specific Subsite (Web) 88
Remove a Subsite (Web) from a Site Collection 88
Modify the Subsite (Web) URL 89
Move a Site Collection to a Different Content Database 89
Move All Site Collections from One Content Database to Another 90
9 Solutions and Features 91
Add a Solution to the SharePoint Farm 92
Display Available Solutions on the Farm 92
Get a Specific Solution 93
Deploy a Solution to a Web Application 93
Retract a Solution 94
Upgrade a Deployed Solution 95
Remove a Solution from the SharePoint Farm 96
Add a Sandboxed Solution to a Site Collection 96
Display Available Sandboxed Solutions in a Site Collection 97
Get a Specific Sandboxed Solution 97
Activate a Sandboxed Solution 98
Deactivate a Sandboxed Solution 98
Upgrade a Deployed Sandboxed Solution 99
Remove a Sandboxed Solution from a Site Collection 99
Display Available Features 100
Get a Specific Feature 101
Activate a Feature 101
Deactivate a Feature 102
Install a Feature in SharePoint 103
Uninstall a Feature from SharePoint 103
Export Installed Farm Solutions 104
10 Content Deployment 105
Create a New Deployment Path 106
Display Deployment Paths Configured on the Farm 106
Get a Specific Content Deployment Path 107
Remove a Content Deployment Path 107
Create a New Deployment Job 108
Display Deployment Jobs Configured on the Farm 108
Get a Specific Content Deployment Job 109
Remove a Content Deployment Job 109
Start a Content Deployment Job 109
Modify Content Deployment Configurations 110
Part IV: Service Application Management
11 InfoPath Forms Services 113
Browser-Enable Form Templates 114
Throttle Data Connection Timeouts 114
Throttle the Data Connection Response Size 115
Modify Authentication Settings 115
Configure Session State 116
Enable View State 117
Verify and Upload a Form Template 118
Upload Multiple Form Templates at Once 118
Activate or Deactivate a Form to or from a Site Collection 119
Remove a Form from InfoPath Form Services 119
Quiesce a Form from InfoPath Form Services 120
Enable the Web Service Proxy 120
12 Enterprise Search 123
Display the Enterprise Search Service Information 124
Display Enterprise Search Service Instances 124
Get a Specific Enterprise Search Service Instance 125
Configure the Crawl Account for Enterprise Search 126
Configure the Enterprise Search Service Performance Level 126
Display Enterprise Search Service Applications 127
Get a Specific Enterprise Search Service Application 128
Create a Custom Metadata Category 128
Display Available Metadata Categories 129
Get a Specific Metadata Category 129
Create a Custom Metadata Crawled Property 130
Display Available Crawled Properties 131
Get a Specific Metadata Crawled Property 132
Create a Custom Metadata Managed Property 133
Display Available Managed Properties 133
Get a Specific Metadata Managed Property 134
Create a Metadata Mapping 135
13 SharePoint Foundation Search 137
Display the Search Service Information 138
Display Search Service Instances 138
Get a Specific Search Service Instance 139
Configure the Crawl Account 139
Configure the Maximum Backup Duration 141
Configure the Search Service Performance Level 141
14 Profile Service 143
Get the Identity of the Profile Service Application 144
Get a Specific Profile Service Application Instance 144
Configure Settings on the User Profile Service Application 145
Remove Old Comments 145
Remove Old Ratings 146
Remove Old Tags 146
Update the Profile Photo Store 147
Use Ancillary Cmdlets for the User Profile Service 147
15 Business Data Connectivity Service 149
Get the Identity of the BCS Service Application 150
Get a Specific BCS Service Application Instance 150
Configure the BCS Database 151
Get a BCS Metadata Object 151
Import a BCS Model 152
Export a BCS Model 153
16 Secure Store Service 155
Get the Identity of the Secure Store Service Application 156
Get a Specific Secure Store Service Application Instance 156
Enable Auditing for the Secure Store Service 157
Configure the Secure Store Database 157
Generate a New Master Key 158
Refresh the Encryption Key 159
Create Application Fields 159
Create a Target Application 161
Create a New Application Entry 161
17 Metadata Service 163
Get the Identity of the Metadata Service Application 164
Get a Specific Metadata Service Application Instance 164
Configure the Metadata Service Accounts 165
Configure the Term Store Database 165
Configure the Content Type Hub 166
Get the Identity of the Metadata Service Proxy 166
Get a Specific Metadata Service Application Proxy Instance 167
Configure the Metadata Service Connection Options 168
18 Session State and State Services 171
Enable Session State 172
Disable Session State 172
Display Session State Information 173
Configure the Timeout of the Session State 174
Display State Service Applications Configured on the Farm 175
Get a Specific State Service Application 175
Rename a State Service Application 176
Perform a State Service Database Operation 176
Part V: Office Features
19 Excel Services 181
Create a Trusted File Location 182
Display All Trusted File Locations 183
Get a Specific Trusted File Location 183
Remove a Trusted File Location 184
Create a Trusted Data Connection Library 185
Display All Trusted Data Connection Libraries 185
Get a Specific Trusted Data Connection Library 186
Remove a Trusted Data Connection Library 186
Create a New Safe Data Provider 187
Display All Safe Data Providers 188
Get a Specific Safe Data Provider 188
Remove a Safe Data Provider 189
Create a Blocked File Type 190
Display All Blocked File Types 190
Get a Specific Blocked File Type 191
Remove a Blocked File Type 191
Create a User-Defined Function Reference 192
Display All User-Defined Function References 192
Get a Specific User-Defined Function Reference 193
Remove a User-Defined Function Reference 193
Modify Excel Services Objects 194
20 PerformancePoint Services 195
Configure the Unattended Service Account 196
Display the Unattended Service Account 196
Create a Trusted Content Location 197
Create a Trusted Data Source Location 198
Display All Trusted Content Locations 198
Display All Trusted Data Source Locations 199
Display Details of Trusted Locations 199
Get a Specific Trusted Location 200
Remove a Trusted Location 200
Configure PerformancePoint Services to Enforce Trusted Locations 201
Configure PerformancePoint Services Application Settings 202
21 Access Services 203
Configure the Application Log Size 204
Configure the Cache Timeout 204
Modify the Maximum Columns in a Query 205
Modify the Maximum Calculated Columns in a Query 205
Configure the Maximum Order By Clauses 206
Configure the Maximum Number of Rows in a Query 206
Configure the Maximum Number of Records in an Access Table 207
Configure the Maximum Number of Sources in a Query 208
Enable and Disable the Use of Outer Joins 208
Allow or Restrict Non-Remotable Queries 209
Throttle Access Services Memory Utilization 210
Throttle Session Memory Utilization 210
Configure User Sessions 211
Limit Template Sizes 212
22 Visio Graphics Services 213
Configure the Unattended Service Account 214
Create a New Safe Data Provider 214
Display All Safe Data Providers 216
Get a Specific Safe Data Provider 216
Remove a Safe Data Provider 217
Set the Description of a Data Provider 217
Configure Visio Performance Settings 218
23 Word Services 219
Configure the Conversion Processes 220
Configure Conversion Throughput 220
Configure Supported Document Formats for Conversion 222
Modify Database Information 223
Modify Job Monitoring 224
Modify Conversion Timeouts 225
Modify the Maximum Conversion Attempts 225
Modify the Maximum Memory Usage 226
Disable Word 97–2003 Document Scanning 226
Disable Embedded Fonts in Conversions 227
Modify the Recycle Threshold 228
Part V: Appendices
A stsadm vs SharePoint PowerShell 231
B Upgrade/Migration 237
Index 239