MS2012
Planning, Implementing, and Managing a Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2003 Infrastructure

Course 2012 - Five days

Introduction

This five-day instructor-led course enables students to design, plan, implement, and manage a SharePoint™ Portal infrastructure that allows people in their organization to leverage relevant information across business processes so they can work more efficiently.

Audience

This course is intended for IT Professionals who work in medium to large organizations and have experience in networking infrastructure using Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the architecture of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server.
• Deploy SharePoint Portal Server in a single-server environment.
• Configure SharePoint Portal Server and technologies in a single-server environment.
• Deploy SharePoint Portal Server in a server farm.
• Manage users and sites.
• Plan and implement disaster recovery strategies.
• Install backwards-compatible document libraries.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Successful completion of the Windows Server 2003 core curriculum for MCSAs, or equivalent knowledge
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Working knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), and Internet Information Services (IIS)

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies

This module explains the design, architecture, and terminology of SharePoint Portal Server. It also discusses the installation options available for SharePoint Portal Server.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the architecture and design of SharePoint Portal Server products and technologies.
• Describe the features and terminology of SharePoint Portal products and technologies.
• Describe the server types and how they are part of the implementation.
• Describe the SharePoint products and technologies installation options.

Module 2: Deploying SharePoint Portal Server on a Single Server

This module explains how to deploy SharePoint Portal Server in a single server environment. It includes installation, security, and user configuration information.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Install SharePoint Portal Server in a single-server environment.
• Create and manage portal sites on a single server.
• Manage rights and permissions.

Module 3: Configuring SharePoint Products and Technologies on a Single Server

This module discusses concepts and procedures surrounding managing content and configuring search settings.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure content search and indexing.
• Add content to search.
• Manage user searches.

Module 4: Deploying SharePoint Products and Technologies on a Server Farm

A server farm is a centralized grouping of network servers maintained by an enterprise. A server farm provides a network with load balancing, scalability, and fault tolerance. This module explains how to deploy SharePoint Portal Server on server farms with multiple servers.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Deploy SharePoint products and technologies on a server farm.
• Apply advanced installation options.

Module 5: Configuring SharePoint Products and Technologies on a Server Farm

SharePoint Products and Technologies are designed to be deployed onto server farms that provide increased scalability and reliability over a single server deployment. There are several administration pages within SharePoint Products and Technologies. These administration pages make it possible to monitor and modify all aspects of the portal and sites.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure security for SharePoint products and technologies.
• Configure multiple servers.
• Configure single sign-on.
• Configure the user experience.
• Manage data on SharePoint products and technologies.
• Remove windows SharePoint services from a virtual server.

Module 6: Managing Users and Sites

In this module, you will learn how to manage user profile databases, audiences, and personal sites for SharePoint Products and Technologies.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage profile databases.
• Manage audiences.
• Manage personal sites.

Module 7: Planning and Implementing Disaster Recovery Strategies

A portal requires various maintenance tasks to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and availability. It is critical to back up portal data on a regular basis to protect against data loss caused by server failure or accidental file deletion. A robust disaster recovery capability requires careful planning to ensure minimum downtime. Server monitoring yields valuable information about the health of the system. This module explains how to ensure an adequate disaster recovery strategy.

Module 8: Managing SharePoint Products and Technologies

This module explains how to manage a SharePoint Portal Server installation, including troubleshooting and integration with Office Systems 2003.

Module 9: Installing Backward-Compatible Document Libraries

This module explains how to install backward-compatible document libraries. The library component enables you to store documents using the SharePoint Portal Server 2001 formatting and authorization process.