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SharePoint High Availability (HA) Options – DR, SQL database mirroring, log...
Hey! I got a few requests to have this available online.. its a presentation file I put together on SharePoint 2010 High Availability options with SQL. Here is a link as promised to my presentation...
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Is Microsoft SQL Server clustering supported on VMware?
When planning SharePoint environments in a fully virtualised environment, a very relevant (and appropriate) question to ask is… “Is Microsoft SQL Server clustering supported on VMware?” Its time to...
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Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration for SharePoint...
Ever wondered if there is a formula for calculating content database sizes? Want to have a start into learning more about SQL design and database capacity planning for SharePoint 2010? Luckily, there...
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SharePoint 2010 database maintenance
This is a reminder for SharePoint Admins, DBAs and Developers to ensure that they have taken the necessary steps recommended by Microsoft when it comes down to SharePoint 2010 database maintenance. A...
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Moving SharePoint sites off the system drive – changing IIS virtual directories
A good practice is to move IIS off the system drive to another such as D: Ok, so you tell your Server guys but they miss out on an important step such as updating the registry to the new D:\inetpub…...
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Good practices for SQL 2008 for SharePoint 2010
This link is an good list of ‘good’ practice points that a SharePoint Admin can discuss with your DBA. You might have most in place due to the abundance of information online, but its worth a...
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Install Reporting Services 2008 R2 in Sharepoint Integrated mode via command...
In this article, we will discuss a few things to have you installing Reporting Services 2008 R2 with SharePoint 2010 in ‘SharePoint Integrated mode’ – not NATIVE mode using a config file for the SQL...
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How to create a SQL Alias 32 bit and 64 bit
When installing SharePoint, a good practice is to use SQL Aliases for your installation. To manage and create a SQL Alias via a gui tool, go to start > run > cliconfg and Enter. Then go to the...
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SharePoint Backup and Restore best practices
Some time ago, I was collecting some Backup & Restore best practices for SharePoint and I came across this post. It talks about various aspects of backup and restore for a SharePoint farm. Its...
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SharePoint 2013 SQL “best practices”
Note – this blog post has a title ‘best practices’. I named it so to match the referred TechNet article entitled “Best practices for SQL Server in a SharePoint Server farm”. So please forgive me for...
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups Real life lessons video by SQL MCM Brent Ozar
This is a nice video by Brent Ozar on AlwaysOn Availability Groups: Real-Life Lessons Learned. In this video, Brent explains what is ‘AlwaysOn’, AlwaysOn Availability Groups and the way that they work....
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