Mastering SharePoint Server Installation and Configuration

Master PowerShell basics for administrators, from the command line and PowerShell ISE to cmdlets, pipelines, and variables, with practical examples like Get-Date and Get-Process.

Learn the SharePoint farm architecture, including web applications, service applications, site collections, and lists and libraries, and how web front end, application, and database servers work together.

Identify hardware and software prerequisites for SharePoint Subscription Edition, including CPU, memory, storage, OS, and domain networking. Plan dedicated service accounts and key roles for web front end and search.

Install SharePoint prerequisites using the prerequisite installer or PowerShell, download and mount files, run as administrator, handle errors with logs, restart if needed, and verify prerequisites in Server Manager.

Install SharePoint using the wizard without PowerShell, enter a valid product key and license terms, copy files, click install now, then restart the server and verify SharePoint services are running.

Create a SharePoint farm on an app server with PowerShell by loading the SharePoint snap-in, configuring databases and the farm account, and initializing resources and central administration.

Add a new server to an existing SharePoint farm with PowerShell, joining the farm and installing services and features. Verify in central administration that the server shows the correct role.

Register a managed account in SharePoint using PowerShell to securely store and manage credentials for services and application pools, and verify the registration in central administration.

Create a new SharePoint web application with PowerShell, specifying its URL, port, and application pool, and configure NTLM authentication (with other providers available) for the web app.

Create a SharePoint site collection with PowerShell using the New-SPSite cmdlet by defining site URL, owners, title, template (STS#0), and content database, then verify in Central Administration.

Create a SharePoint subsite under the root site collection with PowerShell by defining the parent url, site url, title, description, template, and language, then use New-SPWeb.

Learn to create and configure a custom list and library in SharePoint using PowerShell, including templates, quick launch, versioning, content types, and custom columns.

Learn to create and configure the state service application in SharePoint using PowerShell, including defining the service app name and database, and setting up the service application proxy.

Secure Store Service stores credentials for external systems (BCS, Excel Services) and is configured in SharePoint via PowerShell to create, audit, encrypt keys, and configure a proxy.

Configure Visio service via PowerShell to render diagrams in browser with zooming, panning, hyperlinks, and caching, then create the Visio service application and proxy, and verify online for in-site viewing.

Create and configure the app management service in SharePoint using PowerShell, enabling hosting and management of SharePoint add-ins, licensing and permissions, and setting up app catalogs.

Learn to configure the business data connectivity service in SharePoint with PowerShell to connect external data sources and surface data in lists, web parts, BI features without code.

Master the managed metadata service in SharePoint using PowerShell to create and configure the service application, proxy, and content type hub, and build taxonomy term stores for consistent tagging.

Word Automation Services enables server-side conversion of Word documents to PDF and other formats without Word installed. Learn to configure, start, and test the service in SharePoint using PowerShell.

Create and configure the PowerPoint Conversion Service in SharePoint with PowerShell, including the service application, proxy, and application pool, then verify online status and test conversion in a library workflow.

Configure the usage and health service in SharePoint with PowerShell to collect site visits, search queries, and feature usage, and generate health reports.

Configure and manage the SharePoint search service using PowerShell, covering service application setup, topology, crawl configuration, and creating a dedicated search center for enterprise indexing.

Configure the SharePoint user profile service using PowerShell, including creating the web application, site collection, and service application, and enabling profile synchronization with Active Directory.