You have installed SharePoint with the integrated Database option. You now want to connect to the databaseserver but are getting error messages.

Solution:

Use

\\.\pipe\MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE\SQL\query

as Servername in the connection dialog.

Slipstream SP1 (Foundation & Server)

1. Extract the Server or Foundation ISO disc image
2. Download SP1 for Foundation
3. Download SP1 for SharePoint Server
4. Locate the “update” folder of the extracted iso image
5. Extract the foundation service pack to the update folder (in my case it’s located at D:\SPISO\EN\Updates)

   sharepointfoundation2010sp1-kb2460058-x64-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract:D:\SPISO\EN\Updates

6. Extract the SharePoint Server service pack to the update folder

   officeserver2010sp1-kb2460045-x64-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract:D:\SPISO\EN\Updates

7. Done. If you install SharePoint Server the update folder will automatically applied.

You can skip step 3 and 6 if you only have a foundation installation.

Cause:
Old references to non existing content databases in the synchronization job list.

Fix:
List databases which are not synced for more than two days
stsadm -o sync -listolddatabases 2

Delete old database references from the config db
stsadm -o sync -deleteolddatabases 2

References:

• Technet

Click on [All Files] Link

Yes, it is that simple.

• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Technical Library in Compiled Help format
• Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Technical Library in Compiled Help format
• Microsoft Project Server 2010 Technical Library in Compiled Help format
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Technical Library in Compiled Help format

• Backup & Restore
• Policies
• Monitoring
• Upgrading
• Service Applications
• Solutions
• Application Management (AAM, Content Databases, host headers)

More information about the measured skills can be found on the Microsoft Learning Site.
The exam was quite doable if you have played around a little with the Beta and RTM versions of SPS 2010. Experience in MOSS 2007 wouldn’t also do any harm.

Because it was a beta exam cycle i didn’t get any results after finishing the exam.
Nevertheless last weekend i’ve got the confirmation mail from Microsoft which means…… i’m one of the first MCITP’s for SharePoint 2010 – at least in germany.

• creating database backups of  all databases on a SQL Server Instance
• creating a restore script for those databases

To use those scripts you may want to modify the paths  (‘c:\#Backup’, ‘C:\MS SQL Data\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\?.mdf’,….) to match your environment:

Backup

EXEC sp_MSForEachDB
 'IF DB_NAME((SELECT dbid FROM sysdatabases WHERE [Name]= ''?'')) NOT IN (''tempdb'',''master'',''model'',''msdb'')
 BACKUP DATABASE [?] TO DISK = N''C:\#BACKUP\?.bak'' WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT, NAME =
 N''?-Full Database Backup'', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD'

Restore

EXEC sp_MSForEachDB
'IF DB_NAME((SELECT dbid FROM sysdatabases WHERE [Name]= ''?'')) NOT IN (''tempdb'',''master'',''model'',''msdb'')
 PRINT "RESTORE DATABASE [?] FROM DISK =N''C:\#BACKUP\?.bak'' WITH FILE =1,
 MOVE N''?'' TO N''C:\MS SQL Data\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\?.mdf'',
 MOVE N''?_log'' TO N''C:\MS SQL Data\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\?.ldf'',
 NOUNLOAD,  REPLACE,  STATS = 10
GO"
'

• Microsoft® SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 for Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft® SQL Server® PowerPivot for Microsoft® Excel
• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft® SharePoint® Technologies 2010
• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft® SharePoint® Technologies 2007

Get it from here.

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell

Permanently register the SharePoint CmdLets in your ISE profile:

if (!(test-path $profile ))
{
    new-item -type file -path $profile -force
} 
 
$cmd = 'if((Get-PSSnapin | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"}) -eq $null)
{
    Add-PSSnapIn "Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell"
}'
 
out-file -FilePath $profile -InputObject $cmd -Append

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