Installing Portal Server halts SharePoint Services and web sites on the server during installation. Send an alert to users before beginning an installation or schedule the installation for a time when no one is using the server. You should also back up the server before installing the new software. animal A-1. Print the Database Settings page to record your settings; then write the application pool setting from IIS on the printoutTo install and configure SharePoint Portal Server on a server already running SharePoint Services:
The portal site is installed as a new virtual server (in IIS terminology it is a top-level web site). If you have other existing virtual servers, you will need to configure those sites to use a different port or IP address through IIS. For example, to change the port of an existing site, start IIS, select the top-level site and click Action Properties Web Site. Then change the TCP port used by the site and click OK. animal A-2. Creating a portal siteanimal A-3. The default home page of a portal siteThe default port for a web server is 80 . Other settings require users to enter the port number to view the site, (for example http://wombat1:40/ )displays the top-level site at port 40 on my server whereas http://wombat1/ displays the site at port 80. If your server has multiple IP addresses, you can use those to distinguish among the sites rather than among port numbers . |