SharePoint 2013 SP1 – new Central Admin menus
After patching with Service Pack 1 (build 15.0.4569.1000) I noticed a few new menus in Central Admin for connectivity to Office 365 Yammer and Sites. Pretty cool stuff. Screenshots below.





After patching with Service Pack 1 (build 15.0.4569.1000) I noticed a few new menus in Central Admin for connectivity to Office 365 Yammer and Sites. Pretty cool stuff. Screenshots below.
This technique was introduced for upgrades from MOSS 2007 to SP2010 and appears to work nicely with SP2013 too.
The STSADM command still exists, creates HTTP 302 redirect output, and enables farm administrators to more easily manage content database attach upgrades for large Web Applications (i.e. multiple terabytes). Considering how content database attach is the only upgrade method for SP2013, the below AAM technique can be a helpful way to gradually upgrade content databases from a SP2010 “source” farm to a SP2013 “destination” farm. Multiple weekends and longer timelines beyond one day upgrades (small Web Applications) are possible with the help of AAM redirection.
Please keep in mind AAM redirect (HTTP 302) is a temporary solution and best used for as short a time as possible. The sooner upgrade is complete, the fewer support tickets we are likely to have. See whitepaper below for how to configure.
Using Alternate Access Mapping (AAM) URL redirection as part of the upgrade process (SharePoint Server 2010) (white paper)
Special Considerations
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