About this Course
This 5-day Instructor-Led course will instruct on how to create simple and advanced search topologies. How to configure the various search features like Content Sources, Result Sources, Query Suggestions and custom dictionaries. You will also learn to customize every aspect of the Search Center. Other topics include extending search with Business Connectivity Services, and reviewing best practices when maintaining and troubleshooting a search architecture.
Audience Profile
Anyone tasked with the architecture design, setup, configuration and administration of SharePoint 2013 Search.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge essential to the setup, configuration and management of SharePoint 2013 Search!
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- A basic understanding of SharePoint Central Administration site. A firm knowledge of working with Windows PowerShell. Some experience working with Visual Studio is recommended, but not required.
Course Outline
Module 1: Overview
A simple introduction module.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.
Module 2: Creating, Configuring and Upgrading Search Service Applications
In this module you will be introduced to SharePoint 2013 Search including its rich history and at a high level, the new and exciting features. You will also learn about the various roles that can be played in a Search Farm and how to configure various topologies. This is followed with a review of how to create and configure Search Service Applications and how to setup a farm using cross-farm services. If appropriate, you will also review the process to upgrade older 2010 Search applications to SharePoint 2013.
Lessons
- SharePoint Search
- Exploring Search Architecture and Topologies
- Creating and Configuring Search Services Applications
- Configuring Cross-Farm Services
- Upgrading Search Service Applications
Lab : Creating Search Service Applications (Central Admin)
- Create a simple Search Service Application using Central Administration
Lab : Creating Search Service Applications (PowerShell)
- Create a simple Search Service Application using Windows PowerShell
- Configure a complex Search Topology
- Assign Search Roles
Lab : Configuring for Cross-farm services
- Create new Farm
- Export and Import Farm Certificates
- Setup Farm Trusts
- Configuring Cross Farm services
Lab : Configuring for Multi-Tenancy
- Configuring Search for Multi-Tenancy
- Using the Partition switch
Lab : Upgrading Search Service Applications
- Upgrade a SharePoint 2010 Search Service Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe new Search features
- Describe Search roles (Admin, Crawl, Index, Content Processing, Query)
- Create and Configure Search Applications using Central Administration and Windows PowerShell
- Configure Cross-Farm Services
- Upgrade older Search Service Applications to SharePoint 2013 Search
Module 3: Configuring Search
In this module you will learn to configure your newly created Search Service Application. This includes creating and configuring content sources, configuring and executing crawls, defining search schemas and reviewing important topics of crawl and search security.
Lessons
- Content Sources
- Crawling
- Search Schemas
- Customizing Search Results
Lab : Configuring Search (Central Admin)
- Creating Content Sources
- Configuring Crawl Rules
- Crawling Content Sources (Full, Incremental)
- Crawling Content Sources (Continuous)
- Executing Crawls
- Configuring File Types
- Performing Index Resets
Lab : Configuring Search (PowerShell)
- Creating Content Sources
- Crawling Content Sources (Full, Incremental)
- Crawling Content Sources (Continuous)
- Executing Crawls
- Configuring File Types
- Performing Index Resets
Lab : Crawling Special Sources
- Forms Authentication
- Certificate Authentication
Lab : Configuring Crawl and Managed Properties
- Managing Crawl Properties
- Managing Managed Properties
Lab : Working with Search Schemas
- Managed Search Schemas (Farm and Site)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create and Configure Content Sources
- Configure Crawl Rules
- Utilize Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for configuration tasks
- Setup content sources with specialize authentication
- Manage crawl properties
- Create and configure Managed Properties
- Modify Search Schemas
Module 4: Customizing Search Center
In this module you will learn how to navigate the basic Search Center provided by SharePoint 2013. You will then explore various ways to customize the Search Center using Search Pages, Web Parts and Result Types.
Lessons
- Search Center Introduction
- Customizing Search Center
Lab : Customizing Search Center
- Creating Search Pages
- Create Result Pages
- Modifying Search Navigation
- Create Result Source
- Working with Search Web Parts
- Creating and Configuring Result Types
- Showing map data in Search Callouts
Lab : Creating Refiners
- Creating Refiners (Custom)
- Creating Refiners (Managed Metadata)
- Configure item counts
Lab : Content Query Web Part
- Using Content Query Web Part
- Implementing Top Likes
- Implementing Most Viewed
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the Search Center features
- Add new search and results pages
- Customize the Search Center using Search Web Parts
- Create and use Result Types
- Create Refiners
Module 5: Performing Search Queries
In this module you will learn how to effectively query the Search Index to find items you are looking for. This can be done in a myriad of ways including keyword and Full Text. There are also various ways to send a query to SharePoint search that will be explored in detail. Lastly you will be exposed to creating and configuring Federated Search Sources.
Lessons
- Performing Queries
- Programming Searches
- Configuring Federated Sources
Lab : Performing Search Queries
- Performing simple KQL Queries
- Performing complex KQL Queries
- Performing People Searches
- Enabling FQL Queries
Lab : Programming Searches
- Using Web Services (Visual Studio)
- Using Server Object Model (Visual Studio)
- Using Server Object Model (Windows PowerShell)
- Using Client Object Model
- Using REST
Lab : Configuring and Searching Federated Sources
- Configuring a Federated Result Source (OpenSearch)
- Create Query Rules
- Configuring a Federated Result Source (Exchange)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Perform effective Keyword and Full Text Queries
- Perform effective People Searches
- Program to the Search interfaces
- Configure Federated Search Sources (OpenSearch and Exchange)
Module 6: Search Tuning
In this module you will learn to configure various SharePoint Search features to modify the way search results are displayed.
Lessons
- Tuning Search
- Ranking Models
Lab : Search Tuning
- Authoritative Pages
- Configuring Thesaurus
- Configuring Stemming
- Configure Search Query Suggestions
- Configure Promoted Results
- Configure Spell Checking
- Configuring Search Dictionaries
- Search Result Removal
Lab : Ranking Models
- Configuring Ranking Models
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the various ways to change search result behavior
- Use Central Admin and Windows PowerShell to Tune Search
- Configure Authoritative Pages
- Modify the Thesaurus
- Configure Ranking
- Create Query Suggestions
- Create and Configure Keywords and Synonyms
- Create Search Dictionaries
- Perform Result Removal
Module 7: Extending Search
In this module you will explore IFilters and Protocol handlers and how to install and create custom search connectors using Business Connectivity Services. You will also learn to extend search by using the new Content Enrichment Service.
Lessons
- IFilters and Protocol Handler
- Business Connectivity Connectors
- Content Enrichment Service
- Ceres Engine
Lab : Content Enrichment Services
- Create a Content Enrichment Web Service
- Configure Search to use Content Enrichment
Lab : Business Connectivity Connectors
- Install and Configure a BCS Search Connector
Lab : BCS With Data Warehouse
- Creating an Large External List using ECTs
- Using Filters and External lists
- Creating and Configuring Entity Profile Pages
Lab : Creating IFilters
Lab : Working with Ceres Flows
- Exporting Flows
- Importing Flows
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe what an IFilter is and does
- Describe what a protocol handler is and does
- Describe Documet formatters
- Install and configure BCS Connectors
- Create new custom BCS Connectors
Module 8: Maintaining Search
In this module you will learn how to properly backup and restore a Search Service Application. You will also explore various aspects around daily, weekly and monthly tasks that should be performed to ensure a healthy environment.
Lessons
- Backup and Restore
- Maintenance Best Practices
Lab : Backup Search
- Performing Search Backups
Lab : Restore Search
- Performing Search Restore
Lab : Maintenance Tasks
- Reviewing Crawl Logs
- Checking Database Size
- Checking Index Size
- Implementing Search Throttling
- Configuring Query Client Types
Lab : Establishing Index Redundancy
- Move the Index
- Create Index Replica
- Create Index Partitions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Perform Search Backups
- Perform Search Restores
- Create Index Replicas and Partitions
- Describe the daily, weekly and monthly tasks of a Search Administrator
Module 9: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Search
In this module you will learn to find and decipher the built in reporting and analytic reporting features of SharePoint Search. You will also explore the performance metrics to build a baseline for your Search Platform architecture. Lastly, you will explore various troubleshooting techniques and common issues with Search.
Lessons
- Search Reporting & Analytics
- Monitoring Search
- Troubleshooting Search
Lab : Monitoring Search
- Exploring Search Reports and Analytics
- Monitoring Performance Counters
- Creating a Performance Baseline
Lab : Troubleshooting Search
- Troubleshooting Search
- Configure ULS Logs
- Filter on ULS Search Logs
- Enable WCF Debugging
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe Search Reporting and Analytics features
- Run reporting and analysis reports
- Learn how to properly monitor Search metrics for performance
- Utilize the ULS logs for troubleshooting