May 2005
Beginner
336 pages
10h 14m
English
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Installing SharePoint Services
SharePoint Services is a component in Windows Server 2003. To install those services on an existing server you'll need the following:
An account with Administrative privileges for the server
Physical access to the server or access through the Windows XP Professional Remote Desktop utility
Access to a dedicated SQL Server or SQL Server installed on the target server (recommended)
There are three configuration options for installing SharePoint Services, and you should choose your target configuration before proceeding. The main difference among configurations is where data is stored, as described in Table 2-6.
Table 2-6. Possible SharePoint Services database configurations
|
Description |
Database used |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Default |
WMSDE |
Least expensive, simplest configuration |
Capacity limited to 2 GB; no full-text search; database maintenance more difficult |
|
Single server with SQL Server |
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 |
Supports full-text search; backups are easy to manage; capacity is better than WMSDE |
Additional expense; web server and database share single processor; limiting performance |
|
Server farm |
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 installed on dedicated server |
All of the SQL Server advantages plus better performance and scaling |
Additional expense; more complicated to set up |
For anything more than a personal or small-office site, I recommend using one of the SQL Server configurations because otherwise you just won't get the capacity you may need. ...
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