SharePoint Installation Tips and Tricks

2013

Step by Step Installation of Active Directory for SharePoint – SharePoint George
http://sharepointgeorge.com/2012/configuring-active-directory-ad-ds-in-windows-server-2012/

2010

SharePoint 2010 with SP2 on Windows Server 2012 only
http://www.toddklindt.com/SP2010SP2ISO

SQL
How to install SQL on Disks
http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/12/19/disk-and-file-layout-for-sql-server.aspx
Great Session on SQL on SharePoint
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlgardner/archive/2012/11/14/pass-summit-2012-session-slides.aspx

Single Server
Simple Least Privilege Install (step by step)
http://sharepointgeorge.com/2010/installing-sharepoint-2010-privilege-service-accounts/

Enterprise Install
2 Tier to 3 Tier (Great Article) *
http://sharepointsolutions.com/sharepoint-help/blog/2011/02/how-to-scale-out-a-sharepoint-2010-farm-from-two-tier-to-three-tier-by-adding-a-dedicated-application-server/
Step by Step 3 Tier Install (Good Follow-up)
http://www.khamis.net/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=47
http://www.khamis.net/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=48
Farm - Two Part Series from Microsoft on Shared Services Architecture
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2010/01/20/sharepoint-2010-shared-service-architecture-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2010/05/06/sharepoint-2010-shared-service-architecture-part-2.aspx
NLB Installation Guide
http://www.jppinto.com/2010/07/sharepoint-2010-installation-overview-table-of-contents/

Install Tips
Get rid of the GUID - Get rid of the CA GUID
http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=233
More GUID Removal
http://msmvps.com/blogs/shane/archive/2010/10/26/getting-rid-of-guids-in-sharepoint-2010-database-names.aspx
Database Maintenance (Add Attach Move Rename)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc825329
Highly Available SharePoint Central Administration
http://www.harbar.net/articles/spca.aspx

Installation Tools
The SPModule.zip file is an unsupported sample of a Windows PowerShell module written by members of the SharePoint Product Group. The module can be used to perform simple administrative tasks related to installing a SharePoint farm.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=6194

Farm
Standalone or Farm?
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/sharepoint2010setup/thread/6fee8444-1661-47fb-bb26-16a80d18dac8

Farm Configuration Scripts
Technet http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262839.aspx
Codeplex http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/
https://autospinstaller.com/ (new)

More
http://www.sharepointusecases.com/index.php/2011/01/automate-sharepoint-2010-farm-configuration-with-powershell/

PowerShell to provision the entire SharePoint 2010 Farm
http://blog.falchionconsulting.com/index.php/2012/05/international-sharepoint-conference-2012-follow-up/

Good Blog on farm and sharepoint installation automation
http://www.habaneros.com/blog/author/jwarren/posts.aspx

Reset Farm PassPhrase
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/2e45b280-8428-4d16-9348-2d10d14879cd/

SharePoint 2010 Search

FAQ

Where is the index stored?
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010setup/thread/ea58d13d-653e-4bf5-aef4-c49fd8021d55

FAST vs SharePoint Compare
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=16032

FAST vs SharePoint Compare (Diagram)
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=14763

Attachments Searchable
http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=83

Force SharePoint to full crawl a single content database by detaching the database and then reattaching the database using the -clearchangelog argument.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263422

Crawl reset or not to reset that is the question
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ar/sharepointsearch/thread/ad53918a-2069-4281-ac31-431081bfe515

Labs
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11513

Videos
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/technet/en-us/office/media/video/video.html?cid=estc&from=mscomoffice&VideoID=754e8fcf-ea86-4907-b745-ab40045dae7d

Control Search Results and fine tune your security trim
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff796226.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee819930.aspx

Found this great book on SharePoint Search
http://www.amazon.com/SharePoint-2010-Search-Josh-Noble/dp/1430234075/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310992370&sr=8-2

• Microsoft Enterprise Search Center
http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch

• TechNet Enterprise Search Technical Center:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/enterprisesearch/default.aspx

• Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/enterprisesearch

• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Search TechCenter
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/enterprisesearch/ee441229.aspx

• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Search Evaluation Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13FB5242-AA6F-467A-9D5E-1833F2B73E2F&displaylang=en

• Enterprise Search Administration (SharePoint Server 2010):
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee792877(office.14).aspx

• Search Topology Management:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee805956(office.14).aspx

• Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint TechCenter
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/enterprisesearch/ee441234.aspx

• Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Evaluation Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c422d3c7-1443-41e4-b0fe-fc402ee4d8c1&displaylang=en

• FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint TechNet Library:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee781286(office.14).aspx

More on FAST and Enterprise
http://techmikael.blogspot.com/2011/05/document-thumbnails-and-powerpoint.html

More from SharePoint George
http://sharepointgeorge.com/2010/configuring-enterprise-search-sharepoint-2010/

Refinement Panels
http://www.sharepointanalysthq.com/2010/06/sharepoint-2010-search-refinement-panel-options/
awesome article http://www.chaholl.com/archive/2010/08/20/creating-a-custom-refinement-filter-generator.aspx

Federated Search - Twitter
http://www.mice-ts.co.uk/2011/10/07/adding-twitter-as-a-sharepoint-2010-federated-search-location-walkthrough/

Remove GUIDs from Search DB
http://summit7systems.com/blogs/modify-names-of-fast-search-service-applications-databases/

https://msmvps.com/blogs/shane/archive/2010/09/29/how-to-remove-the-guids-from-the-sharepoint-search-service-application-databases.aspx