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STSADM AutomatingSharePoint

AdministrationJoel OlesonSr. Technical Product Manager/Sr.

ConsultantNintex

Session Code: 322


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Who is Joel Oleson?

7+ Year SharePointVeteran

www.sharepointjoel.co

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Introduction to Scripted Administration

Creating the Containment Hierarchy

STSADM demo extravaganza

Advanced operations with STSADM

Things that can only be done with STSADM

Session Objectives andAgenda


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Scripted SharePointAdministration


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PSConfig.exe -?Usage:

PSCONFIG.EXE -cmd [Parameters]PSCONFIG.EXE -help [Command]PSCONFIG.EXE -?

Commands:setup

standaloneconfigconfigdbhelpcollectionssecureresourcesservices

installfeaturesadminvsupgradeevalprovisionapplicationcontent

quiet


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Setup.exe -?Usage:

SETUP.EXE -cmd [Parameters]SETUP.EXE -help [Command]SETUP.EXE -?

Commands:config [path and full path to file (config.xml)]repair [Product ID]modify [Product ID]uninstall [Product ID]

Example:

C:\MOSS\setup.exe /config C:\MOSS\config.xml

C:\MOSS\setup.exe /uninstall ID (use ID from config.xml)


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STSADM.EXE -helpUsage:

stsadm.exe -o []

stsadm.exe -help []

Operations:activatefeatureactivateformtemplateaddalternatedomain

addcontentdbaddsolutionbackup...


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STSADM Usage


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Common SharePoint CommandLine Tools


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An Introduction to STSADMCommand line tool on Web front ends

Must be run locally by a local administratorNot interactive, makes it a perfectcandidate for scripting

Hidden in the 12 HiveC:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BINSeveral ways to make it easier to access

Add to path

Create cmd.exe shortcutBatch file

Environment variable


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Common STSADMOperations

There are 184 operations inMicrosoft Office SharePoint Server

To find an operation, pipe STSADM throughfind

Can be used for some common daily tasksSite maintenance

Createsite/ Deletesite/ Enumsites/ Createsiteinnewdb/ Enumsubwebs

Web maintenanceCreateweb/ Deleteweb/ Renameweb

User maintenanceAdduser/ Deleteuser/ Enumusers/ Migrateuser


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Common OperationsCreate

DeleteEnum (Enumerate or Provide List in XML)

Rename

AddRetract

Set

Get

UpdateUpgrade


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Create Web

Application

C t i t Hi h


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Containment Hierarchy

STSAd C t /Add


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STSAdm Create/AddOperations

STSAd M i t


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STSAdm MaintenanceOperations


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Backup and Recovery withSTSADM

Can be used to back up SharePoint Serverat many levelsBackup operation works at the farm level

Compatible with backups made in Central Admin

Backup operation can also back up at the

Site Collection levelExport and Import replace smigrate.exe andwork at the Web level

More granular than backup and restore

Import does not overwrite destination


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Scheduling a Backup withSTSADM

Use AT.EXE or Task Scheduler to scheduleyour batch file

Backup farm orindividual site collections


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Scheduled Task


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Understand the Scope


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Can Manipulate OtherObjects with STSADM

Use addtemplate and enumtemplateto manipulate templates

Enumtemplate will only show user added templates

Web Parts Addwppack/ deploywppack/enumwppacks/ retractwppack

Features Activatefeature/ deactivatefeature/installfeature/ scanforfeatures/ uninstallfeature

Solutions Addsolution/ deploysolution/

displaysolution/ enumsolutions/retractsolution/ upgradesolution

Content Databases Addconentdb/deletecontentdb/ enumcontentdbs


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More AdministrativeObjects

Managed paths Addpath/ DeletepathOnly need to add paths, exclusions are gone

Web applications Extendvs/ unextendvs

Zones and alternate access mappings

Enumzoneurls/ addzoneurl/deletezoneurl /geturlzone

Manage timer jobs with deletessptimerjob

Manage web application policies withManagepolicypermissionlevel


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Things You Can Only Dowith STSADM

A lot of power lies in the Setproperty andGetproperty operationsdays-to-show-new-icon sets length oftime the New! Icon shows up

job-immediate-alerts sets the polling timefor immediate timer jobs

max-template-document-size sets maximumsize for site and list templates

large-file-chunk-size sets the chunk size of blobs betweenthe WFE and the SQL server

execadmsvcjobs to force the Time Job

Serviceto execute your job immediately

createsiteinnewdb to create a newSite Collection in its own DB


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Mastered STSADM. NowWhat?

STSADM Extensions are the answerOperations can be added via solutiondeployments (.wsp)

Consists of two parts

Create XML file to define new operations in 12\ConfigCreate assembly and place in Global Assembly Cache

Couple STSADM with Windows PowerShellUse PowerShell to parse XML output

Use to loop through STSADM operations

Examples on CodePlex


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Powershell with SharePointAdmin

Codeplex Powershell SharePoint ProviderCodeplex.com/PSSharePoint

IIS 7 cmdlets

Windows 2008 Admin cmdlets

Caution: All of the dispose rules apply to

powershell.


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Resources

TechNet STSADM Reference and PosterMinsharp STSADM References (premiumcontent) Mindsharp.com

Todd Klindt MVP blog

Ben CurrysSharePoint AdminCompanion (MS Press Book)

Gary Lapoints STSADM extensions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261956.aspxhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120150&clcid=0x409http://www.toddklindt.com/bloghttp://mindsharpblogs.com/Benhttp://stsadm.blogspot.com/2007/08/stsadm-commands_09.htmlhttp://stsadm.blogspot.com/2007/08/stsadm-commands_09.htmlhttp://mindsharpblogs.com/Benhttp://www.toddklindt.com/bloghttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120150&clcid=0x409http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261956.aspx


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