SharePoint tips - How to identify which is Web Front End and which is App Server?

Ever wonder how to identify the type of serve in your SharePoint Farm?

Easy.

Go to Central Administration à Application Management à Manage Services On Server.

You’ll get a list of services in a grid with an option selection picker to select your server on the top right hand side of the grid.

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Search for the service which titled “Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application”

This service is Started only on Web Front End Servers.

So here’s the logic.

If Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application service is started on a server à That server acts as a Web Front End Server

If Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application service is stopped on a server à That’s your Application Server.

SharePoint tips - Deleting multiple SharePoint lists and libraries at once

Ever came across a situation where you want to delete multiple lists / libraries in your SharePoint site?

Well, it’s pretty easy.

Login to your SharePoint Site.
Go to Site Settings (/_layouts/settings.aspx) à Click on Content and Structure under the Site Administration category.

You’ll see a nice tree structure of your site.

Simply select the lists/libraries you want to delete from the right pane and then in the ribbon click Actions à Delete.

That’s it. You’ve deleted the lists you wanted from your site.  Piece of cake. :D