Top Support Solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

Top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (updated quarterly).

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1. Solutions related to Lists, Libraries, Pages, and Item – General:

• Building Block: Lists and Document Libraries
• Designing large lists and maximizing list performance (SharePoint Server 2010)
• Manage lists and libraries with many items (threshold 5,000 list items per folder)
• Estimate performance and capacity requirements for large scale document repositories in SharePoint Server 2010
• Scale test report for very large scale document repositories
• Introduction to libraries
• Create or delete a list
• Export a site, list, or document library in SharePoint Server 2010

2. Solutions related to profile synchronization:

• Profile synchronization overview (SharePoint Server 2010)
• How user profile synchronization works in SharePoint 2010
• Best practices for people and profiles (SharePoint Server 2010)
• Troubleshoot User Profile Synchronization Service start issues (SharePoint Server 2010)
• Troubleshoot profile synchronization configuration issues (SharePoint Server 2010)
• Troubleshooting User Profile Sync Issues on SharePoint 2010
• “Stuck on Starting”: Common Issues with SharePoint Server 2010 User Profile Synchronization
• SharePoint 2010: Troubleshoot User Profile Sync
• SharePoint 2010 Profile Sync - Inability to import users based on group membership
• User Profile to SharePoint Full Synchronization job stops computing Membership

3. Solutions related to Site is inaccessible:

• Best Practice - GeneratePublisherEvidence in ASPNET.CONFIG
• Web site unavailable (SharePoint 2010 Products)
• Site slowness because of SharePoint STS certificate CRL checking
• SharePoint generates an "Access Denied" error due to insufficient permissions
• SharePoint 2013: Troubleshooting - Cannot Connect to the Configuration Database
• Cannot connect to SQL Server - Event 3355 (SharePoint 2010)
• CRL verification Failure - SharePoint
• Database could not be accessed - Event 3760 (SharePoint 2010)

4. Solutions related to SharePoint Designer workflows

• Workflow Development in SharePoint Designer
• SharePoint Designer Workflow Overview
• Introduction to designing and customizing workflows - SharePoint Designer - Office.com
• Workflow actions in SharePoint Designer 2010: A quick reference guide - SharePoint Designer - Office.com
• Workflow conditions in SharePoint Designer 2010: A quick reference guide
• Video: Create an approval workflow in SharePoint Designer 2010 - Office.com
• Understand approval workflows in SharePoint 2010 - SharePoint Designer
• Transfer workflows between SharePoint Designer and Visio
• Exporting and Importing SharePoint Designer 2010 List

5. Solutions related to Authentication Configuration and Errors

• Getting error 12202 intermittently (Authentication Failure) while accessing published resources (Sharepoint / Exchange etc ) through TMG 2010
• SharePoint 2010: Receiving error: “Security token service is not available”
• Unable to load authentication provider - Event 6143
• Kerberos configuration known issues (SharePoint Server 2010)
• SharePoint: Authentication settings in Central Administration do not match the configuration in web.config
• Migrate from classic-mode to claims-based authentication (SharePoint Server 2010)
• Plan for claims-based authentication or classic-mode
• Configure forms-based authentication for a claims-based Web
• How to configure AD FS v 2.0 in SharePoint Server 2010
• Video: How to configure AD FS v 2.0 in SharePoint Server 2010
• Claim Based Authentication in SharePoint 2010 demystified
• Configure claims authentication (SharePoint Server 2010)
• Claims Based Authentication – An Overview - SharePoint;from ...
• Understanding SharePoint 2010 Claims Authentication ...
• Getting Started with Security and Claims-Based Identity Model
• Plan authentication methods (SharePoint Server 2010)