Every SharePoint farm has a handful of settings that determine how the farm functions and interacts with the servers within it. These settings affect all servers in the farm and should consequently be understood well when administering a SharePoint environment. Adjusting Server Component AssignmentsEach server added to a SharePoint farm can assume one, some, or many designated roles for the farm. These roles determine whether the SharePoint server is dedicated to search functions, or whether it holds a copy of the configuration database, for example. To modify these settings, perform the following steps:
Modifying SMTP Server SettingsSharePoint utilizes SMTP mail heavily to provide communications among site members, to send administrative notifications, and to send alerts to users. Consequently, it is important to have the proper SMTP server information entered into a SharePoint farm. To change the SMTP server settings, perform the following steps:
Connecting to an HTML Viewer ServerSharePoint Portal Server 2003 allows for a designated system to be set up and configured as an HTML Viewer server. This system provides users who don't have Microsoft Office installed the ability to view Office documents via HTML. After an HTML Viewer server is installed into a SharePoint farm, it must be specifically referred to within the configuration of the SharePoint farm. To establish a connection to an HTML Viewer server, perform the following steps:
Once again, enabling this feature does not by itself turn on the HTML viewer; a specific server must be setup to allow for this functionality. To view specific information on setting up an HTML Viewer server, see Chapter 7, "Configuring Client Access to SharePoint Resources." |