As you’ve probably seen by now, once you create multiple site collections in the same web application, you don’t get a lot of options as far as database location. Well, it’s really not that complicated: Create the databases for the new site collections (easy enough in CA) Run the following PowerShell command for each site... Continue Reading →

Part of SharePoint 2010, a new tool was added to made life easier: the developer dashboard. By default disabled, you can enable it multiple ways: Using STSADM: stsadm –o setproperty –pn developer-dashboard –pv ondemand Using PowerShell: $level=”OnDemand” [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“Microsoft.SharePoint”) [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration”) $contentSvc=[Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService $contentSvc.DeveloperDashboardSettings.DisplayLevel=([Enum]::Parse([Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel],$level)) $contentSvc.DeveloperDashboardSettings.Update() Write-host(“Level:” + $contentSvc.DeveloperDashboardSettings.DisplayLevel) Values available to be set for the developer dashboard: On... Continue Reading →

This is not something I do every day, and I keep forgetting how to do it, so I’m posting this as a self-reminder. On a Publishing site (collection), if I need to add sub-sites based on the Team Site template: Go to Site Settings > Look and Feel > Page Layouts and Site Templates Add... Continue Reading →

Because I've been asked so many times what's the difference between the versions, and what's included at what level, here's the official list of features by version: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/Pages/Editions-Comparison.aspx Also, a good list, same thing but different layout: http://thecommunicator.co.cc/2010/05/03/sharepoint-2010-feature-comparison-sharepoint-foundation-2010-vs-sharepoint-2010-standardenterprise/ Enjoy!