SharePoint 2010 Granular Backups

Today, I have analyzed as well as tested sharepoint 2010 granular backups strategies. If we compare to SharePoint 2007 then we need to perform every task by using stsadm n GUI doesnt have any support. But in SharePoint 2010, Microsoft has introduced this functionality by which we can implement the granular backups by using GUI i.e. Central Administration as well as by using POWERSHELL.

Explored two options as follows:
1. Perform a site collection Backup
2. Export a list

Please refer the following steps as how i have executed these operations:

Backing up a site collection:
1.Central Administration
2.Select Backup and Restore
3.From the UI select Perform a site collection backup
4.Select the appropriate site collection from the pull down menu
5.Include proper UNC path including backup file named like: filename.bak
6.Selecting Start backup redirects to _admin/sitebackuporexportstatus.aspx page.

Backing up a Site, Library, or List

Exporting a Site/sub-site

Export a specific site using Central Administrator:
1. Select Backup and Restore
2. From the UI select Export a site or list
3. Select Site Collection\Site "leave list drop down clear"
4. Optional categories is to export full security or export versioning history
5. Selecting Start export redirects to _admin/sitebackuporexportstatus.aspx page.

Export a specific list or library:

1. Select Backup and Restore
2. From the UI select Export a site or list
3. Select Site Collection\Site
4. Select a list
5. Optional categories “export full security or export versioning history”
6. Selecting Start export redirects to _admin/sitebackuporexportstatus.aspx page.

I hope the above information will helps you to understand the granular backups present in sharepoint 2010. If you face any issues then please let me know....I would be more than happy to help you and resolve your issues.. Thanks !!!

SharePoint 2010 Templates

SharePoint 2010 provides a great variety templates for creating new sites. Most companies will decide for you which SharePoint templates you're going to use; it’s usually either a Team Site template or a Publishing Site template.

Please refer the below mentioned brief description regarding some site templates that belongs to SP2010.

This copy of Microsoft office is not genuine

Hey Guys, this is not related with sharepoint but testing sp-applications in reff. to office 2007 documents. Till yesterday, The office documents are working fine but after some patching on my windows 2003 OS, I am getting the prompt:This copy of Microsoft office is not genuine.

After installing Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Notifications (KB949810) from Windows Update, OGA Validation will perform genuine test on installed Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010 software.
KB949810 OGA Notifications update is designed so that end-user cannot uninstall or removed the update using “Add and Remove Programs” or “Program and Features” in the Control Panel.

Disable and Remove OGAAddin from within Office Applications:
Please follow these following steps:

1.Run one of the Office app such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint as administrator.
2.Open Windows Explorer, go to %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12
3.Right click on Office app executable, e.g. winword.exe, excel.exe, powerpnt.exe to run as administrator.
4.Go to Options--> Add-Ins.
5.3.Select COM Add-ins under Manage drop menu list, and click Go.
6.Disable or remoev the OGAAdmin.
7.Repeat above steps for each and every Office applications installed.

Please check the results and your issue will be resolved!!
Please let me know in case of any queries,Thanks !!

Reff: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949810

SharePoint Mobile Views !!

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 as well as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides in-built support for mobile access to SharePoint list data. Mobile devices access a site through URL that simply adds an "m" folder to the regular URL. http://Server/sites/SiteCollection/Site/m/, with "m" appended to the regular Web site URL, they are redirected to a mobile default.aspx page.

As soon as we enters the above URL in the browser then it will redirects to this URL: http://Server/sites/SiteCollection/Site/_layouts/mobile/mbllists.aspx. which is a actual mobile home page (mbllists.aspx) to display the list of contents.

After digging out more and little RnD on my Sharepoint Server, Found out an internal mechanism that supports Mobile Views. Basically, there are 2-main components that supports mobile views or you will get your mobile aspx page.
1. Templates:The Template which is used for Mobile views is called as "MobileDefaultTemplates.ascx"
You can find the same from this location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES directory.

2. Features:
The Feature for redirecting users to the mobile home page is located in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\MobilityRedirect
Note: As per Microsoft recommendations/ Best Practices--Modifying the contents of the MobileDefaultTemplates.ascx file is not supported..
Please let me know in case of any queries !! I hope the above information will helps you to get some insight regarding Mobile Views,Thanks !!

Explorer View Problems: SharePoint 2010

http://site_name is not accessible. Either this location does not exist or you might not have permission to use this network resource.

Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.

Whenever we face such kind of issues, one thing should be important that you have already installed a valid copy of Office application on your client machine becuase Explorer view is windows feature provided by means of sharepoint that uses client functionalty i.e. Office 2010

-As per the SP 2010 functionality, ensure you have Office Professional PLUS installed on your client machine.
-Integration features of Office client Applications and SharePoint uses WebClient service running on the client machine.

The problem where i faced this problem was belongs to OS-Windows Server 2008 R2. So i started searching for this WebClient Service to see if it was running or not. I went to Start
->Administrative Tools->Services i browsed through all the services but could not find it.

Generally, we found this service in services console but the mystery became complicated and i started exploring the features of Windows Server 2008 R2......n yes, i got it !!

The name of the feature which supports this functionality called as Desktop Experience.
Note: The WebClient service is installed only when you install the Desktop Experience feature on you Server 2008 machine.

Here are the steps that i have taken to resolve this issue:

1) Go to Start->Administrative Tools->Server Manager
2)In Server manager Click on Features and the click Add Features
3)Select the Desktop Experience Feature and install it. Then Restart the Server (Required for installation of the feature)
4)Go to Start->Administrative Tools->Services
5)Select the Web Client Service and Start it.

I hope, the above information will helps you to resolve your issues...
Please let me know in case of any issues,Thanks !!