As mentioned this morning in this webcast Microsoft Project Server 2010 – Operations webcast on May 19th a great tool to analyze logs is the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) Tool on CodePlex. To test it out, download the 64 bit version in the newly released Project 2010 demo image (Microsoft Project Server 2010 RTM Demo Virtual Machine is Ready for Download). I created a list of performance counters listed below (in my case all roles are in one virtual machine, in a production environment you will have to adapt the counters for each server role in your farm):
I then started the trace, played around with my demo image to generate some stress (like republish all projects with a PowerShell script!) and after two hours I used PAL to analyze the logs generated and got this very useful report (attached in this post to illustrate the analytical power of the tool, again this is just a sample):
Following this announcement at the beginning of March 2010: ANNOUNCING Microsoft Project Server 2010 IT Professional TechNet Webcast Series, don’t miss out tomorrow (May 5th) this free opportunity to learn from Jean-Francois LeSaux, Solution Architect, and Steven Haden, Senior Consultant, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Project Server 2010 – Backup and Restore.
Live at a browser near you starting at 8:30 Pacific Time (Seattle time!): https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032443107&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
Webcast Agenda:
Event Overview
In this webcast, we explain the process for performing backup and restore in Project Server 2010. The supported scenarios we cover include mirroring (with and without witness), restore over existing farm, and restore into a new farm. We demonstrate the tools in Central Admin, command line, PowerShell, and Microsoft SQL Server for farm-level, instance-level (5 database attach scenario), and site-level collections. We also provide an overview of Playbooks, the metadata backup and restore tool in Project Server 2010.This webcast is part of a seven-part series that provides Microsoft Project Server 2010 deployment guidance and best practices for IT professionals.
As a reminder all upcoming and recorded webcasts and podcasts can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx
2010 Server Language Packs for SharePoint Server 2010, Project Server 2010, Search Server 2010, and Office Web Apps 2010: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=046f16a9-4bce-4149-8679-223755560d54&displaylang=en
Select Change Language drop-down list to specify one of the language above (please note not all SharePoint 2010 language packs are supported with Project Server 2010, please read the TechNet documentation for a list of supported language packs), follow the installation instructions documented on TechNet and voila you are ready to do a Portfolio Analyses or should I say “Analyses de portefeuilles” using your favorite language.
Happy localization!
Must see Visio download for all IT Pros: Databases That Support SharePoint 2010 Products (yes it discussed the four Project Server databases required per Project Web App instance)
and a lot downloads are available with the upcoming launch, a glimpse here: Ignition, 3, 2, 1 … Microsoft Project 2010 Launch countdown has started
Now that Microsoft Project Server 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 are RTM its time to monitor servers in your farms!
The Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products management pack is designed to be used for monitoring SharePoint 2010 Products events, collecting SharePoint component-specific performance counters in one central location, and for raising alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending alerts, and automatically correlating critical events, this management pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible service outages or configuration problems, allowing you to proactively manage SharePoint servers and identify issues before they become critical. The management pack monitors and provides alerts for automatic notification of events indicating service outages, performance degradation, and health monitoring.
Among multiple services it does monitor the following three:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5c73415d-97ba-4bdc-8e92-2c4ea4507f91&displaylang=en
Ready for download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d765b362-2772-400f-b8a8-1f4e7f0e150b
For IT professionals, SharePoint Server 2010 helps to drive productivity by offering an array of enhancements, scalable unified infrastructure, and flexible deployment options. These 20 presentations and their accompanying videos cover many areas of interest to IT pros.
Stay tune for the equivalent Project 2010 Ignite slides.
Must read prior to any production rollout: Estimate Performance and Capacity Requirements for Microsoft Project Server 2010.
This performance and capacity planning document provides guidance on the footprint that usage of Microsoft Project Server 2010 has on topologies running Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
More information around performance and capacity planning for Project Server 2010 can be found on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/projectserver
Additionally check out all the Microsoft Project 2010 Ignite videos released today, plenty of IT Pro content you all need to know: Microsoft Project 2010 Ignite Online Recordings Are Live!
As announced by the TechNet IT Pro content team this is awesome news with tons of content to help you deploy Microsoft Project Server 2010: http://blogs.technet.com/epmcontent/archive/2010/05/13/project-server-2010-content-hot-off-the-presses.aspx
On a similar note please check out the released Developer content on MSDN: http://blogs.msdn.com/project_programmability/archive/2010/05/11/rtm-update-of-the-project-2010-sdk.aspx
Live at a TechNet near you :) Plenty of content to ramp up on SharePoint 2010 that all Project Server 2010 IT Pro needs to watch: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff420396.aspx
All see this: SharePoint, SharePoint, SharePoint 2010 guides
Although you can upgrade directly from 2007 to 2010 (assuming all pre-requisites are met) this isn’t the case with 2003 – you have to go via 2007, and obviously you also need to get up to x64. To help make this process as painless as possible we have created the Virtual Migration Environment.
The Microsoft Project Server 2010 Virtual Migration Environment (VME) is now available on the download site. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9729345
What is the VME?
The VME is a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V based image of a fully configured and operational SharePoint 2007 /Project Server 2007 farm with Project Pro 2007 and SQL Server 2005. This instance is intended to be used to migrate Project Server 2003 and SharePoint 2003 customers forward to 2007 as the first step of the two step migration to 2010.
The design goals were to create a standalone environment that could be run on a typical desktop/notebook and can be reset for multiple runs. It can also be used as a test environment for PDS to PSI conversion efforts.
Other useful resources for migration and upgrade:
As announced by Bill Bauer: SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition and SharePoint Server 2010 Better Together Whitepaper. Great paper written for SharePoint 2010 but totally applicable to Project Server 2010. If you want to experience for instance the power of SQL Server 2008 R2 along side SharePoint and Project Server 2010, download the RTM demo virtual machine: Microsoft Project Server 2010 RTM Demo Virtual Machine is Ready for Download
Following this announcement at the beginning of March 2010: ANNOUNCING Microsoft Project Server 2010 IT Professional TechNet Webcast Series, don’t miss out tomorrow (May 19th) this free opportunity to learn from Jean-Noel Lienhart, Senior Consultant and Christophe Fiessinger, Senior Technical Product Manager Microsoft Corporation: TechNet Webcast: Project Server 2010 - Operations (Level 300)
Live at a browser near you starting at 8:30 Pacific Time (Seattle time!): https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032443109&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
Webcast Agenda
This webcast is part of a seven-part series that provides Microsoft Project Server 2010 deployment guidance and best practices for IT professionals. In this webcast, we cover the process of managing and maintaining a Project Server 2010 implementation, demonstrate Project Server 2010 diagnostics and monitoring, provide troubleshooting tips, and share health check best practices.