Special Edition Using Microsoft® SharePoint Portal Server

Managing Critical Workspace Components

While we have already looked at many discrete workspace components with an eye toward security and holistic management, management of some of the really critical SharePoint Portal Server components or resources like the following are detailed below:

• Managing and tuning indexes

• Index workspaces

• User access

• Taxonomies

• Categories and the Category Assistant

Managing and Tuning Indexes

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server can create indexes for published content stored on Web sites and pages, file systems, Lotus Notes databases, Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5/2000 servers, and other SharePoint Portal Servers. Managing indexes represents a special challenge to the Workspace Coordinator. Every workspace includes indexes ...