Best Practices to SharePoint Physical and Information Architecture Fundamentals

Name: Joel OlesonTitle: Sr. ArchitectCompany: Quest SoftwareTwitter: @joelolesonBlog: http://www.sharepointjoel.com

8+ Year SharePoint Veteran7 Years Microsoft SharePoint Team & ITThe First SharePoint AdminQuest Sr. SharePoint ArchitectLoves to Travel

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Who is SharePoint Joel?http://www.sharepointjoel.com

Audience PollSharePoint Admins?Less than 3 years in SharePoint?Belong to SharePoint &/or .NET user groups?

Watch Out for Killer Bunnies

Agenda…

SharePoint Best Practices: Architecture Fundamentals

Core Logical ArchitecturePhysical ArchitectureDesigning Information ArchitectureAvoid Common Mistakes

Bear Grills - SurvivalVideo

WSS 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007

SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Platform & Collaboration(blogs & wikis)

Doc Management, Web Content Management,

Search, & Portals

Web Forms, Excel Services,

BDC

MOSS FISFor Internet Sites

& Enterprise Intranet

Windows Internet

Connector

Intranet/ExtranetStandard

Fundamental Principle #1

IIS Web Sites = IIS Virtual Servers = Web Applications

IIS WSS 3.0 / SharePoint Server

Web Sites Web Applications

Physical Server

Web Application(s)

Top Level Site(s)

Site Collections

Site(s)/webs

Site Collection

Fundamental Principle #2

Consistency in HierarchyWSS 3.0

Web ApplicationsSite CollectionsSitesTemplates & Features

MOSS 2007Web ApplicationsSite CollectionsSitesTemplates & Features

Fundamental Principle #3

Servers Have Services are Are RolesServers have Roles

Web Front End (WFE)QueryCalculation (Excel)Index(Non SharePoint) Database Server

Simplified Really Just 3 RolesWFE/Query – 99%Index (App Tier)SQL

Note: Never put Query and Index on same server if there is another Query server!

Deployment InstallKey concepts

32 bit or 64bit binaries**Note: SharePoint 2010 requires 2008 64bit & 64bit SQL 2005 or 2008

InstallBasic NOT RECOMMENDED except for POCAdvanced – Allows you to connect to SQL

WFE only vs. Full installLanguage Packs (Downloads on the Web)

WSSMOSS

Ifilter pack +

Most Common Farms

WFE/Query

“All in One”

WFE/Query

Index

SQL SQL

All SP Roles

SQL

Key Factors in TopologyUsage

# UsersSolution (The answer before the question)

Authentication Type (Anonymous vs. AD)Caching Offload devices

Business & Tech RequirementsClient & Server Performance RequirementsSLAs (Uptime/High Availability Req.)WAN Considerations (Multi farm)

DataGBs/TBs of data Total # Files and Items (rare)

SharePoint in common…LOLCATS.COM

Fundamental Principle #3

You MUST learn the difference between site and site collection despite the confusion.

Site = Web = Spweb aka subwebSTSADM = WebUI=site

Site Collection = SpSiteSTSADM = SiteCentral Admin = SiteUI= Site Collection

•Basic Install (BAD!)•All On C Drive•No Backup•Restore Complexity

Server•All One site collection•Not Configured: Quota, Expiration, Auditing, Versions, Workflows, Meta Data capture•All items view default (flat)

List and Site Collection

•One database•Db config (log and db location)•No maintenance plan

Database

Defaults have Faults

POP QUIZ!!!!

What is the most scalable object in SharePoint?Site Collection

Can I run WFE and Query on one box and WFE Query Index on another?

NO!

Is a default basic install good enough to get started?

No! (Even be careful with proof of concept.)

Is Virtualization and SharePoint ok?

Yes!

WooHoo! You Pass SharePoint Fundamentals

– The New World

Containment Hierarchy

Joel's Cheat Sheet for HostingDedicated

Farm(s)•Ideal for applications such as Project Server, Performance Point, BDC applications, CRM, Sales SAP/Siebel and Finance Solutions built on SharePoint•Great for staged deployments i.e. dev, test, authoring to production

Web App •Ideal for point solutions, Records Management, for Legal Holds, department solutions, and groups of site collections•Memory isolation and separate SSP such as Search Solutions

Site Collection •Support 100s-100K+ sites•Ideal for Collaborative environments including intranets, Projects, extranets•Document Management where scale is into +TBs

Sites •Information and aggregation Portals such as Intranets•WCM Internet sites with page libraries

Endusersharepoint.com

SharePoint Server Logical Model

Permanent Central PortalWeb Application

Division Portals

Groups & Teams

Projects & Workspaces

My Sites

PermanentStructured SharePoint Server Sites

SharePoint ServerSites

Ad HocWSS SiteTemplates

Permanent Division PortalsWeb Applications or Site Collections

Adhoc Team SitesConsider Charge BackTo reduce support hit.

1 per User

CentralPortal

ServiceOffering

Planning for *REAL* Capacity BoundariesUnit TechNet Max Joel’s Guideline Joel’s MAX

Web Apps per Farm

8 5 Content Webapps with 8GB RAM

I recommend no more app pools than 1 per every 2GB of RAM

Databases per WebApp

- 100 per SQL server 100 or less if using DB Mirroring

Site Collection per Web App

50,000 also listed as 100,000 and 150,000 depending on ref

100,0000 150,000

Size per content database

- 100GB 1 TB with serious list and site optimization (super advanced only)

Size per Site Collection

- 15GB in multi-tenant DB100GB in dedicated DB

25GB in multi1TB in dedicated Db

Sites in Site (Web) 2000 100 200

Items per List 2000 items per view Use Custom Views, Indexed columns and search UI for large lists

I recommend view Item limit of 100 or 1000.

Plan for Software BoundariesPlan your lists and libraries

Throughput differences between flat document library vs. document library with folders

Top Performance Killers

1. Indexing/Crawling2. Backup (SQL & Tape)3. Profile Import4. Misc Timer Jobs – User Sync for large #s of

Users5. STSADM Backup/Restore6. Large List Operations7. Heavy User Operation List Import/Write

Understanding the SharePoint Databases

Farm

• Config• Servers• Web Apps• Solutions• Global

Config

Web App

• Content• Site

Collections• Sites• Lists• Pages• Documents• DWPs

Disk I/O Demand

Search

Most Demand

Config

Medium Demand

+SSP

*Content..

Low Demand

* Except during backup and Indexing + Except during Profile Import

Temp

Master

Model

Tlogs

#8 SharePoint Common Mistakes

Operations and IT Failures

•Poor configuration (Not planned - defaults)•Insufficient RAM and Disk allocationServer•Poor choice of Site vs. Site Collection Structure•Flat Lists•One Content Database

Information Architecture

•Poor Network between WFEs and SQL•No plan for WAN (User complaints without answers)Network•No Backup•Emergency: No Restore plan or steps•Disaster Recovery – More like Disaster

OperationalBackup/Restore

Developer Failures

Ramp up/Lack of Skills

• Memory Leaks – USE SpDisposeCheck tool• Not closing Objects

• Unaware of community tools

Poor Assumptions

• Unnecessary Custom Site Defs or editing default site def• Thinking more is better• Naked assemblies and editing web.config(s) isn’t enough

Easy way rather than right way

• Skipping to production (Dev and test environment – REQUIRED!)• Wrap it up – WSP Solutions Required – WSPBuilder• Manage your source TFS!?

Business Deployment Failures

•Duplication of effort•No comm. No buy in (forced deployment)

Communication

•Lack of End User Training/Community•Lack of Help and Insight into Business processes

Culture & Adoption

•No Budget - No project or Budget cuts•No Sponsorship – Under the Radar

Budget/Sponsor

•Poorly designed taxonomy & Information Architecture•No deployment due to complex dependenciesPoor Planning

Call to Action!

Be sure to PLAN your logical infrastructure & Physical… Don’t forget a Governance Plan!

Where do you get your information? TechNet, MSDN, SharePoint Team Blog, SharePoint User Groups http://www.sharepointpros.org, and blogs!! Twitter?

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