Sharepoint administration?

Question

I am new to MOSS/SharePoint administration. Any pointers on any utilities which can help me in monitoring/reporting MOSS?

Also, is it possible to generate site specific reports for storage space used for each site?

Answer 1

For monitoring disk used: SharePoint Space Monitor

On Reporting.

For general administration of sharepoint, theres is a wealth of information available online on Microsoft's site, also many books have been published on the topic. Check Google.

Answer 2

You may also want to take a look at the SharePoint administration toolkit. It includes the SharePoint Diagnostics Tool which gives you a unified view of your SharePoint farm.

SharePoint Administration Toolkit Download

Answer 3

If your new to SharePoint I'd suggest checking out either of the following admin tools.

http://www.quest.com/sharepoint/administration.aspx

http://www.axceler.com/products/controlpoint.html

Both tools offer the features your looking for.

Answer 4

If you're the scripting, command-line type(even otherwise), I would recommend learning up on two items:

• Stsadm - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261956.aspx

• Powershell - http://masteringsharepoint.com/blogs/bobmixon/archive/2008/08/15/powershell-and-sharepoint.aspx

Storage stats could be calculated using something like this: