Contents Provisioning the Search Service Application Moving Query Components Creating Mirror Query Components Creating Query Components Creating Crawl Components Creating Crawl Databases Creating Property Databases Provisioning the Search Service Application Open SharePoint 2010 Central Administration. Select Managed service applications under Application Management . Select New | Search Service Application on the ribbon user interface. On the Create Search Service Application dialog specify the

Prerequisites Usage and Health Data Collection and the Session State Service Application have been provisioned on the farm. Provisioning the Web Analytics Service Application Open SharePoint 2010 Central Administration. Select Manage service applications under Application Management. Select New | Web Analytics Service Application on the ribbon user interface. On the Create Web Analytics Service Application dialog specify the name for the new Web Analytics Service Application or accept the default

We launched a new update center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and related products today.  The Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and Related Products provides information about current and past updates for Office, Forms Server, Groove Server, PerformancePoint Server, Project Portfolio Server, Project Server, Search Server, SharePoint Server, and Windows SharePoint Services.  You can additionally subscribe to the RSS feed to receive important news about new and

If you will be installing the SharePoint Server Public Beta on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft Windows 7 you will need to download and install an update from http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=23806   to resolve an issue that occurs in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 when provisioning Service Applications or when accessing pages that make service calls.  These operations will result in an error "System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException:

Greetings! As promised, here are the best of the questions (with answers) from our November 11, 2009 “ TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployment Using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2 ” BIG THANK YOU to John Weston , John Baker , and Dan Stolts for handling the Q&A during the live event.  Most of what follows started with their answers to these very good questions. I hope you find these resources useful! -Kevin PS – The resources, including links to screencast recordings

Today we announced general availability of the public beta versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. This post describes the prerequisite software requirements and provides links to additional hardware and software requirement resources for Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. Contents Web and Application Server Preparation Database Server Preparation Additional Notes Web and Application Server Preparation Microsoft SharePoint

I’ve been receiving this question frequently this week so I’m sure others are asking as well: Question Can I upgrade prerelease versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 to the release version when it becomes available? Answer No, the prerelease (beta) versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 are for evaluation purposes only and upgrade to the release version of these products when they become available is not supported. 

Greetings! Here are the resources relating to the TechNet Webcast: “Automating Windows 7 Deployments using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2” , delivered November 11, 2009. I hope you find them useful! -Kevin ___ Demo Screencasts Demo 1: Using Asset Intelligence Demo 2: Inventory Reporting Demo 3: Adding Windows 7 Packages Demo 4: Deploying Windows 7 to Bare Metal Systems Demo 5: Deploying Windows 7 to Existing Windows Clients ___ “Best of” Q&A Best of Q&A post is now available

The SharePoint Products TechCenter on TechNet has been updated to include documentation and resources specific to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The SharePoint Products TechCenter beta resources include categorized documentation and guidance on planning, deploying, and operating Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and product evaluation guides in addition both to resource centers and technical references specifically designed to provide both general product and feature overviews, guidance on managing

Microsoft Learning has a new site (and really a global campaign) devoted to helping you plot out your career, and to help you then find the trainings and resources that can help you get there.  From the site: “Today, more than ever, your career is the best investment you can make. Microsoft provides certifications, guidance, career paths, and special offers associated with some of the most commonly recognized IT job roles in the industry. Microsoft Learning Plans and offers help you train on