Chapter 9: Managing Performance and Troubleshooting

Managing performance for SharePoint Server has not changed much from prior versions. The same tools and processes you used in the past can be used in this version, though there are some caveats. Some of the things we did with other SharePoint versions have become integrated into the configuration of the platform, which gives us a baseline to make even more performance improvements. SQL and SharePoint settings are automatically configured in some cases, whereas in the past, we had to do it ourselves.

In this chapter, we will talk about ways to get a baseline configuration documented on your environment and what tools there are to help you get there. This includes tools that will help you configure your baseline, as well as things admins forget as part of their environment. There are many ways to slice and dice this and I will not be able to cover all possible areas. However, I will point you in the right direction so that you can...