- Installing
and Configuring a SharePoint Environment (25 %)
Deploy new installations
and upgrades. - This objective may
include but is not limited to: running Visual Upgrade, performing an in-place
upgrade, performing a database attach upgrade, analyzing a PreUpgradeCheck
report, installing language packs, and scripting installations; analyzing ULS
logs, installation error logs, and event logs to identify installation
problems; and repairing installation errors
Configure SharePoint farms. - This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring
inter-server communications, server roles, high availability, InfoPath Forms
Services (IPFS), Alternate Access Mappings (AAM), external sites, host headers,
and applying and managing patches
Configure service
applications. - This objective may
include but is not limited to: configuring service applications such as
Business Connectivity Services (BCS), Access Services, Visio Services,
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, user profiles, Microsoft Office
Excel services, Managed Metadata Services (MMS), and IPFS
Configure indexing and
search. - This objective may
include but is not limited to: configuring FAST Search for SharePoint, crawl
schedules, iFilters, crawl rules, content sources, scopes, managed properties,
content types, search components, index partitioning, and federated search
locations
- Managing
a SharePoint Environment (26 %)
Manage operational
settings. - This objective may
include but is not limited to: configuring logging, quotas, monitoring levels,
health reports, security, and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) integration
Manage accounts and user
roles. - This objective may
include but is not limited to: managing user accounts, group accounts, managed
accounts, computer accounts, and service accounts; and delegating site
collection administration
Manage authentication
providers. - This objective may include
but is not limited to: managing NTLM, Kerberos, claims-based, and forms-based
authentication; and configuring Secure Store Service (SSS) and Active Directory
Federation Services (AD FS)
- Deploying and Managing Applications (24 %)
Manage Web Applications. – This objective may include but is not limited to: managing
databases, Web Application settings, security, and policies
Manage site collections. - This objective may include but is not limited to: managing site
collection policies, features, caching, and auditing; configuring site
collection security; configuring multi-tenancy; and configuring site collection
quotas and locks
Deploy and manage SharePoint
solutions. - This objective may include
but is not limited to: deploying and managing SharePoint solution packages,
managing sandbox solutions, and managing user solutions
- Maintaining a SharePoint Environment (25 %)
Back up and restore a
SharePoint environment. - This objective may include
but is not limited to: configuring backup settings; backing up and restoring
content, search, and service application databases; detaching and attaching
databases; and exporting lists and sites
Monitor and analyze a
SharePoint environment. - This objective may include
but is not limited to: generating health, administrative, and Web analytics
reports; interpreting usage and trace logs; identifying and resolving health
and performance issues
Optimize the performance of
a SharePoint environment. - This objective may include
but is not limited to: configuring resource throttling (large list management,
object model override); configuring remote Binary Large Objects (BLOB) storage
and BLOB and object caching; and optimizing services