Upgrade part 6: Upgrade MySites to SP2013

This is how I upgraded our SP 2010 mysite site collections to SP 2013 Restored a copy of the 2010 database for MySites to my test serverRemoved the content db in CADetached the db in SQLAttached the restored copy in SQLAdded the content db in CA Do an iisreset Now ready for some test runs… Test-SPContentDatabase …

My experience of using Replication

I have used replication between 8 SharePoint server farms for almost a year now. I am usually a very nice and patient person, but now the patience is running out and I feel frustrated and need to write about this so maybe it can help others who are considering replication. And I am being brutally honest (sorry to …

Upgrade to SP2013, part 3: What to migrate

Content databasesNumber and size of databases. Any old that should not be moved over? Custom solutions and brandingIdentify: customizations, branding files, style sheets, farm solutions, customized web parts and copy/install all these files on the new server. Make sure the third party products or any farm solutions are compatible with SP2013. Database structureShould we split …