Microsoft Enterprise Search for IT Professionals

After completing this module you will be able to:

Develop an enterprise search plan for your organization.

Develop a crawl architecture with components and topology.

Develop a query architecture with components and topology.

This module covers the basics of using Windows PowerShell to administer your enterprise search solution. The module also details how to set up content sources, crawl content, and troubleshoot and monitor the crawl process.

Lesson 1: Windows PowerShell

Lesson 2: Content Crawling

Exercise 1: Crawl Content Sources

Exercise 2: Test Drive Windows PowerShell

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Access the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Management shell.

Construct basic Windows PowerShell commands.

This module includes information the Keyword Search Syntax and how to create search sites. The module reviews the specialized web parts for search.

Lesson 1: Keyword Syntax

Lesson 2: Introducing the Search Site

Lesson 3: Search Web Parts

Exercise 1: Create a Custom Search Site

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Construct queries using the SharePoint 2010 Keyword Syntax.

Layout a search site and work with the search web parts.

Customize search web parts.

This module shows you how to add value to a basic search site through managed properties, keywords, and SharePoint search scopes.

Lesson 1: Managed Properties and Keywords

Lesson 2: SharePoint Scope

Exercise 1: Add a Keyword, Best Bet, and Query Suggestion

Exercise 2: Add a Search Scope

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Create a managed property, keyword, query suggestion, and best bet.

Create a search scope.

This module helps you to leverage content already indexed by other sites, such as Microsoft Bing. The module covers how to create new federated locations, and configure the federated web parts.

Lesson 1: Federated Search Basics

Lesson 2: Creating New Federated Locations

Lesson 3: Adding Metadata to a Federated Location

Lesson 4: Security Options

Exercise 1: Configuring Federated Web Parts

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Configure Federated Search using the Federated Search Web Parts in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.

Create a Federated source using RSS/Atom feeds and how to modify the Results template to display this new source.

Create additional metadata to the Federated results display.

Configure federated search security and site restrictions as well as the configuration of federated search authentication.

This module takes you through the process of configuring search monitoring. The module also examines Search Administration Reports and Web Analytics Reports.

Lesson 1: Configure Monitoring

Lesson 2: Search Administration Reports

Lesson 3: Web Analytics Reports

Lesson 4: Other Search Reporting Tools

Exercise 1: Configure and View Search Reports

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Configure Search Reporting and Logging.

Use Web Analytics Reports.

Use Search Administration Reports.

Examine diagnostics logs.

Enable additional search monitoring tools (e.g., Web Analytics Web Part).

This module shows why FAST Search Server is used for the largest and most demanding search solutions. The module looks at the search components, common topologies, and provides search scaling and performance information.

Lesson 1: Architecture Components

Lesson 2: Topology Options

Exercise 1: FAST Search Architecture Diagram and Concepts

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

Explain how the FAST Search Server architecture works.

Plan a FAST Search Server deployment.

This module covers all aspects of installation for standalone and multiple search installations. Post installation steps like configuring Search Service Applications are also included.

Lesson 1: Prepare for Installation

Lesson 2: Standalone Deployments

Lesson 3: Multiple Server Deployments

Lesson 4: Search Service Applications

Lesson 5: Post Installation Steps

Exercise 1: Install FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint

Exercise 2: Create and Configure the FAST Search Content SSA and the FAST Query SSA

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Explain the hardware and software pre-requisites for FAST Search Server.

Perform a single node installation of FAST Search Server.

Perform a multiple node installation of FAST Search Server.

Configure the Content Search Service Application and Query Search Service Application.

Perform post installation steps.

This module looks at the specialty connectors offered by FAST Search and when you should use those connectors. The FAST Web Crawler Connector is covered in detail.

Lesson 1: Capabilities and Usage

Lesson 2: FAST Specific Connectors

Exercise 1: Crawling Content with FAST Search

Exercise 2: Crawling Content with the FAST Search Web Crawler

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Identify and explain usage cases for the additional connectors provided by FAST Search for SharePoint.

Configure and troubleshoot the FAST Search Web Crawler.

This module shows you how to add features like enhanced managed properties, FAST Search scopes, business based promotions and demotions, FAST Search keywords, and Visual Best Bets.

Lesson 1: Keywords

Lesson 2: FQL and Scopes

Lesson 3: Business Based Ranking

Exercise 1: Business Based Ranking

Exercise 2: Create and Use a Managed Property

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Add and configure keywords with synonyms and a Visual Best Bet.

Add and configure a search scope using an FQL filter.

Add and configure document/sites promotions/demotions.

This module helps you to implement a backup and restore plan for FAST Search Server. The lessons cover the PowerShell scripts provided with the product to assist with this task.

Lesson 1: Backup and Restore Planning

Lesson 2: Backup

Lesson 3: Restore

Exercise 1: Backup and Restore

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

Plan for backing up and restoring your FAST Search installation.

Perform a configuration and full backup of your FAST Search installation.

Perform a configuration and full restore of your FAST Search installation.

This module reviews how you can use performance counters to gain insight into how the product is performing, and covers the large number of command line utilities that are available to you.

Lesson 1: Monitoring

Lesson 2: Tools

Exercise 1: FAST Search Tools and Logs

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Monitor your system using logs and performance counters.

Use command line tools to troubleshoot and tune your system.