/ 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 …

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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: …

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/ 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 …

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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 to “collaborate”, “centralize”, and
make things “easier” but when it comes down to actually putting things in place,
they balk like a little leaguer pitching to a steroid pumped up hitter. WHY?

FEAR… fear of the work it will take, fear of failure, and fear of confronting
organizational inefficiencies/entrenched co-workers and leadership.

So how do you confront these fears and conquer them? Here are a few tips:

Fear #1: ECM takes work and will change the way we think

  • If you don’t put the necessary planning in, you will fail. So if you don’t
    want to plan, don’t even touch SharePoint.
  • Create a project plan and be ready to adapt it, as ECM is iterative.

READ FULL POST at blog.concurrency.com

/ 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. You cannot send files larger than 50 MB. To submit this file, you
must upload it directly to the drop off library at the target.”

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/ 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 above the 250 MB recommendation, it is critical
to plan accordingly as performance will be impacted. This will entail an
evaluation of the hardware, specifically memory allocation, to ensure that the
routing operates as intended.

This new functionality is expected in the June Cumulative Update (CU).
Microsoft remains committed to continuously improving SharePoint and working
with industry in this endeavor.

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/ 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, …

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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.
  • Improved backup / restore functionality for SharePoint Server

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