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Document SharePoint Farm

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Introduction

Storing the metadata of SharePoint farm is important not only in case of disaster but in day to day operations to make sure that the current configurations applies the required Architecture and it is used for reference  

What to document

  • IIS Settings
  • Web Applications and settings
  • Databases
  • Farm Topology
  • Site Collections
  • Blocked Files
  • Alternate Access Mappings
  • Service Appplications
  • Features
  • Customizations
  • Emails settings
  • Logging settings
  • Timer Jobs
  • Recycle Bin settings
  • Farm Solutions
  • Workflow settings 

How to Document

  • Free scripts and tools

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Document-your-Farm-with-be9af7d8
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Document-your-Service-Apps-5e0c9c27
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Document-your-Features-c1e10744
http://spsfarmreport.codeplex.com/
http://sharepointdocgen.codeplex.com/

  • 3rd Party tools: there are available 3rd party tools that can generate documentation about SharePoint