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BEST PRACTICES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dashboard ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

Databases ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

3.1

Max Degree Of Parallelism .................................................................................................................... 5

3.2

SQL Alias ................................................................................................................................................ 5

3.3

Content Database Capacity ................................................................................................................... 6

3.4

SharePoint Database Autogrowth ......................................................................................................... 6

Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 8

4.1

Free Disk Space ...................................................................................................................................... 8

4.2

RAM ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

Logs and Files on Primary Drive...................................................................................................................... 8

5.1

Search Index Path .................................................................................................................................. 8

5.2

Database Files ........................................................................................................................................ 8

5.3

Diagnostic Log Path ............................................................................................................................. 11

5.4

Usage and Health Log Path .................................................................................................................. 11

Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................ 11
6.1
6.1.1

Farm Backup Configured ................................................................................................................. 11

6.1.2

Farm Backup History ....................................................................................................................... 11

6.1.3

Content Database Backups ............................................................................................................. 12

6.2

Misc ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

6.2.1

Farm Accounts Used Interactively ................................................................................................... 12

6.2.2

Pdf iFilter Installed .......................................................................................................................... 12

6.3

Backup ................................................................................................................................................. 11

Product Updates .................................................................................................................................. 12

6.3.1

Product Supported .......................................................................................................................... 12

6.3.2

Build Revoked .................................................................................................................................. 12

6.3.3

Language Packs Up to Date ............................................................................................................. 13

Servers .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
7.1

Hosts Configured ................................................................................................................................. 13

7.2

Loopback Disabled ............................................................................................................................... 13

7.3

Loopback Disabled with Preferred Method ......................................................................................... 13

Service Applications ..................................................................................................................................... 14

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8.1
8.1.1

Crawl Account Search Permission ................................................................................................... 14

8.1.2

PDF Extension Added to Search Application ................................................................................... 14

8.2

UPA Up and Running ....................................................................................................................... 14

8.2.2

My Site Configured .......................................................................................................................... 14

8.3

Application Proxies .............................................................................................................................. 14

8.4

Multiple Service Application ................................................................................................................ 15

8.5

Authentication Providers ..................................................................................................................... 15

SharePoint Software boundaries and limits ................................................................................................. 15

Search limits .................................................................................................................................... 15

9.1.2

User Profile limits ............................................................................................................................ 18

9.1.3

Visio services limits.......................................................................................................................... 18

9.1.4

Word Automation services .............................................................................................................. 18

Limits by hierarchy............................................................................................................................... 19

9.2.1

Content database limits .................................................................................................................. 19

9.2.2

Site collection limits ........................................................................................................................ 19

9.2.3

Web application limits..................................................................................................................... 20

SharePoint Updates ...................................................................................................................................... 21

10.1

Hotfixes per Server Role ...................................................................................................................... 21

10.1.1

Application Servers Hotfixes ....................................................................................................... 21

10.1.2

DB Servers Hotfixes ..................................................................................................................... 21

10.1.3

Failover Servers Hotfixes............................................................................................................. 22

10.1.4

Query Servers Hotfixes ............................................................................................................... 22

10.1.5

Single Server Hotfixes ................................................................................................................. 22

10.1.6

WFE Servers Hotfixes .................................................................................................................. 22

10.2

12

Limits by feature .................................................................................................................................. 15

9.1.1

9.2

11

UPA ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

8.2.1

9.1

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Search .................................................................................................................................................. 14

Is SharePoint Up-to-Date ..................................................................................................................... 23

Site Collection Health ................................................................................................................................... 23

11.1

Farm Features Duplicate Ids ................................................................................................................ 23

11.2

Features Duplicate Ids ......................................................................................................................... 23

11.3

Site Collections Duplicate Ids ............................................................................................................... 23

11.4

Site Collection Upgrade ....................................................................................................................... 24

11.5

Web Application Features Duplicate Ids.............................................................................................. 24

Web Applications ......................................................................................................................................... 24

12.1

Blob Caching Enabled .......................................................................................................................... 24

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Web Application in Debug Mode......................................................................................................... 24

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DASHBOARD

The following table lists all the best practices along with Warnings and Errors you should take care of.
Report
Databases
SharePoint Database Autogrowth
SQL Alias
Max Degree Of Parallelism
Content Database Capacity
Hardware Requirements
RAM
Free Disk Space
Logs and Files on Primary Drive
Database Files
Diagnostic Log Path
Usage and Health Log Path
Search Index Path
Maintenance
Misc
Pdf iFilter Installed
Farm Accounts Used Interactively
Backup
Farm Backup Configured
Content Database Backups
Farm Backup History
Product Updates
Build Revoked
Language Packs Up to Date
Product Supported
Servers
Hosts Configured
Loopback Disabled
Loopback Disabled with Preferred Method
Service Applications
Application Proxies
Search
Crawl Account Search Permission
PDF Extension Added to Search Application
Authentication Providers
UPA
My Site Configured
UPA Up and Running
Multiple Service Application
SharePoint Software boundaries and limits
Limits by feature
Search limits
Authoritative Pages
Content Sources
Crawl Components
Crawl Databases
Crawl Rules
Index Partitions
Managed Properties
Property Databases
Scope Rules Count per Search Scope
Scope Rules Count per Search Service Application
SharePoint Search Service Applications
Start Addresses

Warnings

Errors

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User Profile limits

User Profile Count
Visio services limits
File Size of Visio Web Drawings
Visio Web Drawing Recalculation Time-out
Word Automation services
Conversion Job Size
Conversion Start Frequency
Limits by hierarchy
Content database limits
Content Database Size
Site Collections per Content Database
Site collection limits
Site Collection Size
Web Site
Web application limits
Content Databases
Managed Paths
Site Collections
SharePoint Updates
Hotfixes per Server Role
Application Servers Hotfixes
DB Servers Hotfixes
Failover Servers Hotfixes
Query Servers Hotfixes
Single Server Hotfixes
WFE Servers Hotfixes
Is SharePoint Up-to-Date
Site Collection Health
Farm Features Duplicate Ids
Features Duplicate Ids
Site Collections Duplicate Ids
Site Collection Upgrade
Web Application Features Duplicate Ids
Web Applications
Blob Caching Enabled
Web Application in Debug Mode

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DATABASES

3.1

MAX DEGREE OF PARALLELISM

Instructions: To ensure optimal performance, we strongly recommend that you set max degree of parallelism
(MAXDOP) to 1 SQL Server instances that host SharePoint Server 2010 databases.
Learn more...
Server Name

SQL Server Name

Max Degree Of Parallelism

SQLSrv

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 - Standard Edition (64-bit)

3.2

SQL ALIAS

Instructions: To improve ease of maintenance, configure SQL Server connection aliases for each database
server in your farm.
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Database Server

Using Alias

SQLSrv

3.3

CONTENT DATABASE CAPACITY

Instructions: We recommend that you proactively manage the growth of data and log files.
Learn more...
Database Name

Database Server

Size [MB]

Full [%]

WSS_Content

SQLSrv

37

82,97

SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf

SQLSrv

110,06

76,07

3.4

SHAREPOINT DATABASE AUTOGROWTH

Instructions: We recommend that you proactively manage the growth of data and log files by considering the
following recommendations: As much as possible, pre-grow all data and log files to their anticipated final size.
We recommend that you enable autogrowth for safety reasons. Do not rely on the default autogrowth settings.
Learn more...
File

File Growth

File Growth Value

Database: WSS_Content
WSS_Content
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: WSS_Content
WSS_Content_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf
SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf
SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: Social_DB
Social_DB
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: Social_DB
Social_DB_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: SharePoint_Config
SharePoint_Config
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: SharePoint_Config

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SharePoint_Config_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c
Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c
Megabytes
Server: SQLSrv

Database: Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c
Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c_log
Percent
Server: SQLSrv

10

Database: Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d
Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d
Megabytes
Server: SQLSrv

Database: Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d
Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d_log Percent
Server: SQLSrv

10

Database: WSS_Search_SP2010APP
WSS_Search_SP2010APP
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: WSS_Search_SP2010APP
WSS_Search_SP2010APP_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a
Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a
Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: Profile_DB
Profile_DB
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: Profile_DB
Profile_DB_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: WSS_UsageApplication
WSS_UsageApplication
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Database: WSS_UsageApplication
WSS_UsageApplication_log
Server: SQLSrv

Percent

10

Database: Sync_DB
Sync_DB
Server: SQLSrv

Megabytes

Percent

10

Database: Sync_DB
Sync_DB_log

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Server: SQLSrv

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

4.1

FREE DISK SPACE

Server Name

Name

Volume Name

Size [GB]

Free Space [GB]

SP2010APP

C:

C:

79,9

45,34

SP2010WFE

C:

C:

79,9

52,55

SQLSrv

C:

C:

34,9

11,18

4.2

RAM

Instructions: 8 GB (16 GB recommended) for production use in a single server or multiple server farm.
Learn more...
Name

Role

Memory [GB]

SP2010APP

WFE / App

SP2010WFE

WFE / App

SQLSrv

DB

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5.1

LOGS AND FILES ON PRIMARY DRIVE

SEARCH INDEX PATH

Instructions: These log and database files should not be on the primary drive.
Service Application
Search ServiceApplication

5.2

Index Location

DATABASE FILES

Instructions:

These log and database files should not be on the primary drive.

File

File Path

Database: Profile_DB
Profile_DB

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Profile_DB.mdf

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: Profile_DB

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Profile_DB_log

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Profile_DB_log.LDF

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8
Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Search_ServiceApplicatio
ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c
n_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c.mdf
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Search_ServiceApplication_CrawlStoreDB_1d8
Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Search_ServiceApplicatio
ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c_log
n_CrawlStoreDB_1d8ec85ddc0a4304a1ea0e9be9f4ed1c_log.LDF
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca1
Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Search_ServiceApplicatio
4f239e8664976e4b9c1a
n_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a.mdf
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Search_ServiceApplication_DB_2448a7932ca1
Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Search_ServiceApplicatio
4f239e8664976e4b9c1a_log
n_DB_2448a7932ca14f239e8664976e4b9c1a_log.LDF
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_
Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Search_ServiceApplicatio
38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d
n_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d.mdf
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Search_ServiceApplication_PropertyStoreDB_
Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Search_ServiceApplicatio
38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d_log
n_PropertyStoreDB_38f2c032ef654d1286ee815ec5e7c54d_log.LDF
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\SharePoint_AdminConte
40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf
nt_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf.mdf
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\SharePoint_AdminConte
40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf_log
nt_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf_log.LDF
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: SharePoint_Config

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SharePoint_Config

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\SharePoint_Config.mdf

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: SharePoint_Config
SharePoint_Config_log

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\SharePoint_Config_log.L
DF

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: Social_DB
Social_DB

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Social_DB.mdf

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: Social_DB
Social_DB_log

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Social_DB_log.LDF

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: Sync_DB
Sync_DB

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Sync_DB.mdf

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: Sync_DB
Sync_DB_log

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\Sync_DB_log.LDF

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: WSS_Content
WSS_Content

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\WSS_Content.mdf

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: WSS_Content
WSS_Content_log

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\WSS_Content_log.LDF

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log
Database: WSS_Search_SP2010APP
WSS_Search_SP2010APP

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\WSS_Search_SP2010APP
.mdf

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: WSS_Search_SP2010APP
WSS_Search_SP2010APP_log

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\WSS_Search_SP2010APP
_log.LDF

Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log

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Database: WSS_UsageApplication
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\WSS_UsageApplication.
mdf

WSS_UsageApplication
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Rows Data
Database: WSS_UsageApplication

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL

Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\WSS_UsageApplication_l
og.LDF

WSS_UsageApplication_log
Server: SQLSrv
File Type: Log

5.3

DIAGNOSTIC LOG PATH

Instructions: These log and database files should not be on the primary drive.

Path

5.4

%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\LOGS\

USAGE AND HEALTH LOG PATH

Instructions: These log and database files should not be on the primary drive.

Log File Location

6.1

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\LOGS\

MAINTENANCE

BACKUP

6.1.1 FARM BACKUP CONFIGURED

Instructions: Check if the farm has been backed up via SharePoint backups.
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Previous Backup Location

6.1.2 FARM BACKUP HISTORY

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6.1.3 CONTENT DATABASE BACKUPS

Instructions: Check if content databases have been backed up recently.
Database Name

Database Server

Days Since Last Backup

WSS_Content

SQLSrv

N/A

SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf

SQLSrv

N/A

6.2

MISC

6.2.1 FARM ACCOUNTS USED INTERACTIVELY

Instructions: These accounts should only be used to run services and application pools and not for interactive
logon.
Account

Type

AD2008R2\SPFarm

Managed account

AD2008R2\sqlsvc

Managed account

AD2008R2\sqlsvc

Service account

AD2008R2\SPFarm

Service account

LocalService

Service account

LocalSystem

Service account

Used Interactively

6.2.2 PDF IFILTER INSTALLED

Instructions: iFilter is required to index contents of PDF files. Make sure it is installed.
Name

PDF iFilter Configured

SP2010APP
SP2010WFE

6.3

PRODUCT UPDATES

6.3.1 PRODUCT SUPPORTED

Instructions: Checks if the product support lifecycle for the installed build of SharePoint has ended.
Learn more...
Version

Support Ends

14.0.6029.1000

13.10.2015.

6.3.2 BUILD REVOKED

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Instructions: Checks if the currently installed build has been revoked.

Version

14.0.6029.1000

Version Name

Service Pack 1

Version Revoked

6.3.3 LANGUAGE PACKS UP TO DATE

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SERVERS

7.1

HOSTS CONFIGURED

Instructions: SharePoint search performance can be improved if you point your servers to itself. Update your
Windows hosts file.
Host name

SP2010APP

SP2010WFE

sp2010app
sp2010wfe
sp2010

7.2

LOOPBACK DISABLED

Instructions: Loopback check should be disabled on SharePoint servers. Please follow the instructions and use
the preferred method.
Learn more...
Host name

SP2010APP

SP2010WFE

sp2010app
sp2010wfe
sp2010

7.3

LOOPBACK DISABLED WITH PREFERRED METHOD

Instructions: Loopback check should be disabled on SharePoint servers. Please follow the instructions and use
the preferred method.
Learn more...
Host name

FQDN

sp2010app

sp2010app.acceleratio.hr

sp2010wfe

sp2010wfe.acceleratio.hr

sp2010

sp2010.acceleratio.hr

SP2010APP

SP2010WFE

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8.1

SERVICE APPLICATIONS

SEARCH

8.1.1 CRAWL ACCOUNT SEARCH PERMISSION

Instructions: Search Crawl Account needs to have Retrieve People Data for Search Crawlers permission.
Learn more...
Service Application Name

Account Name

Search ServiceApplication

AD2008R2\SPFarm

Has Permission

8.1.2 PDF EXTENSION ADDED TO SEARCH APPLICATION

Instructions: The .pdf exension has to be added to Search Applications in order to crawl PDF files.
Search Application
Search ServiceApplication

8.2

PDF Extension Added

UPA

8.2.1 UPA UP AND RUNNING

Instructions: Checks if User Profile Service Application services are up and running.
Host Name

Running

SP2010APP

8.2.2 MY SITE CONFIGURED

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8.3

APPLICATION PROXIES

Instructions: Checks if all the installed Service Applications Proxies are started.
Proxy

Started

Search Service Application Proxy

Application Discovery and Load Balancer Service Application Proxy

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User Profile Service Application Proxy

Visio Graphics Service Application Proxy
Usage and Health Data Collection Proxy

8.4

MULTIPLE SERVICE APPLICATION

No unwanted duplicates found.

8.5

AUTHENTICATION PROVIDERS

Instructions: In SharePoint 2013, claims-based authentication is the default and preferred method of user
authentication. If you are planning to upgrade to 2013 you should upgrade to claims.
Web Application Name

Zone Name

Authentication

SharePoint - 80

Default

Windows

9.1

SHAREPOINT SOFTWARE BOUNDARIES AND LIMITS

LIMITS BY FEATURE

9.1.1 SEARCH LIMITS

9.1.1.1 AUTHORITATIVE PAGES

Instructions: The recommended limit is one top-level authoritative page, and as few second -and third-level
pages as possible to achieve the desired relevance.
Learn more...
Service Application

Level

Number of Pages

Search ServiceApplication

9.1.1.2 CONTENT SOURCES

Instructions: The recommended limit of 50 can be exceeded up to the boundary of 500 per search service
application. However, fewer start addresses should be used, and the concurrent crawl limit must be followed.
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Service Application

Number of Scopes

Search ServiceApplication

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9.1.1.3 CRAWL COMPONENTS

Instructions: The recommended limit per application is 16 total crawl components; with two per crawl
database, and two per server, assuming the server has at least eight processors (cores).
Learn more...
Service Application

Number of Crawl Components

Search ServiceApplication

9.1.1.4 CRAWL DATABASES

Instructions: The crawl database stores the crawl data (time/status, etc.) about all items that have been
crawled. The supported limit is 10 crawl databases per SharePoint Search service application.
Learn more...
Service Application

Number of Crawl Databases

Search ServiceApplication

9.1.1.5 CRAWL RULES

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9.1.1.6 INDEX PARTITIONS

Instructions: The index partition holds a subset of the search service application index. The recommended limit
is 20. Increasing the number of index partitions results in each partition holding a smaller subset of the index,
reducing the RAM and disk space that is needed on the query server hosting the query component assigned to
the index partition.
Learn more...
Service Application

Number of Index Partitions

Search ServiceApplication

9.1.1.7 MANAGED PROPERTIES

Instructions: 100,000 per search service application. These are properties used by the search system in queries.
Crawled properties are mapped to managed properties.
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Service Application

Number of Managed Properties

Search ServiceApplication

126

9.1.1.8 PROPERTY DATABASES

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Instructions: The property database stores the metadata for items in each index partition associated with it. An
index partition can only be associated with one property store. The recommended limit is 10 property
databases per search service application.
Learn more...
Service Application

Number of Property Databases

Search ServiceApplication

9.1.1.9 SCOPE RULES COUNT PER SEARCH SERVICE APPLICATION

Instructions: 600 total per search service application. Exceeding this limit will reduce crawl freshness, and delay
potential results from scoped queries.
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Service Application

Number of Scope Rules

Search ServiceApplication

9.1.1.10 SCOPE RULES COUNT PER SEARCH SCOPE

Instructions: 100 scope rules per scope. Exceeding this limit will reduce crawl freshness, and delay potential
results from scoped queries.
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Service Application

Display Name

Number of Scope Rules

Search ServiceApplication

All Sites

Search ServiceApplication

Global Query Exclusion

Search ServiceApplication

People

Search ServiceApplication

Rank Demoted Sites

9.1.1.11 SHAREPOINT SEARCH SERVICE APPLICATIONS

Instructions: Multiple SharePoint search service applications can be deployed on the same farm, because you
can assign search components and databases to separate servers. The recommended limit of 20 is less than the
maximum limit for all service applications in a farm.
Learn more...
Type

Number of Applications

Search Service Application

9.1.1.12 START ADDRESSES

Instructions: The recommended limit can be exceeded up to the boundary of 500 per content source.
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start address, we recommend that you put them as links on an html page, and have the HTTP crawler crawl the
page, following the links.
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Content Source

Number of Start Addresses

Local SharePoint sites

9.1.2 USER PROFILE LIMITS

9.1.2.1 USER PROFILE COUNT

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9.1.3 VISIO SERVICES LIMITS

9.1.3.1 FILE SIZE OF VISIO WEB DRAWINGS

Instructions: Up to 50 MB. Visio Services has a configuration setting that enables the administrator to change
the maximum size of Web drawings that Visio processes but this can affect performance.
Learn more...
Service Application

Max Diagram Size

VisioGService

9.1.3.2 VISIO WEB DRAWING RECALCULATION TIME-OUT

Instructions: 120 seconds. Visio Services has a configuration setting that enables the administrator to change
the maximum time that it can spend recalculating a drawing after a data refresh.
Learn more...
Service Application

Max Recalc Duration

VisioGService

60

9.1.4 WORD AUTOMATION SERVICES

9.1.4.1 CONVERSION JOB SIZE

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9.1.4.2 CONVERSION START FREQUENCY

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9.2

LIMITS BY HIERARCHY

9.2.1 CONTENT DATABASE LIMITS

9.2.1.1 CONTENT DATABASE SIZE

Instructions: We strongly recommended limiting the size of content databases to 200 GB. If you are using
Remote BLOB Storage (RBS), the total volume of remote BLOB storage and metadata in the content database
must not exceed this limit.
Learn more...
Database Name

Web Application

Size [MB]

SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf

Central Administration

110,06

WSS_Content

SharePoint - 80

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9.2.1.2 SITE COLLECTIONS PER CONTENT DATABASE

Instructions: We strongly recommended limiting the number of site collections in a content database to 2,000.
However, up to 5,000 site collections in a database are supported.
Learn more...
Database Name

Current Site Count

WSS_Content

SharePoint_AdminContent_fe9b4577-73d5-40d2-9b33-2cc3b53baadf

9.2.2 SITE COLLECTION LIMITS

9.2.2.1 SITE COLLECTION SIZE

Instructions: A site collection can be as large as the content database size limit for the applicable usage
scenario. For more information about the different content database size limits for specific usage scenarios, see
the Content database limits table in this article.
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Title

Storage [GB]

Central Administration

My Site

Product Help Site

0,02

Team Site

0,01

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9.2.2.2 WEB SITE

Instructions: The maximum recommended number of sites and subsites is 250,000 sites.
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Title

Number Of Sites

Central Administration

My Site

Product Help Site

Team Site

9.2.3 WEB APPLICATION LIMITS

9.2.3.1 CONTENT DATABASES

Instructions: With 300 content databases per Web application, end user operations such as opening the site or
site collections are not affected. But administrative operations such as creating a new site collection will
experience decrease in performance. We recommend that you use Windows PowerShell to manage the Web
application when a large number of content databases are present, because the management interface
becomes slow and difficult to navigate.
Learn more...
Web Application
Central Administration
SharePoint - 80

Number Of Databases
0% (1)
0% (1)

9.2.3.2 MANAGED PATHS

Instructions: Managed paths are cached on the Web server, and CPU resources are used to process incoming
requests against the managed path list. Exceeding 20 managed paths per Web application adds more load to
the Web server for each request. If you plan to exceed twenty managed paths in a given Web application, we
recommend that you test for acceptable system performance.
Learn more...
Web Application
SharePoint - 80
SharePoint Central Administration v4

Number of Managed Paths

15% (3)
10% (2)

9.2.3.3 SITE COLLECTIONS

Instructions: The maximum recommended number of site collections per Web application is 250,000. Note
that this limit is affected by other factors that might reduce the effective number of site collections that can be
supported by a given Web application. Care must be exercised to avoid exceeding supported limits when a
container object, such as a content database, contains a large number of other objects.
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Web Application
Central Administration
SharePoint - 80

Number of Site Collections

0% (2)
0% (2)

10 SHAREPOINT UPDATES

10.1 HOTFIXES PER SERVER ROLE

10.1.1 APPLICATION SERVERS HOTFIXES

Program

SP2010APP

SP2010WFE

Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946040)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946308)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946344)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB947540)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB947789)
Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (KB2500170)
Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 (KB971119)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2160841)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2478663)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2518870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2539636)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2572078)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2604121)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2633870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656351)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656368)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656405)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2416472)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2487367)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2656351)
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 (KB968369) (64-bit)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2468871)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2473228)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2533523)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2600217)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2468871)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2533523)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2600217)

10.1.2 DB SERVERS HOTFIXES

Program

SQLSrv

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Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946040)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946308)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946344)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB947540)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB947789)
Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 (KB971119)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2160841)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2478663)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2518870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2539636)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2572078)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2604121)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2633870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656351)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656368)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656405)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2416472)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2487367)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2656351)
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 R2 (KB2528583) (64-bit)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2468871)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2473228)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2533523)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2600217)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2468871)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2533523)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2600217)

10.1.3 FAILOVER SERVERS HOT FIXES

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10.1.4 QUERY SERVERS HOTFIXES

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10.1.5 SINGLE SERVER HOTFIXES

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10.1.6 WFE SERVERS HOTFIXES

Program

SP2010APP

SP2010WFE

Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946040)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946308)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB946344)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB947540)
Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio 2007 Tools for Applications - ENU (KB947789)

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Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (KB2500170)

Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 (KB971119)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2160841)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2478663)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2518870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2539636)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2572078)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2604121)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2633870)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656351)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656368)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656405)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2416472)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2487367)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2656351)
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 (KB968369) (64-bit)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2468871)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2473228)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2533523)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2600217)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2468871)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2533523)
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2600217)

10.2 IS SHAREPOINT UP-TO-DATE

Instructions: Check if SharePoint is up-to-date. SharePoint cumulative updates are released every two months.
Check SharePoint Updates Center for latest updates.
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Version

14.0.6029.1000

Version Name

Service Pack 1

11 SITE COLLECTION HEALTH

11.1 FARM FEATURES DUPLICATE IDS

There is no duplicate ID-s.

11.2 FEATURES DUPLICATE IDS

There is no duplicate ID-s.

11.3 SITE COLLECTIONS DUP LICATE IDS

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There is no duplicate ID-s.

11.4 SITE COLLECTION UPGRADE

Instructions: Checks if your site collections are using the current version of SharePoint UI.
Web Application

Site Collection

Upgraded

Central Administration

Central Administration

SharePoint - 80

My Site

Central Administration

Product Help Site

SharePoint - 80

Team Site

11.5 WEB APPLICATION FEATURES DUPLICATE IDS

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12 WEB APPLICATIONS

12.1 BLOB CACHING ENABLED

Instructions: The disk-based BLOB cache controls the caching for various image, audio, and video files, together
with .css and .js files.
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Web Application Name

SP2010APP

SP2010WFE

SharePoint - 80

12.2 WEB APPLICATION IN D EBUG MODE

Instructions: Check if the web.config files are in ASP.NET debug mode.
Web Application

Debug Mode

SharePoint - 80
Central Administration

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