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PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 How-To
- By Steven Mann
- Published Feb 20, 2013 by Sams.
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Description
- Copyright 2013
- Dimensions: 6" x 9"
- Edition: 1st
- eBook
- ISBN-10: 0-13-339226-0
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-339226-5
Need fast, reliable, easy-to-implement solutions for automating SharePoint 2013 administration with PowerShell? This guide 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 techniques for managing installations, servers, farms, IIS, users, services, sites, data, solutions, enterprise services, search, PerformancePoint business intelligence, and more. This edition adds time-saving techniques for managing user licensing and new SharePoint 2013 service applications, covers new cmdlets, and contains two new reference appendices. This focused resource for scripting SharePoint with PowerShell provides all the answers you need—now!
Fast, Accurate, and Easy to Use!
- Run PowerShell scripts from the SharePoint 2013 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
- Establish and change external data connections via Business Data Connectivity Service
- Control the new versions of Excel, Access, Visio, and Word Services
- Script Office Web Apps to deliver more robust web/mobile solutions
- Manage PerformancePoint business intelligence via cmdlets
- Administer Enterprise Search, InfoPath Form Services, profiles, metadata, and Secure Store
- Streamline Work Management Services to help users track tasks more efficiently
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Overview of This Book 1
How to Benefit from This Book 1
How to Continue Expanding Your Knowledge 2
1 SharePoint 2013 Management Shell 3
How Do I Run PowerShell? 4
How Do I Make PowerShell Aware of SharePoint? 5
What Is the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell? 5
What Is the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell Loading? 6
2 PowerShell Basics 9
What Is a Cmdlet? 10
How Can I See the Possible Verbs for a Noun Command? 10
What Is a Parameter? 10
What Is a Switch Parameter? 10
How Can I See the Possible Parameters for a Cmdlet? 11
What Does F3 Do? 11
What Does F7 Do? 11
What Are Console Commands? 12
Path Environment Variable 13
Running Unsigned Scripts 13
Disabling the Confirmation Prompt 14
Generating Inline Credentials 14
Referencing an Assembly 15
3 SharePoint Installation and Configuration 17
Prepare the Microsoft SharePoint Installation Module 18
Install SharePoint Unattended 19
Install Without a Product Key in the Configuration File 20
Configure a New SharePoint Farm 21
Join a Server to the SharePoint Farm 22
Create a New Web Application 22
Create a New Site Collection 23
Create a New Subsite 24
4 Farm Management 27
Review Farm Configuration Values 28
Set the Farm Configuration Values 28
Refresh Installed Products 30
Change the Port of Central Admin 30
Change the Farm Passphrase 30
Retrieve the System Accounts 31
Retrieve Managed Accounts 32
Rename a Server on the Farm 32
Display the Configured Managed Paths 33
Create a New Managed Path 34
Remove a Managed Path 34
Merge Log Files 35
End the Current Log File 36
Review SharePoint Designer Settings 36
Configure SharePoint Designer Settings 37
Review Workflow Configuration Settings 38
Modify Workflow Configuration Settings 39
Display Available Timer Jobs on the Farm 40
Get a Specific Timer Job 41
Enable a Timer Job 41
Disable a Timer Job 42
Start a Timer Job 42
Set the Schedule for a Timer Job 43
5 Web Application Management 45
Display Available Web Applications on the Farm 46
Get a Specific Web Application 46
Remove a Web Application 47
Create a New Web Application 48
Configure Web Application Settings 48
Extend a Web Application 49
Create an Alternate Access-Mapping URL 50
Display All Alternate Access Mappings 51
Get a Specific Alternate URL Entry 51
Change the Zone of an Alternate Access Mapping 51
Remove an Alternate Access Mapping 52
6 Service Application Management 53
Install Service Applications 54
Display Available Service Applications on the Farm 54
Get a Specific Service Application 55
Configure IIS Settings for a Service Application 55
Share a Service Application 57
Remove a Service Application 57
Display Service Instances on a Server 57
Get a Specific Service Instance 58
Start a Service Instance 59
Stop a Service Instance 59
Ancillary Cmdlets for Service Applications 60
7 SharePoint Database Management 61
Display All SharePoint Databases 62
Get a Specific Database 63
Create a New Content Database 63
Display All Content Databases for a Web Application 64
Detach a Content Database from a Web Application 65
Attach a Content Database to a Web Application 65
Delete a Content Database 66
Create a New Configuration Database 66
Delete a Configuration Database 67
Back Up a Configuration Database 67
Restore a Configuration Database 68
Back Up the SharePoint Farm 69
Restore the SharePoint Farm 69
Back Up a Site Collection 70
Restore a Site Collection 70
8 Site Management 71
Display All Available Site Collections on the Farm 72
Display Available Site Collections in a Web Application 72
Display Available Site Collections in a Content Database 73
Get a Specific Site Collection 73
Remove a Site Collection 74
Create a Site Collection 74
Set the Lock State of a Site Collection 75
Set the Storage Limits on a Site Collection 76
Create a Site Under a Site Collection 76
Display All Subsites Within a Site Collection 77
Get a Specific Subsite (Web) 78
Remove a Subsite (Web) from a Site Collection 78
Modify the Subsite (Web) URL 79
Move a Site Collection to a Different Content Database 79
Move All Site Collections from One Content Database to Another 80
Display All Deleted Site Collections 80
Display Deleted Site Collections in a Content Database 81
Get a Specific Deleted Site Collection 81
Remove a Deleted Site Collection 82
Restore a Deleted Site Collection 82
Configure Information Rights Management (IRM) Settings 83
9 Solutions and Features 85
Add a Solution to the SharePoint Farm 86
Display Available Solutions on the Farm 86
Get a Specific Solution 87
Deploy a Solution to a Web Application 87
Retract a Solution 88
Upgrade a Deployed Solution 89
Remove a Solution from the SharePoint Farm 90
Add a Sandboxed Solution to a Site Collection 90
Display Available Sandboxed Solutions in a Site Collection 91
Get a Specific Sandboxed Solution 91
Activate a Sandboxed Solution 91
Deactivate a Sandboxed Solution 92
Upgrade a Deployed Sandboxed Solution 92
Remove a Sandboxed Solution from a Site Collection 93
Display Available Features 93
Get a Specific Feature 94
Activate a Feature 95
Deactivate a Feature 95
Install a Feature in SharePoint 96
Uninstall a Feature from SharePoint 97
Export Installed Farm Solutions 97
10 Content Deployment 99
Create a New Deployment Path 100
Display Deployment Paths Configured on the Farm 100
Get a Specific Content Deployment Path 101
Remove a Content Deployment Path 101
Create a New Deployment Job 102
Display Deployment Jobs Configured on the Farm 102
Get a Specific Content Deployment Job 103
Remove a Content Deployment Job 103
Start a Content Deployment Job 103
Modify Content Deployment Configurations 104
11 User Licensing 105
Display User Licensing Status 106
Enable User Licensing Enforcement 106
Disable User Licensing Enforcement 107
Display Available User Licenses 107
Create a New License Mapping 108
Add a New License Mapping 108
Display All License Mappings 109
Remove a License Mapping 110
12 InfoPath Forms Services 111
Browser-Enabled Form Templates 112
Throttle Data Connection Timeouts 112
Throttle the Data Connection Response Size 113
Modify Authentication Settings 113
Configure Session State 114
Enable View State 115
Verify and Upload a Form Template 116
Upload Multiple Form Templates at Once 116
Activate or Deactivate a Form to or from a Site Collection 117
Remove a Form from InfoPath Form Services 117
Quiesce a Form from InfoPath Form Services 118
Enable the Web Service Proxy 118
Export Forms Services Administration Files 119
Import Forms Services Administration Files 120
13 Enterprise Search 121
Display the Enterprise Search Service Information 122
Display Enterprise Search Service Instances 122
Get a Specific Enterprise Search Service Instance 123
Configure the Crawl Account for Enterprise Search 124
Configure the Enterprise Search Service Performance Level 124
Display Enterprise Search Service Applications 125
Get a Specific Enterprise Search Service Application 126
Create a Custom Metadata Category 126
Display Available Metadata Categories 127
Get a Specific Metadata Category 127
Create a Custom Metadata Crawled Property 128
Display Available Crawled Properties 129
Get a Specific Metadata Crawled Property 130
Create a Custom Metadata-Managed Property 130
Display Available Managed Properties 131
Get a Specific Metadata-Managed Property 132
Create a Metadata Mapping 133
Use Advanced Cmdlets for Search 133
14 Profile Service 135
Get the Identity of the Profile Service Application 136
Get a Specific Profile Service Application Instance 136
Configure Settings on the Profile Service Application 137
Remove Old Comments 137
Remove Old Ratings 138
Remove Old Tags 138
Update the Profile Photo Store 139
Refresh the Feed Cache 139
Refresh a Specific User’s Feed Cache 140
Use Advanced Cmdlets for the Profile Service 140
15 Business Data Connectivity Service 143
Get the Identity of the BCS Service Application 144
Get a Specific BCS Service Application Instance 144
Configure the BCS Database 145
Get a BCS Metadata Object 145
Import a BCS Model 146
Export a BCS Model 147
Set the Entity Notification Web 147
Get the Entity Notification Web 148
Create an OData Connection 148
Get an OData Connection 149
Update an OData Connection 150
16 Secure Store Service 153
Get the Identity of the Secure Store Service Application 154
Get a Specific Secure Store Service Application Instance 154
Enable Auditing for the Secure Store Service 155
Configure the Secure Store Database 155
Generate a New Master Key 156
Refresh the Encryption Key 157
Create Application Fields 157
Create a Target Application 159
Create a New Application Entry 159
17 Metadata Service 161
Get the Identity of the Metadata Service Application 162
Get a Specific Metadata Service Application Instance 162
Configure the Metadata Service Accounts 163
Configure the Term Store Database 163
Configure the Content Type Hub 164
Get the Identity of the Metadata Service Application Proxy 164
Get a Specific Metadata Service Application Proxy Instance 165
Configure the Metadata Service Connection Options 166
18 Session State and State Service 169
Enable Session State 170
Disable Session State 170
Display Session State Information 171
Configure the Timeout of the Session State 172
Display State Service Applications Configured on the Farm 173
Get a Specific State Service Application 173
Rename a State Service Application 174
Perform State Service Database Operations 174
19 Work Management Service 177
Get the Identity of the Work Management Service Application 178
Get a Specific Work Management Service Application Instance 178
Configure the Refresh Threshold 179
Configure the Search Query Threshold 179
Configure the User Synchronization Per Server 180
Get the Identity of the Work Management Service Application Proxy 181
Get a Specific Work Management Service Application Proxy Instance 181
20 Machine Translation Service 183
Get the Identity of the Machine Translation Service Application 184
Get a Specific Machine Translation Service Application Instance 184
Get the Identity of the Machine Translation Service Proxy 185
Get a Specific Machine Translation Service Application Proxy Instance 185
Configure the Translation Processes 186
Configure Translations Throughput 186
Configure Enabled Document File Extensions for Translation 188
Modify Database Information 189
Modify Translation Timeouts 190
Modify the Maximum Translation Attempts 191
Modify the Recycle Threshold 191
21 Excel Services 193
Create a Trusted File Location 194
Display All Trusted File Locations 195
Get a Specific Trusted File Location 196
Remove a Trusted File Location 197
Create a Trusted Data Connection Library 197
Display All Trusted Data Connection Libraries 198
Get a Specific Trusted Data Connection Library 199
Remove a Trusted Data Connection Library 199
Create a New Safe Data Provider 200
Display All Safe Data Providers 201
Get a Specific Safe Data Provider 201
Remove a Safe Data Provider 202
Create a Blocked File Type 202
Display All Blocked File Types 203
Get a Specific Blocked File Type 203
Remove a Blocked File Type 204
Create a User-Defined Function Reference 204
Display All User-Defined Function References 205
Get a Specific User-Defined Function Reference 206
Remove a User-Defined Function Reference 206
Modify Excel Services Objects 207
22 PerformancePoint Services 209
Configure the Unattended Service Account 210
Display the Unattended Service Account 210
Create a Trusted Content Location 211
Create a Trusted Data Source Location 212
Display All Trusted Content Locations 212
Display All Trusted DataSource Locations 213
Display Details of Trusted Locations 213
Get a Specific Trusted Location 214
Remove a Trusted Location 214
Configure PerformancePoint Services to Enforce Trusted Locations 215
Configure PerformancePoint Services Application Settings 216
23 Access Services 217
Configure the Application Log Size 218
Configure the Cache Timeout 218
Modify the Maximum Columns in a Query 219
Modify the Maximum Calculated Columns in a Query 219
Configure the Maximum Order By Clauses 220
Configure the Maximum Number of Rows in a Query 220
Configure the Maximum Number of Records in an Access Table 221
Configure the Maximum Number of Sources in a Query 222
Enable and Disable the Use of Outer Joins 222
Allow or Restrict Nonremotable Queries 223
Throttle Access Services Memory Utilization 224
Throttle Session Memory Utilization 224
Configure User Sessions 225
Limit Template Sizes 225
Modify Access Services Databases 226
24 Visio Graphics Services 227
Configure the Unattended Service Account 228
Create a New Safe Data Provider 228
Display All Safe Data Providers 229
Get a Specific Safe Data Provider 230
Remove a Safe Data Provider 230
Setting the Description of a Data Provider 231
Configuring Visio Performance Settings 231
25 Word Automation Services 233
Configure the Conversion Processes 234
Configure Conversion Throughput 234
Configure Supported Document Formats for Conversion 236
Modify Database Information 237
Modify Job Monitoring 238
Modify Conversion Timeouts 239
Modify the Maximum Conversion Attempts 239
Modify the Maximum Memory Usage 240
Disable Word 97–2003 Document Scanning 240
Disable Embedded Fonts in Conversions 241
Modify the Recycle Threshold 242
26 Office Web Apps 243
Create a New WOPI Binding in SharePoint 244
Review Current SharePoint WOPI Bindings 245
Configure the Default Action for an Application 245
Remove WOPI Bindings from SharePoint 246
Configure the WOPI SharePoint Zone 247
Disable Certain WOPI Actions 247
Resolve Invalid Proof Signature 248
A stsadm Versus SharePoint PowerShell 249
A Operations 249
B Operations 250
C Operations 250
D Operations 250
E Operations 251
G Operations 251
I Operations 252
L Operations 252
M Operations 252
O, P, and Q Operations 252
R Operations 252
S Operations 253
U Operations 254
V Operations 254
B Upgrade and Migration 255
Test-SPContentDatabase 255
Upgrade-SPContentDatabase 255
Upgrade-SPFarm 256
Test-SPSite 256
Repair-SPSite 256
Upgrade-SPSite 256
Additional Upgrade Cmdlets 256
C Enterprise Search Reference 259
Administrative 259
Crawling 259
Metadata 260
Miscellaneous 261
Querying 262
Service Application 263
Topology 264
D App Management Service Reference 265
App Settings and Configuration 265
Denied Endpoint Management 266
Installation and Provisioning of Apps 266
Marketplace Management 266
Service Application 267
Index 269