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November 15, 2011 / SharePoint

Calculating SharePoint 2010 Search Administration, Crawl, and Property Database Sizes

When planning the capacity for your SharePoint 2010 Farm, don’t forget about the size of your Search databases. SharePoint 2010 Search leverages three distinct databases, with very separate roles as follows: Search Administration Database Crawl Database Property Database Per TechNet, the recommendations are as follows: Size estimation recommendation Search requires three databases. Your environment may include multiple Property …

August 13, 2013 / SharePoint

SharePoint 2010 Capacity Limits Updated

Microsoft has updated their capacity limits with the Service Pack 1 release for SharePoint 2010. Full details of the new limits can be found here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx This is an update to my previous post found here: https://thebitsthatbyte.com/know-your-limits-capacity-planning-in-sharepoint-2010/ A few key considerations to keep in mind in relation to content database sizing, per TechNet, are as follows: …

November 15, 2011 / Windows 8

Windows 8 Developer Preview

Windows 8 is now available as a Developer Preview for those who want to get their hands on this new platform and start developing apps. Bear in mind that this is not a stable version and functionality presented is not necessarily the end release functionality. I highly recommend loading this into a Virtual Machine, unless …

August 17, 2011 / SharePoint

Siloed Imperialism and the Downfall of Your SharePoint Empire

Folders and departmentalization are the enemy of collaboration. There I said it, straightforward and to the point… and while this is no great epiphany, it brings to the forefront the constant crusade of Enterprise Content Management (notice I said Enterprise, not electronic)… What exactly is the point of sharing? So many organizations claim they want …

July 27, 2011 / SharePoint

Document Set Routing Limit Update Released as a Hotfix

The update that lifts the Document Set Routing Limit of 50 MB has been posted as a hotfix. With this fix in place, Document Sets over 50 MB can now be routed to their destination. Previous to this, users would receive an error such as follows: “The <Records Center Display Name> site refused the submission. …

July 15, 2011 / SharePoint

AD, HAD, RAD, and MAD: Records Disposition Methods for SharePoint 2010

While a primary focus of Records Management is to determine and maintain records per their retention period, there is always the end state… the day of disposition. When considering Electronic Records Management (ERM), records should be treated the same as any physical record in that the record is retained and then disposed per its legal …

June 16, 2011 / SharePoint

Document Set Routing Limit to be Lifted, Expected Release in the June Cumulative Update (CU)

Concurrency has been working closely with Microsoft to lift the limitation on the routing of Document Sets. Currently, a limit of 50 MB has been set. However, after investigation and testing of an update to SharePoint, Microsoft will lift the size limitation and provide a recommended limit of 250 MB. For those who require routing …

June 12, 2011 / Hyper-V

Know Your Limits: Capacity planning for Hyper-V Virtual Machines

Capacity planning for your Hyper-V Virtual Machines is one of the more critical activities you will undertake in your virtualized server environment. How many CPUs, how much RAM, and how much disk space will largely vary by the server role. In this regard you should treat your Virtual Machine with the same requirements of a …

November 13, 2011 / Hyper-V

Hyper-V VM Performance Tip: Move the Page File (pagefile.sys) to Another Virtual Disk

Your Virtual Machine Guests in Hyper-V should be treated like any other Operating System. They should be updated, defragmented, monitored, and fine tuned for performance. Here is the primary link you will want to reference for installation, configuration, and performance of Hyper-V Virtual Machines: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753637(WS.10).aspx (Don’t forget to use the Best Practices Analyzer for Hyper-V!) Specifically, …

May 19, 2011 / SharePoint

SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Announced/Expected End of June Release

SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been announced with a expected end of June release. Complete details on the announcement of Service Pack 1 for Office and SharePoint 2010 can be found at: http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/05/16/announcing-service-pack-1-for-office-2010-and-sharepoint-2010.aspx Details are forthcoming, but highlights for SharePoint 2010 SP1 include: Better alignment between Project Server and SharePoint Server browser support. …