SANs. See storage area networks (SANs)
scalability, 13–14
scaling out, 319–341
farm topology examples
SharePoint Server, 322–325, 323, 324, 325
SharePoint Services, 320, 320–321, 321, 322
planning for, 319–325
Shared Services providers, multiple, 338–341
inter-farm Shared Services, 339–340
intra-farm Shared Services, 339
My Site providers, 340–341
SharePoint Server, 330–338
Document Converter services, 337–338
Excel Calculation Services, 336–337, 337
farm topology examples, 322–325, 323, 324, 325
Index servers, 333–335, 335
Query servers, 331–333
server, installing, 330–331
WFEs, adding, 331
SharePoint Services, 325–330
farm topology examples, 320, 320–321, 321, 322
Search servers, multiple, configuring, 329–330, 330
WFEs, adding, 326–329, 327
search and indexing, 287–315. See also crawler; indexing; Query service; Search service
authoritative pages, configuring, 307, 307–308
and farm topology, 323
noise word file, configuring, 309–310
search results removal, 301–302, 302
search scopes. See search scopes
server name mappings, 301
thesaurus, configuring, 308–309
Search Center templates, 105
search scopes
adding scope rule, 299, 299–300
creating, 298, 298–299, 299
managed properties in, 299, 299–300
management of, 302–304
and second SSP, 339
selecting for site collection use, 302–304, 303, 304, 305
shared, 302
viewing, 297–298, 298
Search servers
association, 34, 72
scaling out, in SharePoint Services, 329–330, 330
Search service. See also Help search; indexing; Query service; search and indexing
accounts, creation of
in SharePoint Server, 24, 42
in SharePoint Services, 24
content access account, creation of, 25
databases
configuring, 192
in SharePoint Server, 43, 43, 47
in SharePoint Services, 37
dedicated resources for, 6
management of, 61
overview
SharePoint Server, 14
SharePoint Services, 13
performance counters, 370, 371
setup
in SharePoint Server, 41–42
in SharePoint Services, 29–30, 30
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), 168, 168
enabling, 45, 168, 168
in extended Web applications, 70
requiring, in Excel Calculation Services (ECS), 281
for SSP, 189
for User Profile custom import sources, 199
security, 167–183. See also authentication; permissions
active directory accounts and, 27
Alternate Access Mappings (AAMs) and, 67
anonymous access. See anonymous access
application pools, 33
Central Administration Web application, configuring, 40–41
configuring. See Central Administration, security configuration
deleting of security items, 53
e-mail servers, 60
Excel Calculation Services (ECS)
authentication modes, 280
permissions, 275
User-Defined Function Assemblies, 285–286
farm administrators' access, 30
host headers vs. assigned IP addresses, 21
Information Rights Management, 62
overview, 12–13, 167
security accounts, creation of
in SharePoint Server, 45
in SharePoint Services, 23–25
SQL Server accounts, 25–26
security-trimmed user interface, 13, 84, 167
server farm, 180–183
ports, restricting, 180–182
server placement, 182–183, 183
Shared Services Provider (SSP) administration, 16–17, 17
site collection, 13, 17, 176–180
site collection administrators, specifying, 82, 176
in SharePoint Server, 46
in SharePoint Services, 30, 35
SSP
configuring, 189, 191
editing, 193
port restrictions, 182
and templates, saving site as, 110
Web application pools, 23
Web applications, 167–175
antivirus settings, 173
authentication. See authentication
Blocked File Types, configuring, 175
extending, 69–70
farm administrator's group, updating, 62–63, 63
single sign-on (SSO) service, 173–174, 174, 235
Web Part galleries, 121
Web server security and, 13
self-service site creation, 75–76, 78–79
server farm operations, 54–68. See also farms
Alternate Access Mappings (AAMs), 64–68, 65, 66, 67, 326–327
configuring, 55–57, 56
default services, 55
e-mail configuration, 57–60
Information Rights Management, enabling, 62
Quiesce Farm, 68
server roles, 56–57
service accounts management, 61–62
timer jobs, 63–64, 64
updating farm administrator's group, 62–63, 63
Server Search. See Search service
servers
baselining, 367
configuring. See also farm topology
Excel Calculation Services (ECS), 57, 269–272
Index Servers, 192, 192
Search servers, multiple, 329–330, 330
Services On Server page, 55–57, 56
installation
SharePoint Server, first, 37–48
SharePoint Services, first, 26–37
requirements, 22
restoring, 357–359
generic servers, 359
Index server, 357–358, 358
Query server, 359
Service accounts, management of, 61–62. See also specific services
Service Principal Name (SPN)
configuration of, 28, 169
registering, in extending Web applications, 69
Services On Server page, 55–57, 56
Setspn.exe, 169
setup. See installation
setup account, 23
shared list columns. See site columns
Shared Services, 187–212. See also indexing; My Sites; search and indexing; Search service; Shared Services Provider (SSP)
configuring, 195–212
administrators, assigning, 195
audiences, 210, 210–211
personalization services, 209–210
SharePoint Server usage reporting, 212, 212
user profiles. See user profiles
and farm topology, 325, 325
overview, 187
Shared Services Administration
audiences, managing, 210, 210–211
default import sources, setting, 196–198, 197
user import log, 200–201
user profiles, 201, 201–202
Shared Services administrators, assigning, 195
Shared Services Provider (SSP)
accounts, 24, 43
associating with outside applications, 193
configuring, for added Index server, 334–345, 335, 336
content database, 47
definition of, 187
design, 187
editing, 193
and Index servers, multiple, 333
multiple, 338–341
inter-farm shared services, 339–340
intra-farm shared services, 339
My Site providers, configuring, 340–341
name
configuring, 188–189, 189
editing, 193
performance counters, 371
ports, security restrictions on, 182
restoring, 357–358, 358
security
configuring, 189, 191
editing, 193
ports restrictions, 182
service credentials
configuring, 191
editing, 193
Web application
associations, changing, 194, 194
creating, 188, 188–192
editing, 193
Shared Services Provider (SSP) administration
by non-farm administrators, 190
overview, 16–17, 17
publishing page to Internet, 190
Shared Web Parts, 116
SharePoint Administration Service (WSSADMIN), config DP changes and, 10
SharePoint configuration database. See config DB
SharePoint Designer 2007
and customization, 11
master pages, creating, 251
page layouts, 252–254, 253
templates, resetting, 110
Web Part page layout, 113
workflow creation and customization, 131, 132, 133–134, 152–156
availability across lists, 153
creating, 153–156, 154, 155, 156
modifying, 153
state-based, 153
SharePoint list, creating KPI from data in, 226
SharePoint Server 2007. See also specific topics
additional server roles available, 322
application servers, CPU requirements, 7
applications and services, 14–15
Best Practices Analyzer, 377
Enterprise Edition, 267, 268
farm topology examples, 322–325, 323, 324, 325
functionality, 3, 3–4, 14
installation of first server, 37–48
advanced, 37–48
basic, 37–38
Configuration Wizard, 38–41
databases installed during, 47–48
Installation Wizard, 37–47
preparation, 37
SharePoint Services automatic installation during, 26, 37
logical architecture, 4, 4
memory requirements, 6
overview, 4, 4
portals, 14–15. See also portals
Premium Edition, 15
scaling out, 330–338
Document Converter services, 337–338
Excel Calculation Services, 336–337, 337
Index servers, 333–335, 335
Query servers, 331–333
server, installing, 330–331
WFEs, adding, 331
search. See indexing; Query service; search and indexing; Search service
single box installation, requirements, 6–7
upgrading SharePoint Services to, 48–50
usage reporting, configuring, 212, 212
SharePoint Services 3.0. See also specific topics
application servers, CPU requirements, 7
applications and services, 9–14
automatic installation during SharePoint Server install, 26, 37
Best Practices Analyzer, 377
databases, 37
farm topology examples, 320, 320–321, 321, 322
functionality, 3–4, 9
Information Management Policies and, 158
installation of first server, 26–37
advanced, 26, 27–37
basic, 26, 27, 34, 36, 48–49
Central Administration setup, 28–36
Configuration Wizard, 27, 27–28
databases installed during, 36–37
limitations of, 321
logical architecture, 4, 4
memory requirements, 5
overview, 4, 4
scaling out, 325–330
search servers, multiple, configuring, 329–330, 330
WFEs, adding, 326–329, 327
search servers, scaling out, 329–330, 330
Search service
accounts, creation of, 24
databases, 37
Help search, 55
overview, 13
setup, 29–30, 30
server roles, 56–57
services, 55–57, 56
single box installation, requirements, 5, 6–7
software requirements, 4
upgrading to SharePoint Server, 48–50
single server role, 56
single sign-on (SSO) service, 173–174, 174, 235
site access groups, 178–179, 178
site collection administration
auditing, 376, 376–377
database-site collection connection, identification of, 176, 176
Information Management Policies. See Information Management Policies
overview of, 17
permissions. See permissions
Recycle Bin, 347, 348
security, 13, 17, 176–180
workflow monitoring, 157, 158
site collection administrators
role, 82
specifying, 82, 176
in SharePoint Server, 46
in SharePoint Services, 30, 35
site collection creation, 75–101
in Central Administration, 77, 77–78, 78
quota templates
creating, 80, 80
management of, 79
modifying, 80, 81
quotas, 79
self-service, 75–76, 78–79
site creation modes, 75–77
site locks, 81, 81–82
site settings. See Site Settings
in Stsadm.exe, 78–79
subsites. See subsites
templates. See site collection templates
at Web application root
overview, 36
in SharePoint Server, 46, 46–47
in SharePoint Services, 22, 34, 34–35
workspaces, 82–83
site collection quotas, 79–81, 80
site collection templates
additional, 103
customization of, 107–113
Look And Feel, 107–110, 108
maximum size, 110
resetting, 110–111
saving site as template, 110
default templates, 103–107
collaboration site templates, 104
enterprise site templates, 105
meeting site templates, 104–105
publishing site templates, 106–107
exporting, 111
quota templates
creating, 80, 80
management of, 79
modifying, 80, 81
saving site as, 110
Site Template Gallery
central gallery, 112–113
managing, 111, 111–112
site collections
auditing, 376, 376–377
backup, with Stsadm.exe, 356–357
creating. See site collection creation
creating host Web applications
in SharePoint Server, 43–46, 44
in SharePoint Services, 31, 31–34
customizing. See customization
defined, 77
exporting and importing, 348–350
management of. See site collection
administration; Site Settings
overview, 11, 12
permissions, 76
restoring, with Stsadm.exe, 357
saving as template, 110
use confirmation and deletion, 76–77
site columns, 92–94
adding, 93–94
creating, 92–93, 239
defined, 92
group affiliation, 239
modifying, 239
overview, 237
sealed and unsealed, 239–240, 239t
Site Column Gallery, 239
site definition
deletion of, 113
site template exporting and, 110
Site Directory, 219–225. See also Sites List
adding links to, 220, 220
broken links, finding, 222
custom category, adding, 223–224, 224
managing, with Sites List, 221, 221–225
overview, 219
sites created beneath, 220, 220, 222
Site Directory template, 105
site groups
adding users, 86
basic, 84
custom, creation of, 84–85, 85
defined, 84
modifying user properties, 86, 86
permissions management, 84–86
site locks
changing status of, 79, 81, 81–82
overview, 81
Site Map, 224–225
site model, overview, 11
site path rules. See crawler, crawl rules
Site Settings, 83–101
discussions, 98, 98–99
document libraries. See document libraries
InfoPath form template, activating, 266
lists, creating and managing, 91–95
location, 83
Recycle Bin, 100–101
regional, 87
RSS (Really Simple Syndication), 99–100, 100t
user alerts, 95–98
users and permissions, 84–86
Site Template Gallery
central gallery, 112–113
management of, 111, 111–112, 112
site themes, customization of, 108–109
Sites List
broken links, finding, 222
division and region, 220, 223
location, 221
managing directory with, 221, 221–225
modifying, 222–225, 223
Site Map, 224–225
Slammer Worm, 181
SMB ports, security restrictions on, 181
SMTP Server
mail server entry, 60, 60
outgoing, configuring, 31
as required component, 22
SMTP service, installing, 59
Solutions, deploying, 129, 328
sort order, regional settings, 87
SPTimerV3
backup scheduling, 353
CPU usage, 73, 375
defined, 10
events controlled by, 63–64
location, 64, 64
troubleshooting, 64
SQL Server
adding, in SharePoint Server, 324, 325
authentication, 34
configuring hardware for, 6
databases in, in SharePoint Services, 36–37, 37
dedicated, for database storage, 5
Enterprise Edition, 25
Express Edition, 25, 37
farm topology and, 320–325, 320–325
installation, 25–26
ports, security restrictions on, 181
ratio to WFE servers, 324
as required component, 5
requirements for, in SharePoint Server 2007, 39
rights, 23, 24
security accounts, creation of, 25–26
Standard Edition, 25
type, choosing, 21
SQL Server 2000SP3a
CPU requirements, 7
memory requirements, 6
performance, 6
SQL Server 2005
CPU requirements, 7
memory requirements, 6
performance, 6
SSL. See Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
SSO (single sign-on) service, 173–174, 174, 235
SSP. See Shared Services Provider (SSP)
start addresses, of content sources, 288
state-based custom workflows, 153
storage area networks (SANs), 7
Stsadm.exe, 379–380
accounts, modifying, 62
administration port number, 29
alphabetical list of options, 379–380t
alternative domain mappings, viewing, 68
authentication, 33
backup
automation of, 354, 355
farm-level, 354–355
overview, 343
site-level, 356–357
and subsites, import/export of, 348
Blocked File Types configuration, 90, 175
Central Administration URL, 29
creation of new site collection, 78–79
e-mail, configuring outbound, 71
enumeration of site users, 86, 86
Excel Calculation Services (ECS), 281, 282, 283
exporting of site collections, 348–350
getproperty options, 18–19
help, 18
ICP port number change, 189
importing of site collections, 348, 350
index directories, changing, 333
list of running services, 57
location, 18, 348
logging and reporting configuration, 374–375
overview, 18–20
page layouts, deploying, 255
propagation directories, changing, 333
quiescing the farm, 68
restore, 343, 348, 356, 357
search settings, modifying, 42
SharePoint virtual server properties, 19–20
site lock, setting, 79
site migration tool, 343
Site Template Gallery, central, 112–113
SSP, default, changing, 193
synchronization of Web applications or sites, 59
TCP port number change, 40, 182
Web Part assembly files, adding to Web Part gallery, 124–125
Web Part packages, 124–125
Web Parts, adding to Web Part gallery, 122
zone modification and mapping, 33
subsites
creating, 75, 77, 82–83, 83
exporting and importing, 348
inherited permissions, 13, 76, 82, 84
management of. See Site Settings
permissions, 76, 82
site access groups, modification of, 179
Top Link Bar customization, 109
System Monitor, 363, 364, 364