Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have knowledge of: Software management in a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 enterprise server environment; Deploying and managing applications natively, virtually, and in the cloud; Administering IIS; Configuring AD DS for use in authentication, authorization, and as a user store; Managing an application remotely by using Windows PowerShell 4.0; Managing databases and server roles in SQL Server. Connecting applications to SQL Server; Implementing claims-based security; Using Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines.
Target Audience
The course is targeted at experienced IT professionals who are interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations either in a data center or in the cloud. Students typically have more than one year of hands-on experience* with planning and maintaining SharePoint and two years’ experience with other core technologies on which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or later, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and networking infrastructure services.
After completing this course, students will be able to: Describe the key features of SharePoint 2016. Design an information architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment. Design a logical architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment. Design the physical architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment. Install and configure SharePoint 2016. Create and configure web applications and site collections. Plan and configure service applications for a SharePoint 2016 deployment. Manage users and permissions, and secure content in a SharePoint 2016 deployment. Configure authentication in a SharePoint 2016 deployment. Configure platform and farm-level security in a SharePoint 2016 deployment. Manage information taxonomy in SharePoint web applications and site collections. Configure and manage user profiles and audiences. Configure and manage the search experience in SharePoint 2016. Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
Course Outline
1 – Introducing SharePoint 2016
The key components of a SharePoint deployment New features in SharePoint 2016 SharePoint 2016 deployment options
2 – Designing an Information Architecture
Identifying business requirements Understanding business requirements for information architecture Organizing information in SharePoint 2016 Planning for discoverability Lab: Designing an information architecture – Part one Lab: Creating an information architecture – Part two
3 – Designing a Logical Architecture
Overview of a SharePoint 2016 logical architecture Documenting your logical architecture Lab: Designing a logical architecture
4 – Designing a Physical Architecture
Designing the physical requirements of a SharePoint deployment Designing supporting software for the physical components of a SharePoint deployment SharePoint farm topologies Mapping a logical architecture design to a physical architecture design Lab: Designing a physical architecture
5 – Installing & Configuring SharePoint 2016
Installing SharePoint 2016 Scripting the installation and configuring a SharePoint 2016 environment Configuring SharePoint 2016 farm settings Lab: Provisioning SharePoint 2016 Lab: Configuring SharePoint 2016
6 – Creating Web Applications & Site Collections
Creating web applications Configuring web applications Creating and configuring site collections Lab: Creating and configuring web applications Lab: Creating and configuring site collections
7 – Planning & Configuring Service Applications
Introduction to the service application architecture Creating and configuring service applications Lab: Configuring services and service applications
8 – Managing Users, Permissions, and Securing Content
Configuring authorization in SharePoint 2016 Managing access to content Lab: Managing users and groups Lab: Securing content in SharePoint 2016
9 – Configuring Authentication for SharePoint 2016
Overview of authentication Configuring federated authentication Configuring server-to-server authentication Lab: Configuring SharePoint 2016 to use federated identities
10 – Securing a SharePoint 2016 Deployment
Securing the platform Configuring farm-level security Lab: Configuring SharePoint 2016 communication security Lab: Configuring farm-level security
11 – Managing Taxonomy
Managing content types Understanding managed metadata Configuring the managed metadata service Lab: Configuring content-type propagation Lab: Configuring and using the managed metadata service
12 – Configuring User Profiles
Configuring the User Profile service application Managing user profiles and audiences Lab: Configuring user profiles Lab: Configuring and managing user profiles
13 – Configuring Enterprise Search
Understanding the Search service architecture Configuring the Search service Managing Enterprise Search Lab: Configuring Enterprise Search Lab: Optimizing the search experience
14 – Monitoring and Maintaining a SharePoint 2016 Environment
Monitoring a SharePoint environment Tuning and optimizing a SharePoint environment Planning and configuring caching Troubleshooting a SharePoint environment Lab: Monitoring a SharePoint 2016 deployment Lab: Investigating page load times
