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System Administration Tools for SharePoint

A list of things I use to keep on top of SharePoint and its day to day running.

To follow on from my Development Tools for SharePoint post, I thought I would throw together a list of things I use to keep on top of SharePoint for its day to day running and making sure it is going to be able to cope after an install/upgrade.

Tool's Name	Description
STSADM	This would be the tool that I use the most when administering SharePoint. STSADM is the command line utility that allows you to do any configuration/install/migration/anything task that you need to perform on your deployment. STSADM is more powerful than the Web UI and can perform some tasks that the Web UI can't. Want to schedule a nightly SP back up? Using the STSADM command in a batch file attached to a scheduled task will give you that functionality! A really good source for all the STSADM commands is Jose Barreto's blog on all the operations and parameters for STSADM
stsadmWin	This was suggested in another post of mine, and I have had to add this to the list of tools I use to manage SP. STSADM is cool, this makes it a lot cooler! It is a must for any SP admin!
SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool	This isn't a tool for monitoring a SharePoint deployment, but it is fantastic for planning a deployment and as such is a must in the tool kit! MSFT have done a good job on this tool and is something you should run if there is ever a company expansion or a shift in the way you use SP.
Best Practices Analyzer for SharePoint	Where would we be without best practice's? This tool runs over your farm, applies best practice rules and produces a report giving you a heads up on where to improve the performance of your deployment. There is more information about the BPA on the SharePoint Team's blog.
SharePoint SUSHI SUSHI = SharePoint Utility with a Smart, Helpful Interface	SUSHI is a powerful, user-friendly SharePoint application enabling you to accomplish common SharePoint administrative and development tasks. You can think of SUSHI as a Swiss army knife for SharePoint.
Microsoft SQL Server Manager	I use this to "take care" of the SharePoint Databases. I use MSSM to manage the size of the database's for the various sites in an given farm.