Cloud Retro Games

Here is my list of retro games in the cloud.

Spent many hours on this Brøderbund game on Commodore 64 or Vic 20

Lode Runner (golden version – web based)
http://goldenrunner.com/

Office Online Server previously Office Web Applications

SharePoint 2016/2013 – OOS – OWA – WAC

The server once called WAC or Web Application Companion Server then OWA or Office Web Apps is now OOS or Office Online Server

General Info

Office Online Server November release
https://blogs.office.com/2016/11/18/office-online-server-november-release/

Why Use OOS
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/pla/2016/03/12/why-office-online-server-is-essential/

OOS – OWA Replacement
https://blogs.office.com/2016/05/04/office-online-server-now-available/

OOS Installation
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219455(v=office.16).aspx

HTTPS OOS Installation
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34289.install-configure-office-online-server.aspx

https://www.eshlomo.us/office-online-server-installation-guide/

Office Online Server and SharePoint Server 2016 (https)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346470(v=office.16).aspx 

Office Online Server Version Compatibility List
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219456(v=office.16).aspx

Office Online Server – The artist formally known as OWA
https://blogs.office.com/2015/09/11/announcing-availability-of-office-online-server-preview-and-the-new-scom-management-pack-for-sharepoint-server-2016-it-preview/

How to install OOS and SharePoint 2016 on the same PC - Dev Only!
http://www.spjeff.com/2016/10/13/install-oos-sharepoint-2016-pc/

Installation and Configuration

New-OfficeWebAppsFarm CmdLet and Parameters
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219436.aspx

OOS Installation
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219455(v=office.16).aspx

SharePoint 2013 – OWA

SSL Issues
https://www.c5insight.com/Resources/Blog/tabid/148/entryid/837/troubleshooting-office-web-apps-ssl-issues.aspx

Content roadmap for Office Web Apps Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn135237.aspx
For the User - Office Online – free trial!
https://office.com/start/default.aspx
Great Article from Chris Givens – extending OWA to network sharing
http://blogs.architectingconnectedsystems.com/blogs/cjg/archive/2013/07/08/Taking-Office-Web-Apps-2013-and-SharePoint-2013-integration-one-step-further.aspx

Deploy OWA Server
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219455.aspx
WOPI – Web Open Platform Interface
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh622722(v=office.12).aspx
OWA High Available
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219435(v=office.15).aspx#loadbalancer

From the MVPs: Installing Office Web Apps (2013)
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/02/04/from-the-mvps-installing-office-web-apps.aspx

2010

Troubleshooting Office Web Apps (2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh269604(office.14).aspx

Error message when view or edit in browser for Word or PowerPoint Web Apps
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028346

Scripted Installation - SharePoint

2016

Traditional Scripting

AutoSPSourceBuilder
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/brianlala/2016/11/02/using-autospsourcebuilder-to-build-a-net-framework-4-6-compatible-sharepoint-2013-installation-source/

Containers

SharePoint Framework Docker images
https://github.com/waldekmastykarz/docker-spfx

Desired State Configuration

DSC
https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/DSC

DSC SharePoint
https://github.com/PowerShell/xSharePoint
https://github.com/PowerShell/SharePointDsc

DSC Articles
http://nikcharlebois.com/installing-sharepoint-2016-beta-2-with-powershell-desired-state-configuration-dsc/

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/brian_farnhill/2016/06/08/xsharepoint-is-now-sharepointdsc-what-you-need-to-know/

DSC Videos (Good Start)
https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Getting-Started-with-PowerShell-Desired-State-Configuration-DSC
https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Advanced-PowerShell-Desired-State-Configuration-DSC-and-Custom-Resources

2013

UPDATE Issue installing SharePoint on 2012 (July 2013)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2765260

Scripted Installation of SharePoint 2013 and Office Web Apps Server – From the Field (Part 1-3)
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uksharepoint/archive/2012/12/07/scripted-installation-of-sharepoint-2013-and-office-web-application-components-from-the-field-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uksharepoint/archive/2013/03/18/scripted-installation-of-sharepoint-2013-and-office-web-apps-server-from-the-field-part-2.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uksharepoint/archive/2013/05/24/scripted-installation-of-sharepoint-2013-and-office-web-apps-server-from-the-field-part-3.aspx

Search
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn271768.aspx

Offline Install
http://sharepoint-community.net/profiles/blogs/completely-offline-installation-of-sharepoint-2013

Best Third Party Tool (free)
http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/

Organization Browser in 2013

 

FIX

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2643420

Repost …

Fix – add following code below web part using content editor web part.

<script type="text/javascript">
function CreateHierarchyChartControl(parentId, profileId, type, persistControlId) {
  var i = profileId.indexOf("|");
  var claimsmode = profileId.substr(i-1,1);
  if((i >=0 ) & (claimsmode=="w"))
  {
   profileId = profileId.substr(i+1,profileId.length-i-1);
   var initParam = profileId + ',' + type + ',' + persistControlId;
   var host = document.getElementById(parentId);
   host.setAttribute('width', '100%');
   host.setAttribute('height', '100%');
   Silverlight.createObject('/_layouts/ClientBin/hierarchychart.xap',
    host,
    'ProfileBrowserSilverlightControl',
    {
     top: '30',
     width: '100%',
     height: '100%',
     version: '2.0',
     isWindowless: 'true',
     enableHtmlAccess: 'true'
    },
    {
     onLoad: OnHierarchyChartLoaded
    },
     initParam,
     null);
    }
  }
</script>

SQL Admin Tips and Tricks for SharePoint Admins

If you are a SharePoint Admin, you are probably a reluctant SQL admin, since few are SharePoint admins first.  There are the SQL admins and developers that are required to understand SharePoint but in my travels they are the exceptions not the rules.  So here are some links to help out those newly appointed SQL admins.

Troubleshooting Port Redirection

SQL Port Redirection - SQL Alias
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607733(v=office.16).aspx

SQL Port Redirection – Cliconfg
https://nikpatel.net/2013/09/05/step-by-step-configuring-sql-alias-on-all-sharepoint-web-and-application-servers/

SQL Port Redirection – Testing
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/7dcf9b8d-ba48-4c09-bb31-84a55908de1c/change-sharepoint-from-port-1433-to-something-else

Frienemies – SQL Gardner’s great presentation

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlgardner/archive/2013/06/12/presentation-from-dayspug.aspx

SQL Performance Presentations

Bill Baer - Tuning SQL Server 2012 for SharePoint 2013
Mod 01: Key SQL Server and SharePoint Server Integration Concepts
Mod 02: Best Practices for SQL Server Database Settings
Mod 03: Server Settings for SQL Server
Mod 04: SQL Server and SharePoint Availability

More Good Stuff

SQL 2012 improvements

Appendix

Database Recovery Model

Free Book on Backup and Restore
http://www.red-gate.com/community/books/sql-server-backup-and-restore

Free Whitepaper – Maximizing SQL 2012 Performance for SharePoint 2013
http://sharepoint-community.net/profiles/blogs/free-whitepaper-maximizing-sql-2012-performance-for-sharepoint-20

SharePoint Labs – 2016 2013 2010

2016

Using Azure to create SharePoint Labs
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mvpawardprogram/2015/05/25/create-a-sharepoint-production-farm-on-azure/
More from the cloud engineer

2013

Several Setup 2013 labs for Testing or Dev Environment http://thuansoldier.net/?p=2618
http://sharepointdemobuilds.codeplex.com/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/01/07/step-by-step-build-a-free-sharepoint-2013-lab-in-the-cloud-with-windows-azure-31-days-of-servers-in-the-cloud-part-7-of-31.aspx#.Uz8DcvldU3I
http://absolute-sharepoint.com/2014/10/create-sharepoint-2013-farm-in-azure-step-step.html
Sorry Office Demos are now gone – pulled June 30 2014.

2010

SharePoint 2010 Virtual Labs
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/bb512933.aspx

2012 SQL Server Microsoft has posted this VHD
Business Intelligence - SQL Server 2012 – RC0 - PowerView - PowerPivot Excel Documents.
http://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/pd/BIVHD/enus/default.aspx (Large Download)
Note that these use hyper-v in Windows Server but if using Windows 7 you can download Virtual PC
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
Converting the SharePoint and Office 2010 Information Worker Virtual Machines to VMWare from Hyper-V http://sharepointyankee.com/2010/06/03/converting-the-sharepoint-and-office-2010-information-worker-virtual-machines-to-vmware-from-hyper-v/

SharePoint 2010 SP1 VHD (Virtual Hard Drive)
If you don't want virtual labs (too slow) then use this great VHD from Microsoft.  I was able to reduce the memory to 6 GB and the first VM with sharepoint installed has worked well.  The other two VMs that contain Lync and Exchange remain untested.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27417
Video Bonus – Setting Up a SharePoint Developer Virtual Machine
http://www.sharepoint-howto.com/2011/12/16/setting-up-a-sharepoint-developer-virtual-machine/

Here is more information from Microsoft on the Information Worker Demo. Note that this download contains a three Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V Virtual Machines set for evaluating and demonstrating Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and Project Server 2010.  Login to all Virtual Machines using the Virtual Machine Console as the following user:

User: administrator
Password: pass@word1
Domain: CONTOSO

Virtual machine “a” contains the following pre-configured software:

1. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard Evaluation Edition, running as an Active Directory Domain Controller for the “CONTOSO.COM” domain with DNS and WINS
2. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Analysis, Notification, and Reporting Services
3. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
4. Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 Enterprise Edition
5. Microsoft Office Web Applications SP1
6. Microsoft FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 SP1
7. Microsoft Project Server 2010 SP1
8. Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 SP1
9. Microsoft Visio 2010 SP1
10. Microsoft Project 2010 SP1
11. Microsoft Lync 2010

Virtual machine “b” contains the following pre-configured software:

1. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard Evaluation Edition, joined to the “CONTOSO.COM” domain
2. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1

Virtual machine “c” contains the following pre-configured software:

1. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard Evaluation Edition, joined to the “CONTOSO.COM” domain
2. Microsoft Lync Server 2010

Active directory has been preconfigured over 200 “demo” users with metadata in an organizational structure. All of these user profiles have been imported and indexed for search within SharePoint Server 2010, with “contoso\administrator” granted Domain Admin permissions.
SharePoint Server 2010 has been configured in a “Complete” farm using the default SQL Server 2008 R2 instance. A default site has been created using the Team Site template at http://intranet.contoso.com/ and a FAST Search Center at http://intranet.contoso.com/search/.
Virtual machine “a” is required for all scenarios, image “b” for email functionality and image “c” for instant messaging.

SharePoint 2016 Updates

SharePoint MVP now called Microsoft Office Server & Services MVP

Articles

Posters - Technical diagrams for SharePoint (2013 2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx

SharePoint 2016 (TechNet)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303422(v=office.16).aspx

Index of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff678226(v=office.16).aspx

SharePoint 2016 Upgrade Requirements. Veified 2013 experience required!
http://danielglenn.com/sharepoint-2010-site-experience-with-sharepoint-2016/

SharePoint 2016 New and Deprecated Features
http://connectedsystems.com/news/Latest%20News/SharePoint-2016-new-and-deprecated-features.aspx

Issues

Missing SharePoint Templates in Visual Studio 2015?
https://blog.devoworx.net/2016/07/14/office-sharepoint-template-missing-in-visual-studio-2015/

Updates

SharePoint Summit 2017

http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2017/05/sharepoint-virtual-summit.html

ZDP - Zero Downtime Patching

ZDP - SharePoint Server 2016 – Video
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt767550(v=office.16).aspx
ZDP - SharePoint Server 2016 – Diagram with Steps
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt743024(v=office.16).aspx

ZDP in SharePoint Server 2016
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/pla/2016/03/10/zero-downtime-patching-in-sharepoint-server-2016/

ZDP with SharePoint Server 2016 Start to Finish
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/sharepoint_foxhole/2016/08/04/zero-downtime-patching-with-sharepoint-server-2016-start-to-finish/

PSConfig
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2015/09/09/why-we-recommend-require-to-run-the-configuration-wizard-also-for-security-fixes/

NOTE MinRole is not required as per video, reboot after binaries or patch install

Feature Pack 1

Feature Pack 1 – New Shared MinRoles
https://blogs.office.com/2016/09/26/announcing-feature-pack-1-for-sharepoint-server-2016-cloud-born-and-future-proof/

Check Patch Level
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2016/08/23/sharepoint-does-not-have-a-build-version-full-stop/

New Site Contents Page

RTM

New Features in SharePoint 2016

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346121(v=office.16).aspx

SharePoint Server 2016 IT Web Template (preview)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/2015/09/07/sharepoint-server-2016-it-preview-web-templates/

SharePoint 2016 List of all Sites / Web Templates
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2016-Web-8548823e

SharePoint 2016 List Templates
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2016-List-98e46150

SharePoint 2016 Feature Compare
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2016-Feature-1746745d

SharePoint 2016 PowerShell List
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2016-List-of-7236099e

SharePoint 2016 Deprecated
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346112(v=office.16).aspx

BI SharePoint 2016
http://whitepages.unlimitedviz.com/2015/12/rethinking-business-intelligence-in-sharepoint-and-sql-server-2016/

Windows 10 Install

http://www.disruptivei.com/Lists/Anslag/Post.aspx?ID=33

May 4th Future of SharePoint Event

https://blogs.office.com/2016/05/04/the-future-of-sharepoint/

https://blogs.office.com/2016/03/14/sharepoint-2016-rtm-and-the-future-of-sharepoint-event/

Breakout Sessions from Launch

Accelerating Innovation with Hybrid: SharePoint Server 2016 and Office 365

https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:1;F:SF!42000&EventKey=185893

Effortless File Sharing on Any Device: OneDrive for Business and SharePoint

https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:1;F:SF!42000&EventKey=185894

Foundation for the Future: SharePoint Server 2016

https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:1;F:SF!42000&EventKey=185892

Open and Connected Platform: The SharePoint Framework

https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:1;F:SF!42000&EventKey=185898

Security, Privacy and Compliance for SharePoint and OneDrive for Business      

https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:1;F:SF!42000&EventKey=185897

The Mobile and Intelligent Intranet: SharePoint Sites and PowerApps

https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:1;F:SF!42000&EventKey=185895

Your Intranet in Your Pocket: The SharePoint mobile app

https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:1;F:SF!42000&EventKey=185896

 

SharePoint 2016 User profile Service and MIM

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/33819.sharepoint-2016-user-profile-service-and-mim-apply-the-connection-filter.aspx

https://docs.com/markus-hintner/5587/what-s-new-in-user-profile-sync-in-sharepoint-2016

https://thesharepointfarm.com/2016/03/automating-mim-user-profile-synchronization-with-sharepoint-2016/

New and Improved Features in 2016

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346121(v=office.16).aspx

Durable Links – Bill Baer and Others

Durable links limitations:
OOS is required (Office Online Server)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt170644(v=exchg.160).aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431687(v=office.16).aspx
File Types Supported – Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote and PDF
Site Collection based
Unique permission are NOT supported – permissions lost
Site Content and Structure is NOT supported - breaks links

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/2015/09/22/durable-links-in-sharepoint-server-2016-it-preview/

https://thesharepointfarm.com/2015/08/sharepoint-2016-durable-links/

http://sharepointpaul.blogspot.com/2015/11/office-online-server-and-durable-links.html

http://techtrainingnotes.blogspot.com/2018/01/sharepoint-2016-durable-links.html

SharePoint Server 2016 RTM

https://blogs.office.com/2016/03/14/sharepoint-2016-rtm-and-the-future-of-sharepoint-event/

Project Server 2016

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff631142(v=office.16).aspx

SharePoint Server 2016 Release Candidate

https://blogs.office.com/2016/01/20/sharepoint-server-2016-and-project-server-2016-release-candidate-available/

Note that SharePoint Designer 2013 and InfoPath 2013 will be supported until 2026.

SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 Info

https://blogs.office.com/2015/11/18/announcing-sharepoint-server-2016-beta-2-and-project-server-2016-beta-2/

What's deprecated or removed from SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346112(v=office.16).aspx

What's New in SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346121(v=office.16).aspx

Microsoft Forum and Blogs

https://blogs.office.com/2015/04/16/sharepoint-server-2016-update/
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/home?forum=SP2016

TechNet

SharePoint Server 2016 Resources

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/32055.sharepoint-server-2016-resources.aspx

Resource List

http://sharepoint-community.net/profiles/blogs/the-big-sharepoint-2016-resource-list

First Installation Guides

https://nhutcmos.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/setup-sharepoint-server-2016-step-by-step/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2015/05/12/what-s-new-in-sharepoint-server-2016-installation-and-deployment.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/how24/archive/2015/08/27/what-s-new-in-sharepoint-2016.aspx

First Look

First screen shot of SharePoint 2016 via Unity Podcast with Bill Baer
File size is no longer limited to 2 GB now 10 GB

Features

https://blogs.office.com/2015/04/16/sharepoint-server-2016-update/

Upgrade Challenges

15 mode only site collections – 2013 mode only
OOS

Announcements

SharePoint Online or On-Prem is hyper-focus
Checkout Julia’s WPC Keynote