###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Northwind Traders
Active Directory Configurations
Northwind Traders has the following Active Directory configurations:
User attributes are stored in Active Directory.
Active Directory group membership is based on the company’s departments.
Business Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following business requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
Custom workflows must be reused across multiple document libraries.
Human resources content must always have the highest relevancy in search results. Users
who have no development experience must be able to create custom workflows.
The initial deployment must contain 500GB of data and must support as much as 5
terabytes of content.
Technical Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following technical requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:

Databases must not exceed 100GB.
SharePoint Server 2010 processes must be evenly distributed across the servers in the
server farm.
All changes to the user profile attributes in My Sites must be updated automatically in
Active Directory.
To support backup and restore procedures, all databases must be created during the
implementation phase of SharePoint Server 2010.
Security Requirements
Northwmd Traders has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
All users in the same department must share the same level of access to site content.
Users in the human resources department must be prevented from browsing accounting
department documents.
User Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following user requirements for the planned SharePoint Server
2010 deployment:
All customizations must be authored by a single team of developers.
All customizations must be deployed by the site collection administrators.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Northwind Traders. The company has 20,000 employees
distributed across 11 different departments. You plan to implement a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm for internal collaboration. You need to recommend a solution that provides users with the
ability to update their user attributes in Active Directory. What should you recommend?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Northwind Traders
Active Directory Configurations
Northwind Traders has the following Active Directory configurations:
User attributes are stored in Active Directory.
Active Directory group membership is based on the company’s departments.
Business Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following business requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
Custom workflows must be reused across multiple document libraries.
Human resources content must always have the highest relevancy in search results. Users
who have no development experience must be able to create custom workflows.
The initial deployment must contain 500GB of data and must support as much as 5
terabytes of content.
Technical Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following technical requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:

Databases must not exceed 100GB.
SharePoint Server 2010 processes must be evenly distributed across the servers in the
server farm.
All changes to the user profile attributes in My Sites must be updated automatically in
Active Directory.
To support backup and restore procedures, all databases must be created during the
implementation phase of SharePoint Server 2010.
Security Requirements
Northwmd Traders has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
All users in the same department must share the same level of access to site content.
Users in the human resources department must be prevented from browsing accounting
department documents.
User Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following user requirements for the planned SharePoint Server
2010 deployment:
All customizations must be authored by a single team of developers.
All customizations must be deployed by the site collection administrators.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Northwind Traders. The company has 20,000 employees
distributed across 11 different departments. You plan to implement a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm for internal collaboration. You need to identify the minimum number of content databases
required for the planned SharePoint Server 2010 deployment. How many content databases should
you identify?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Northwind Traders
Active Directory Configurations
Northwind Traders has the following Active Directory configurations:
User attributes are stored in Active Directory.
Active Directory group membership is based on the company’s departments.
Business Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following business requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
Custom workflows must be reused across multiple document libraries.
Human resources content must always have the highest relevancy in search results. Users
who have no development experience must be able to create custom workflows.
The initial deployment must contain 500GB of data and must support as much as 5
terabytes of content.
Technical Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following technical requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:

Databases must not exceed 100GB.
SharePoint Server 2010 processes must be evenly distributed across the servers in the
server farm.
All changes to the user profile attributes in My Sites must be updated automatically in
Active Directory.
To support backup and restore procedures, all databases must be created during the
implementation phase of SharePoint Server 2010.
Security Requirements
Northwmd Traders has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
All users in the same department must share the same level of access to site content.
Users in the human resources department must be prevented from browsing accounting
department documents.
User Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following user requirements for the planned SharePoint Server
2010 deployment:
All customizations must be authored by a single team of developers.
All customizations must be deployed by the site collection administrators.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Northwind Traders. The company has 20,000 employees
distributed across 11 different departments. You plan to implement a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm for internal collaboration. You need to recommend a search solution that meets the company’s
business requirements. What should you include in the solution?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Northwind Traders
Active Directory Configurations
Northwind Traders has the following Active Directory configurations:
User attributes are stored in Active Directory.
Active Directory group membership is based on the company’s departments.
Business Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following business requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
Custom workflows must be reused across multiple document libraries.
Human resources content must always have the highest relevancy in search results. Users
who have no development experience must be able to create custom workflows.
The initial deployment must contain 500GB of data and must support as much as 5
terabytes of content.
Technical Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following technical requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:

Databases must not exceed 100GB.
SharePoint Server 2010 processes must be evenly distributed across the servers in the
server farm.
All changes to the user profile attributes in My Sites must be updated automatically in
Active Directory.
To support backup and restore procedures, all databases must be created during the
implementation phase of SharePoint Server 2010.
Security Requirements
Northwmd Traders has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
All users in the same department must share the same level of access to site content.
Users in the human resources department must be prevented from browsing accounting
department documents.
User Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following user requirements for the planned SharePoint Server
2010 deployment:
All customizations must be authored by a single team of developers.
All customizations must be deployed by the site collection administrators.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Northwind Traders. The company has 20,000 employees
distributed across 11 different departments. You plan to implement a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm for internal collaboration. You need to recommend a strategy to manage access to SharePoint
content. You must achieve this goal by using the minimum amount of administrative effort. What
should you recommend?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Northwind Traders
Active Directory Configurations
Northwind Traders has the following Active Directory configurations:
User attributes are stored in Active Directory.
Active Directory group membership is based on the company’s departments.
Business Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following business requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
Custom workflows must be reused across multiple document libraries.
Human resources content must always have the highest relevancy in search results. Users
who have no development experience must be able to create custom workflows.
The initial deployment must contain 500GB of data and must support as much as 5
terabytes of content.
Technical Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following technical requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:

Databases must not exceed 100GB.
SharePoint Server 2010 processes must be evenly distributed across the servers in the
server farm.
All changes to the user profile attributes in My Sites must be updated automatically in
Active Directory.
To support backup and restore procedures, all databases must be created during the
implementation phase of SharePoint Server 2010.
Security Requirements
Northwmd Traders has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint
Server 2010 deployment:
All users in the same department must share the same level of access to site content.
Users in the human resources department must be prevented from browsing accounting
department documents.
User Requirements
Northwind Traders has the following user requirements for the planned SharePoint Server
2010 deployment:
All customizations must be authored by a single team of developers.
All customizations must be deployed by the site collection administrators.

###EndCaseStudy###

The company has 20,000 employees distributed across 11 different departments. You plan to
implement a SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) server farm for internal collaboration. You
need to recommend a deployment solution for the customizations that meets the company’s user
requirements. What should you include in the solution?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 2
Litware Inc
Network Configurations
Litware has the following network configurations:
The main office contains multiple servers.
Litware has Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager deployed.
The main office connects to the branch offices by using a slow WAN link.
The branch office contains a file server. The file server contains numerous files that are
frequently updated.
The network contains an internal network and a perimeter network. The internal network
and the perimeter network are separated by a firewall.
Search Requirements
Files stored on the file server in the branch office must be searchable by using SharePoint.
Updated content must be included in search results within four hours of being updated.
Monitoring Requirements
Litware must have a centralized monitoring solution. The solution must be able to monitor
the server farm for configuration, security, and performance problems.
Compliance Requirements
Litware has the following compliance requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Users must not be able to print confidential documents that are stored in SharePoint sites.
Site members must be able to recover all of the content that they have deleted from the
SharePoint sites for as many as two years after the deletion.
Security Requirements
Litware has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Only required TCP/IP ports must be opened on the firewall.
Access to the SharePoint sites via the Internet must use client Certificates authentication.
Users on the internal network must use Kerberos authentication to access the SharePoint
sites. User authorization management must require the minimum amount of configuration
and ongoing maintenance.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Litware, Inc. The company has a main office and a branch
office. The company has 14,000 employees. You plan to deploy a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm. Employees of the company’s business partners will require access to the SharePoint farm. You

need to design an authentication solution to provide users with access to the SharePoint sites from
the Internet. What should you include in the solution?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 2
Litware Inc
Network Configurations
Litware has the following network configurations:
The main office contains multiple servers.
Litware has Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager deployed.
The main office connects to the branch offices by using a slow WAN link.
The branch office contains a file server. The file server contains numerous files that are
frequently updated.
The network contains an internal network and a perimeter network. The internal network
and the perimeter network are separated by a firewall.
Search Requirements
Files stored on the file server in the branch office must be searchable by using SharePoint.
Updated content must be included in search results within four hours of being updated.
Monitoring Requirements
Litware must have a centralized monitoring solution. The solution must be able to monitor
the server farm for configuration, security, and performance problems.
Compliance Requirements
Litware has the following compliance requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Users must not be able to print confidential documents that are stored in SharePoint sites.
Site members must be able to recover all of the content that they have deleted from the
SharePoint sites for as many as two years after the deletion.
Security Requirements
Litware has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Only required TCP/IP ports must be opened on the firewall.
Access to the SharePoint sites via the Internet must use client Certificates authentication.
Users on the internal network must use Kerberos authentication to access the SharePoint
sites. User authorization management must require the minimum amount of configuration
and ongoing maintenance.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Litware, Inc. The company has a main office and a branch
office. The company has 14,000 employees. You plan to deploy a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm. Employees of the company’s business partners will require access to the SharePoint farm. You
need to recommend a data recovery strategy that meets the company’s compliance requirements.
The strategy must use the minimum amount of administrative effort. What should you include in the
strategy?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 2
Litware Inc
Network Configurations
Litware has the following network configurations:
The main office contains multiple servers.
Litware has Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager deployed.
The main office connects to the branch offices by using a slow WAN link.
The branch office contains a file server. The file server contains numerous files that are
frequently updated.
The network contains an internal network and a perimeter network. The internal network
and the perimeter network are separated by a firewall.
Search Requirements
Files stored on the file server in the branch office must be searchable by using SharePoint.
Updated content must be included in search results within four hours of being updated.
Monitoring Requirements
Litware must have a centralized monitoring solution. The solution must be able to monitor
the server farm for configuration, security, and performance problems.
Compliance Requirements
Litware has the following compliance requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Users must not be able to print confidential documents that are stored in SharePoint sites.
Site members must be able to recover all of the content that they have deleted from the
SharePoint sites for as many as two years after the deletion.
Security Requirements
Litware has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Only required TCP/IP ports must be opened on the firewall.
Access to the SharePoint sites via the Internet must use client Certificates authentication.
Users on the internal network must use Kerberos authentication to access the SharePoint
sites. User authorization management must require the minimum amount of configuration
and ongoing maintenance.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Litware, Inc. The company has a main office and a branch
office. The company has 14,000 employees.
You plan to deploy a SharePoint Server 2010 server farm. Employees of the company’s business
partners will require access to the SharePoint farm. You are evaluating whether to implement a
single server farm for the SharePoint Server 2010 deployment. You need to identify the minimum
number of zones required for the single server farm. How many zones should you identify?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 2
Litware Inc
Network Configurations
Litware has the following network configurations:
The main office contains multiple servers.
Litware has Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager deployed.
The main office connects to the branch offices by using a slow WAN link.
The branch office contains a file server. The file server contains numerous files that are
frequently updated.
The network contains an internal network and a perimeter network. The internal network
and the perimeter network are separated by a firewall.
Search Requirements
Files stored on the file server in the branch office must be searchable by using SharePoint.
Updated content must be included in search results within four hours of being updated.
Monitoring Requirements
Litware must have a centralized monitoring solution. The solution must be able to monitor
the server farm for configuration, security, and performance problems.
Compliance Requirements
Litware has the following compliance requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Users must not be able to print confidential documents that are stored in SharePoint sites.
Site members must be able to recover all of the content that they have deleted from the
SharePoint sites for as many as two years after the deletion.
Security Requirements
Litware has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Only required TCP/IP ports must be opened on the firewall.
Access to the SharePoint sites via the Internet must use client Certificates authentication.
Users on the internal network must use Kerberos authentication to access the SharePoint
sites. User authorization management must require the minimum amount of configuration
and ongoing maintenance.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Litware, Inc. The company has a main office and a branch
office. The company has 14,000 employees. You plan to deploy a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm. Employees of the company’s business partners will require access to the SharePoint farm. You
need to recommend a solution to minimize the amount of resources required for indexing during
business hours. What should you include in the solution?

###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 2
Litware Inc
Network Configurations
Litware has the following network configurations:
The main office contains multiple servers.
Litware has Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager deployed.
The main office connects to the branch offices by using a slow WAN link.
The branch office contains a file server. The file server contains numerous files that are
frequently updated.
The network contains an internal network and a perimeter network. The internal network
and the perimeter network are separated by a firewall.
Search Requirements
Files stored on the file server in the branch office must be searchable by using SharePoint.
Updated content must be included in search results within four hours of being updated.
Monitoring Requirements
Litware must have a centralized monitoring solution. The solution must be able to monitor
the server farm for configuration, security, and performance problems.
Compliance Requirements
Litware has the following compliance requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Users must not be able to print confidential documents that are stored in SharePoint sites.
Site members must be able to recover all of the content that they have deleted from the
SharePoint sites for as many as two years after the deletion.
Security Requirements
Litware has the following security requirements for the planned SharePoint Server 2010
deployment:
Only required TCP/IP ports must be opened on the firewall.
Access to the SharePoint sites via the Internet must use client Certificates authentication.
Users on the internal network must use Kerberos authentication to access the SharePoint
sites. User authorization management must require the minimum amount of configuration
and ongoing maintenance.

###EndCaseStudy###

You are a SharePoint administrator for Litware, Inc. The company has a main office and a branch
office. The company has 14,000 employees. You plan to deploy a SharePoint Server 2010 server
farm. Employees of the company’s business partners will require access to the SharePoint farm. You
need to recommend a solution that meets the company’s compliance requirements. What should
you include in the solution?