Developer Dashboard with powershell command to make it on/Off

One of the new feature in SharePoint 2010 is Developer dashboard. With help of Developer Dashboard we can get view of SharePoint enviroment and find out issues if occuring. This Provides us info about Call Stacks, Web Server, Critical Events, Database Queries, Service Calls, SP Requests, and Webpart Events. This even shows the time being taken to execute any code.

Under Database Calls this will even provide us the hyperlinks. We can click on the link and it will show us a dialog and we can see the SQL commands being Called.



Mode of developer dashboard:

On – creates everytime the output at the end of the page content

Off – switch off developer dashboard and nothing is rendered

OnDemand – creates a DeveloperDashboard icon to make dashboard output visible as needed

How to turn on Developer Dashboard?
Open Sharepoint 2010 Management Shell and type the following commands:

##Turn on
$contentService = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService 
$dashboard = $contentService.DeveloperDashboardSettings
$dashboard.DisplayLevel = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel]::On
$dashboard.Update()

##Turn on Demand Mode
$contentService = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService
$dashboard = $contentService.DeveloperDashboardSettings
$dashboard.DisplayLevel = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel]::OnDemand
$dashboard.Update()

##Turn Off
$contentService = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService
$dashboard = $contentService.DeveloperDashboardSettings
$dashboard.DisplayLevel = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel]::Off
$dashboard.Update()

##Turn On demand using stsadm
stsadm -o setproperty -pn developer-dashboard -pv ondemand

Encode url sharepoint

SPHttpUtility.HtmlUrlAttributeEncode(url)

Take IIS Backup in sharepoint server

Step1: Start --> Administrative Tools-->IIS Manager 
Step2: Right Click on Computer Name --> All Tasks--> Backup/Restore 
Step3: Click on Create Backup 
Step4: Name the Backup File and make the backup file password protected 
Step5: Done!! 
Step6: Check the Backup file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\MetaBack it will be in 2 names . 
Step7: to restore them Click on Restore option

Folders present in SharePoint 2010 14\TEMPLATE directory

Introduction

TEMPLATE folder is one of the most important file folder of SharePoint where the templates, pages, masterpages will reside.
We will check the breakdown structure of directory and what each folder is meant for in SharePoint.Understanding this folder structure is important to get clear picture on, how and where SharePoint will house our deployed items.

TEMPLATE Directory

The installation path of the TEMPLATE directory will be

[root directory]:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE
Following is image of TEMPLATE directory breakdown structure in SharePoint 2010

1033

This sub-directory contains templates for various documents, XML files, and workflows.
This number corresponds to the language localization for English.
If SharePoint is installed with other languages being primary, the number will be different.

ADMIN

The ADMIN sub-directory contains ASP.NET server pages that correspond to administrative
tasks. Most of them will be accessed through the Central Administration site.

CONTROLTEMPLATES

This is one of the common sub-directory used by many. This contains ASP.NET user controls that are utilized by SharePoint.Also while SharePoint customization, folders will be deployed to house the project related files.
For example, if we create any visual web parts the user controls will be deployed as folders in this sub-directory.

DocumentTemplates

The only thing stored in this directory is the standard ASP.NET server page for wikis.

FEATURES

The FEATURES sub-directory contains 250+ folders, which represent the core features of SharePoint 2010.
Each of these folders contain a Feature.xml file, which identifies to SharePoint 2010 several characteristics such as the identity, scope, resources and manifest location of the feature. SharePoint customization deployed as features will be deployed to this sub-directory.

GLOBAL

This sub-directory houses the standard ASP.NET master pages that deploy with SharePoint
2010, such as the v4, default, and minimal master pages.
Also here are global templates for site definitions, views, and schema for list templates.

IDENTITYMODEL

This sub-directory contains default login pages for the different types of authentication
models, such as Forms, Windows, Trust, and Card.

IMAGES

This sub-directory houses all of the standard images for the SharePoint product.
If you have images deployed as part of customized solutions, by default they will
be deployed as sub-folders of this sub-directory.

LAYOUTS

The LAYOUTS folder is the folder that contains a large portion of the ASP.NET server
pages that are used in the SharePoint product.
You can reference this directory from within a SharePoint site by using a format similar to the following: http://mysite/_layouts/viewlsts.aspx

Pages

Only three ASP.NET server pages are stored in this folder, named form, viewpage,
and webfldr.

Scenarios

This sub-directory contains wizard-style pages, used in some of the different services
with greater complexity, such as BCS, ProfileServiceApplication, and joining the
farm with a particular web server.

Site Templates

This sub-directory contains the site templates for the different built-in SharePoint
2010 web templates.

SQL

This sub-directory contains SQL table creation scripts for tables associated with
various types of SharePoint 2010 databases. Many of the services database creation
scripts are here, such as the UsageDB, the Diagnostics DB, and Configuration DBs.
Also stored here are upgrade scripts to upgrade from a SharePoint 2007 solution
to a SharePoint 2010 solution.

THEMES

This sub-directory houses the 23 built-in themes or looks that are installed with
SharePoint 2010.

XML

The XML sub-directory contains XML schema and document files related to various
configurations in SharePoint.

Solution Deployment/Retraction and Feature Activation/Deactivation internal process flow

When you deploy/retract SharePoint WSPs and Activate/Deactivate site collection or sub site level features at the farm level using PowerShell commands or activate/deactivate features from browser interface, SharePoint 2010 makes several changes at the different places on the servers and databases.









Lets see what really happens when you execute different farm level PowerShell commands.

	Central Admin	Site/Web Level Features	GAC	Web.Config	14-RootFeatures	SharePoint Config DB, Objects Table – Solutions	SharePoint Config DB, Objects Table – Features	Web App Content DB, Features Table
Add-SPSolution	Solution Added but Not Deployed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes – Solution Definition Added	N/A	N/A
Install-SPSolution	Deployed to Web App	Installed Feature	Yes – DLLs Added	Yes – Safe Control Entries Added	Yes – Features Added	Yes – Solution Definition Still Exists	Yes – Feature Definition Added	N/A
Enable-SPFeature	Solution Still Deployed	Activated feature to Site/Web	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Solution Definition Still Exists	Yes – Feature Definition Still Exists	YES – Feature Activation Link Added
Disable-SPFeature	Solution Still Deployed	Deactivated feature from Site/Web	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Solution Definition Still Exists	Yes – Feature Definition Still Exists	NO – Feature Activation Link Deleted
UnInstall-SPFeature	Solution Still Deployed	Uninstalled feature	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Still Exists	Yes – Solution Definition Still Exists	No – Feature Definition Deleted	N/A
UnInstall-SPSolution	Retracted from Web App	Uninstalled feature	No – DLLs Deleted	No – Safe Control Entries Deleted	No – Features Deleted	Yes – Solution Definition Still Exists	No – Feature Definition Deleted	N/A
Remove-SPSolution	Solution Deleted	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes – Solution Definition Deleted	N/A	N/A

Hope this will help you to understand
Many Thanks

Template ID's in SharePoint 2010

Below are the list of IDs used for SharePoint Lists:

Sr.no	Temple name	Temple ID
1	Custom List	100
2	Document Library	101
3	Survey	102
4	Links Link	103
5	Announcements	104
6	Contacts	105
7	Events	106
8	Task List	107
9	Discussion Board	108
10	Picture Library	109

List Definitions
These List Definitions come from the SPListTemplateType enumeration.

Enumeration Name	Description	ID
InvalidType	Not used	-1
NoListTemplate	unspecified list type	0
GenericList	Custom list	100
DocumentLibrary	Document library	101
Survey	Survey	102
Links	Links	103
Announcements	Announcements	104
Contacts	Contacts	105
Events	Calendar	106
Tasks	Tasks	107
DiscussionBoard	Discussion board	108
PictureLibrary	Picture library	109
DataSources	Data sources for a site	110
WebTemplateCatalog	Site template gallery	111
UserInformation	User Information	112
WebPartCatalog	Web Part gallery	113
ListTemplateCatalog	List Template gallery	114
XMLForm	XML Form library	115
MasterPageCatalog	Master Page gallery	116
NoCodeWorkflows	No Code Workflows	117
WorkflowProcess	Custom Workflow Process	118
WebPageLibrary	Wiki Page Library	119
CustomGrid	Custom grid for a list	120
SolutionCatalog	Solutions	121
NoCodePublic	No Code Public Workflow	122
ThemeCatalog	Themes	123
DataConnectionLibrary	Data connection library for sharing information about external data connections	130
WorkflowHistory	Workflow History	140
GanttTasks	Project Tasks	150
Meetings	Meeting Series (Meeting)	200
Agenda	Agenda (Meeting)	201
MeetingUser	Attendees (Meeting)	202
Decision	Decisions (Meeting)	204
MeetingObjective	Objectives (Meeting)	207
TextBox	Text Box (Meeting)	210
ThingsToBring	Things To Bring (Meeting)	211
HomePageLibrary	Workspace Pages (Meeting)	212
Posts	Posts (Blog)	301
Comments	Comments (Blog)	302
Categories	Categories (Blog)	303
Facility	Facility	402
Whereabouts	Whereabouts	403
CallTrack	Call Track	404
Circulation	Circulation	405
Timecard	Timecard	420
Holidays	Holidays	421
IMEDic	IME (Input Method Editor) Dictionary	499
ExternalList	External	600
IssueTracking	Issue tracking	1100
AdminTasks	Administrator Tasks	1200
HealthRules	Health Rules	1220
HealthReports	Health Reports	1221

Content Types

These content types come from the Content Type ID list.

Content Type	ID
System	0x
Item	0×01
Document	0×0101
Event	0×0102
Issue	0×0103
Announcement	0×0104
Link	0×0105
Contact	0×0106
Message	0×0107
Task	0×0108
Workflow History	0×0109
Post	0×0110
Comment	0×0111
East Asia Contact	0×0116
Folder	0×0120