As an administrator, you have things available to you after the upgrade such as the upgrade logs and the upgrade status page in Central Administration.

There is one additional method that  a lot of people don’t know about and it’s the stsadm command localupgradestatus.

Things to know:

1. It’s going to dump out a lot of info, so it’s smart to make sure you output it into a txt file
2. It doesn’t take any parameters
3. It needs to be run on each server on the farm

To Run The Command:

stsadm –o localupgradestatus >upgradestatus_output.txt

Results

 <object>
    <name>demo2010a</name>
    <type>Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServer</type>
    <level>1</level>
    <status>OK</status>
  </object>

So what we have listed are all of the objects for upgrade (example above), as well as the summary.

• Name: the name of the object
• Type: the type of object
• Level: the upgrade priority of the object
• Status: the upgrade status.  OK means it’s upgraded.  Needs Upgrade, obviously means that it’s not.

The summary will detail the content dbs and their status, site collections and their status, and a object count over all.

[19] content database(s) encountered.
[0] content database(s) still need upgrade or cannot be upgraded.
[90] site collection(s) are contained in the content databases.
[0] site collection(s) still need upgrade.
[173] other objects encountered, [2] of them still need upgrade or cannot be upgraded.

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There is a utility in Windows 7 that many users don’t know about, and it will probably become one of your favorites after reading this.  It’s called the Problem Steps Recorder.  It’s perfect for documenting quickly how a user is encountering an error, a family member having a PC issues, etc… To use this utility, and in most cases you will have someone else use it so you can understand what their problem may be, do the following:

1. Start PSR

a. Start > Search >  ‘psr’

b. Select psr.exe from Programs

c. Select ‘Start Record’

2. Now have the user reproduce the steps that are causing the problem.

3. Stop Recording

a. Select ‘Stop Record’ (note – you could also pause recording, and then start recording some more)

4.  PSR will output the files into a .zip file.  Just give it a name and choose where you want to save it. 

So what do you get?

The output is a .mht file, with a date and time stamp. For example: Problem_20120524_2347.mht.  The review is actually quite helpful, broken down by steps and screen shots which can be viewed in a couple of different ways.  Enjoy.

You can do this in two ways.

1. Select the ISO file.  From the ‘Actions’ tab in the Ribbon, select the ‘Mount’ button.

2. Or… Right click on the ISO file and select ‘Mount’.

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1. Start to explore SharePoint

Getting Started with SharePoint Server 2010

https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/getting-started-with-sharepoint-server-2010-HA010371435.aspx

2. Start training

Online Training, at your desk:

https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/take-sharepoint-server-2010-training-at-your-desk-HA101859255.aspx

Online Videos, at your desk:

https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/CL100315293.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA101859255

Microsoft SharePoint Training Portal (find courses, books, etc…)

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/sharepoint.aspx

3. Ask Questions Along the way (and answer a few too)

TechNet Forums

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

4. Get Certified

SharePoint Certification

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sharepoint-server.aspx

2007
Removing either Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Office Project Server 2007 from a joint installation is not supported. Installing Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Office Project Server 2007 extends the farm schema, and it cannot be undone by uninstalling one of the applications.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc197677(office.12).aspx

2010
Once you install Project Server 2010, it cannot be uninstalled from the farm. If you want to remove Project Server 2010 functionality, you can turn off the Project Application Service and delete the Project Server 2010 Service Application.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee662109.aspx

Cloud - it's the latest buzz word.  Even my non-technical girl friend has asked me “what is this cloud I keep hearing about?”.

SharePoint Online is not a new service, but with Office 365, SharePoint in the cloud is getting some new attention.  Office 365 is currently in beta, and here are some things you may want to know to educate yourself on what ‘cloudy’ really is.

1. Sign up for the Office 365 to try it yourself:
   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/online-software.aspx
   
2. Watch a video series on Office 365, giving you a head start on what Office 365 provides, how to deploy it, how to manage it, and more.
   https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/office-365-jump-start-01-microsoft-office-365-overview-for-it-pros
   

$passphrase = ConvertTo-SecureString -asPlainText –Force

Set-SPPassPhrase -PassPhrase $passphrase –Confirm

More info on TechNet: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607568.aspx